BOB PIKE BY NICK CARROLL. "THE FIRST AND GREATEST AUSTRALIAN BIG-WAVE RIDER"
"Flight of the Larrikin," the History of Surfing section I posted earlier today, sets up Australia's mid-'60s rise to surfing dominance. "Larrikin" is an Aussie word for a loud, rowdy person, usually but not always young, and fits perfectly around the neck of Down Under surfing in general during the post-Gidget boom. Manly Beach surfer Bob Pike, however, was a glaring exception. The anti-Larrikin....
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