Pipe exhale

           

  Every  spit - out  is   memorable  at   Pipe 

Wayne Bartholomew ,   Pipeline     1976

Pipeline Masters ' 78

                                  every Take - Off    is critical  at  Pipeline

   Pipeline Masters   1978  Champion -  Larry Blair 

Clean

  A clean  Sky ,  a swell ,  and clean Water 

   

We can't ask for anymore than  That . 

And ,  that is why we are clean after a surf . 

Thankful

 and , here it is :   We are Thankful for our Family , thankful for our friends through the Years .

We are 

thankful for Perfect Surf , and all the Perfect Days we have Lived . 

Late

                           

 Late   In  The  Day .      

NO .   I . D. 

@  Kodachrome  Reef  

Perfect Day

  Mark Warren  on it .    In it .

Perfect Day at OTW  ;    late  ' 70s

Skill

Not  pretty on tube exit ,  Chris Byrne  .   Obvious :  the tube riding   Skill 

Through  the tricky deep water Section . 

Maybe  Jiu Jitsu here ... 

Sunset Beach Clean-up

Visions of Epic Sunset . 

 The West Peak Clean-up . 

Pre-surfboard leash . Better be fit , have friends , and extra boards .

Collaboration

in  the  Pipeline Underground ,   Mates  relied upon  Mates 

 Bulkley _Pterodactyl _ Gion _ 

Trademark

Trademark  ,    Pipeline   Under ground 

Doug  Brown  drops  into   Heaven 

Bruddha s

Owl Chapman ,  Eddie Aikau  sync the take off at Waimea  

Smart , and safe  da  guys 

Da View

                             At Times    the barrel  View  is just as important as making the Wave .

Memorable  Pipe  View  for Jackie Dunn ,  one of many ,  I'm sure ....

Eddie @ V-Land 1975

Times ,  I saw Eddie out in the water , he was  quiet and  almost serene . 

But , the surfing  was so  Cool .     And , always  Hawaiian . 

Notice left hand , directing on to Completion ..

The  Art  and  fun of   innovation and  practice . 

Buttons Kaluhiokalani ,  OTW ,  ' 70 s

Un-Crowded Pipeline , Hawaii

For  Real  ,  Those   Days

Mark Richards take-off . Pipeline Masters

                                                Neat size  surf .   The Pipeline Masters   1978 .

     MR  ripped on that board  a variety of different  Conditions .

Best Management #102

Mark Richards uses quick reflexes to evade the lip Crush ...

They call it the ' Doggy Door ' nowadays , but whatever , it is still dangerous .

Jeff Crawford early on Red board / Rocky Point

(  And , the Yellow board on Pipeline  . )

After Math

Perfect  Pipeline surf well after the Masters Comp '77 .

Hawaii surf par Excellence

Naturally .   West swell   ,   North Shore      

Might be Lopez , yet this guy is loving the  Uncrowded spot  .

2nd Reef Pipeline

Wave  knowledge 

Michael Kealoha  times it right , and  Over  into a perfect Pipeline ride ...

Hands Down Noseride

Gentleman  Rabbit Bartholomew on the bright-side of a beautiful Rocky Point  morning ... .

Rock and Roll

Bruce Raymond   at   Sunset Beach ,  Hawaii

Cuervo Classic '79

Finalists at Cuervo Classic ' 79

( L-to-R )  Shaun Tomson , Bruce Raymond , Reno Abellira , Wayne Bartholomew , Dane Kealoha , and Michael Ho  .  

Can't remember the Placings , aside from that , you see the Islanders do not share the Haoles' exuberance . ( And ____ , had everybody wear their shirt backwards , for the photo op ) .  

What ? 

Setting Up @ Sunset _ MR

Sunny Days  in  Hawaii . 

 Freesurf ,  no  pressure  .

Bloody technique , and Style _ MR .

Even  on a flat section @ Pipe  , Marks  Richards  was smooth into the next critical section .

UnderGround Train . Chris Lundy in spatial study ... Pipe Rights ' 79 .

Stayin ' Cool

Buttons   Kaluhiokalani 's   summer tips :

 Juice up ,  find Shade ,  and stay Wet 

Change of Pace

                                           
                                               James  Jones   switchfoot  South Shore ,   ' 77

Steve Wilkings rides to beach , and a film exchange

After the reef section 2

Gerry  Lopez  ,  Pipeline   sandbar  ' Gums '  ,  setting into what could be another tube ...  

After the reef section 1

Wayne Bartholomew  flies out of the reef section ,  and into a sandbar funnel ...

Rasmussen @ Pipe '77

                                       
                                                    Aggressive ,  and  S-Turn Approach

Reno _ V - Land

Always thought   - Reno Abellira  was a Big Wave Surfer 

Dennis Pang , Sunset Beach , Pro Class Trials ' 80

                                                Great  board  Shaper  ,  excellent surfer , too .

Gerry Lopez @ Pipe around '78

How Cool  is that  Approach  ...

Surfing Thru The Rain

                                                                   At    Velzyland  .

Talented  Chris O'Rourke ,   has some Fun 

                        Dreary rain afternoons mean less Crowds .

Pipeline ,   from the old   Pipe  Underground  house . 

( Surf keeps -a -rollin' .   Sunny , or not )

Jack O'Neill -- Aerial

               Sponsorship of the  Pipelne Masters ,   that year ...

Never Bored

    

 Champion , Shaun Tomson tests a new board in small surf . 

Fun rules

  Sunset Beach  , late    ' 70s ,

  Boogie  boarder  Phyliss  Dameron 

picks off a clean one ( inside guy did  not make take-off ) ,  and she 

has super fast ride 

Sam Hawk ( Shaper ) schralping Rocky Rights

                                                             Running ,   almost Too fast ...

In Shape

Sleek athleticism  

A  beloved  Wahine  at  Rocky Point 

Bruce Raymond OTW '75

Legendary surfer , Bruce Raymond ( Aust. ) ,  blends into   OTW 

Note : Although similar , this photo is Not the Famous shot that was published in SURFING .

Dan Merkel , shot that picture down the beach . I'll take this , because it's style , gritty , and shows how some of the old films are deteriorating ( emulsion splotches ) , my horizon is off , but the Slide is sharp .   

Australian Chris Byrne @ Pipeline '78

Deep ... " Critta " 

And , Tomorrow , we'll have Cocoanuts

Early morning Pipeline

Picture perfect Pipe ,  later that Day .

Pros  like   Reno Abellira ,  on it  early 

Stash

Stash at Rocky Point house  '79

Money _ Film _ Drivers License _ Music _ Sunglasses

Turning Point .

 

Simon Anderson  ,  Pipeline Masters  ' 77 

Just my opinion , but I think , there was some disgust , in the single fin .

After all ,  he knew everything  the Single Fin  ,  could do ....

Simon Anderson , timing _ throw-out section , Pipe { seq. }