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Mark Richards

Credits: Bill Delaney, Alan Rich, Jack McCoy, Greg Huglin, Steve Soderberg, Hal Jepsen, Steve Core, Scott Dittrich

Encyclopedia of Surfing

Free Ride
Richards, Mark
twin-fin

History of Surfing

Mark Richards, Gentleman Killer
Two Fins, More Wins

Interviews

Mark Richards (1978)
Mark Richards (1993)

Features

1970s DUKE CLASSIC POWER RANKINGS: HAKMAN #1!
MARK RICHARDS: "NOT PRETTY, BUT PLENTY RADICAL"
PRIMO 1976 HONOLUA: FITZ, RENO, MR, PT, MORE
TWIN-FINS: YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND
WORLD TOUR SHOWDOWN: THE HOPE AND THE HEARTBREAK

The Sunday Joint

SUNDAY JOINT, 3-29-2020: COVID-19, DUKE CONTEST, MARK RICHARDS
SUNDAY JOINT, 6-24-2018: MARK RICHARDS, PETER DROUYN, CHUBBY MITCHELL
SUNDAY JOINT, 7-29-2018: MARK RICHARDS, KOOKSLAMS
SUNDAY JOINT, 8-12-2018: MARK RICHARDS AND THE TWIN-FIN

Videos

"Free Ride" footage, shot by Dan Merkel
1974 Coca-Cola Surfabout
1975 Smirnoff Pro Finals, Waimea Bay
1977 Stubbies Surf Classic, Burleigh Heads
Faster Twin-Fin! Kill! Kill!

Contests

1975 Smirnoff Pro-Am
1976 Mens Pro Surfing Prizemoney Leaders
1976 World Cup
1979 Duke Kahanamoku Surfing Classic
1980 Gunston 500