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. }

Balzerak @ Haleiwa . 1977 .

David  Balzerak  ropes a heavy One  inside   Haleiwa .

 (  One day ,  in ' 76 ,  I  saw waves like this in P R  )

Turns and Moves

At Pipe ,  even on a perfect day ,  every turn and move is based on what is down the line

   Throw-out barrel section  appears for Simon Anderson ,   in the Sequence . ...

Pipeline Masters  .  1977