Shaun Tomson and Wayne Bartholomew maintained their pro tour credentials for years to come, following their world title wins in 1977 and 1978, respectively. By the end of the decade, however, both surfers were riding in the wake of Newcastle regularfooter Mark Richards, who reinvented the twin-fin surfboard and proceeded to win an astounding four consecutive pro tour titles. Never before had a pro surfer been so dominant. Richards won a third of all events he entered (Tomson and Bartholomew’s...
Chapter 6:
The Fortune Seekers
- Road to Santosha /
- The Kevin and Craig Show /
- Hippie Trail Gold /
- At Play in the Fields of Allah /
- Career Move /
- Grand Prix Dream /
- Follow the Money /
- Big in Japan /
- Rabbit's Big Adventure /
- Shaun Tomson's Tunnel Vision /
- South Africa in Black and White /
- Mark Richards, Gentleman Killer /
- Two Fins, More Wins /
- The Divine Miss M /
Mark Richards, Gentleman Killer
What Shaun Tomson did for performance surfing on the horizontal axis, with his deep tuberides and sweeping cutbacks, Mark Richards did on the vertical, bullwhipping his board from trough to crest, again and again, one water-shifting turn after the other.