Buzzy Kerbox, Laird Hamilton and Darrick Doerner threw their boards into Kerbox’ new Zodiac inflatable in 1992 and invented tow surfing as we know it today. But it could have happened earlier. Way earlier. That’s Martin Potter in 1987 whipping into a Third Reef Pipe swell with an assist by Herbie Fletcher. But the idea…
MISFIRE! WHY DIDN’T MOTORIZED BIG-WAVE SURFING HAPPEN 30 YEARS EARLIER?
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- “THE NEXT REALM” BY BRUCE JENKINS. GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES!
- LONG READ: “LAIRD HAMILTON: LAST MAN STANDING,” BY DAN DUANE
- DARRICK DOERNER: COOL TO A FAULT
- READ: DARRICK DOERNER PROFILE BY BRUCE JENKINS. “I NEVER FEEL CLOSER TO MYSELF THAN WHEN IT’S 30-FOOT”
- ACE COOL NEVER CARED MUCH ABOUT COOLNESS, GOD LOVE HIM