6/30/11
Owl Chapman . Inside Sunset .
Maybe this was some of the early thinking on the ' floater ' , or a turning re-entry .
Can't remember if he made it , just thought , that is cool . 1975 .
6/29/11
Another take : Reno Abellira @ Sunset Beach
Full speed ahead , maneuvers will wait , and you might want to exit before the Bowl .
6/27/11
The world famous , big wave surfer Reno Abellira , puts the full schralp On Sunset , 1977
Reno had these cutbacks wired in big surf , he was better in big surf .
Using a martial stance , and longer , very clean self-shaped boards .
6/26/11
Afternoon Sunset Beach , South African Michael Tomson
So much water , moving fast , cutbacks can be tricky if the wave surges . Point of attack too high , or center of gravity not low enough = Pitchout Time .
6/24/11
Dan Merkel , SURFING MAGAZINE
Here's Merk with the venerable Century 1000mm ( many classic images ) , and also using the reliable Nikon F2 w/motor . You were taken to a different commitment if you saw what Merkel , Barbour , King , Chang , and others were doing . ( Probably left someone out ) . Merkel was a workhorse , relentless . Barbour was calculated , and precise . After those guys , why worry , Go Get some great shots !
Oh Yeah . P. S . : without those 2 photographers , SURFING MAGAZINE would not exist ....
The Bowl setup by Mark Liddell , Hawaii
On a North swell at Sunset Beach , the inside can ledge , then start peeling towards the end Bowl . The tube shape shifts towards the channel , some great memories are made , and shutdowns are another swim . Imperfect , but exhilarating .
6/22/11
Speed-arc on Sunset . Australian , Terry Fitzgerald
Late afternoon Fly-by . If you don't get taken out by un-calculated shifted peaks , there are smooth inside walls to be had . More caution needed to mitigate the roiling Ocean bubbles , yet the single fin , drawn pintail boards had their advantages .
6/21/11
6/20/11
Jeff Hakman at Off The Wall . '75
Hawaii legend , and Sunset Beach great represented modern surfing with consistency , wave knowledge , and fluid rail-to-rail turns .
6/17/11
Waimea Bay '75 , Mark Warren
Pro surfer Mark Warren ( Australia ) . In to it , and sizing the wall .
Conditions : Sun-drenched and Cool
6/16/11
Pipeline Master starbolts the tube .
Rory Russell on a Lightning Bolt in the perfect place .
That time of day , when tide is right , trades slow , and the light and water message their Alohas .
6/15/11
Buttons Kaluhiokalani flying thru a section in great Velzyland , 1975
Strong and innovative young surfer Kaluhiokalani at the Larry Bertlemann Invitational on a perfect day at one perfect spot . The face of surfing , and it's future changed with every ride , expression , and commitment for something else that had never been done .
6/12/11
Early season Tune-Up . Auzzie Bruce Raymond , Sunset Point , October 1975
After the fuel crisis of 1974 , airline fares became affordable - California to Hawaii .
The Californians outnumbered , the other Wintering surfers .
A small group of Floridians , a larger aggregate of Australians , some South Africans , and even a couple of Brazilians filled in the everchanging line-ups . Probably left some out , point is that Back Then , who would have thought that a Frenchman ( Jeremy Flores 2010 ) would win The Pipeline Masters .
Amazing - the high level WorldWide surfing , surf media , and the surf industry , Nowadays
6/10/11
Barry Kanaiapuni , Sunset Beach , The Hang Ten , 1975
Heavy Trades make for majestic surfing at Sunset Beach .
Comparing Apples to Oranges : the surf can be good at both Pipeline and Sunset , yet Sunset can be great when Pipeline is not .
6/9/11
The Christmas swell of 1975 .
Gerry Lopez swoops off the bottom of Pipeline .
Super clean glass , perfect Ocean going morning .
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