In honor of Joel Parkinson winning the 2009 Bells, here is a clip of him ripping. Damn, look at those power forehand cutbacks!
Here is an interview with Buttons Kaluhiokalani. Definitely one of the icons of the 1970s and 1980s. He combined the classic soul-stylin’ of a single fin with the hard carves of a thruster. As a result, he had a picture in almost every issue of Surfer and Surfing.
This video of Curren ripping Sandspit shows that if you stay in shape, you can continue to rip as you get older. Curren was born in 1964, so he is 41 in this clip. (Of course, Slater is 37 right now and won his most recent world title at age 36.)
. . . and some gratuitous boob closeups. Keepin’ it classy at DSV.
A great recording of one of the better heats in a surf contest. You gotta love the colored wetsuits. Too bad the entire clip is in slow motion. It would be great to see this at regular speed to compare it with the surfing of today.
This video clearly had in mind the marketing of the surfer/surfing lifestyle. The 40 second intro showing gorgeous tropical scenery and a hot chick is pure 1990 . . . oh, yeah, and pure 2009 as well.
Ignore the lame pop-up ad:
Before the wipeouts starts, check out the INSANE tube at about 1:00 into the video.