World Surfing Championships, 1972Credits: Encyclopedia of SurfingEncyclopedia of SurfingNuuhiwa, DavidBlears, JimWeber, SharronTownend, PeterHo, MichaelMoreHistory of SurfingNo ContestFeaturesALTERNATIVE SURF HISTORY: LOPEZ WINS '72 WORLD TITLE!"A NINE-DAY ACID TRIP!" DREW KAMPION REPORTS FROM THE '72 WORLD TITLESMOTEL HELL: SURFERS SACK LOCAL TRAVELODGE DURING THE '72 CHAMPIONSHIPSRANDY RARICK REMEMBERS 1972 WORLD CHAMP JIMMY BLEARSWORLD CONTEST METHOD AND MADNESS IN THE '60s AND '70sMoreThe Sunday JointSUNDAY JOINT, 9-12-2021: WE ARE A HOT SALTY MESS OF A SPORTSUNDAY JOINT, 10-24-2021: LAURA BLEARS OF HAWAII, "WORLD TIGRESS OF THE WAVES"SUNDAY JOINT, 2-10-2019: '72 WORLD TITLES, JIM BLEARS, RANDY RARICKVideosLarry BertlemannMichael HoPeter TownendSharron WeberDavid Nuuhiwa: The Fish Years, 1971-1972MoreContests1964 World Surfboard Championships1965 World Surfing Championships