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John Severson, 1933 - 2017

Credits: John Severson, Bruce Brown, Brad Barrett, Art Brewer, Ron Stoner, Tim Murdoch, Drew Kampion

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Interviews

John Severson

Features

"IN THIS CROWDED WORLD" - JOHN SEVERSON RECALLS HIS PERFECT EPITHET
"PERU WORLD CONTEST," BY JOHN SEVERSON (1965)
JOHN SEVERSON: TRIBUTE TO THE SUN KING
MOTORSKILL TRIPPING WITH BRAD BARRETT: "GRIFFIN GAVE US AN EVIL-EYE FLEEGLE, AND IT SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME!"
WATCH: THE RANCH TRIP FROM JOHN SEVERSON'S "PACIFIC VIBRATIONS"

The Sunday Joint

SUNDAY JOINT, 10-4-2020: RIP SURFER MAGAZINE
SUNDAY JOINT, 5-29-2022: JOHN SEVERSON’S COVER IS BLOWN
SUNDAY JOINT, 7-15-2018: THE MOTORSKILL DIARIES - SEVERSON, GRIFFIN, BREWER, BARRETT

Videos

Angry Sea opening titles (1963)
Bill Hamilton, from "Pacific Vibrations"
Competition Sequence from "Pacific Vibrations"
Intro to John Severson's "Angry Sea" (1963)
Jock Sutherland, scenes from 'Pacific Vibrations'

Contests

1958 Makaha International Surfing Championships
1959 Makaha International Surfing Championships
1960 Makaha International Surfing Championships
1961 Peru International Surfing Championships
1962 Makaha International Surfing Championships