Right-click [save to disk] and view these cool
video files of Surfing's first superstars.

 

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To watch these video files load and run, you need

to right-click and save the destination file to disk.

Works best opened w/ Windows Media Player

10.0 and a high-speed connection.

 

 

Paul Strauch surfing Hawaii in the early 1960's.

[In the words of Barry Kanaiaupuni.]

[36 seconds, 35.0Mb]

 

 

Paul Strauch [63 years old] surfing in Costa Rica - 2003.

[27 seconds, 26.4Mb]

 

 

The challenge of surfing Sunset Beach, Hawaii.

[32 seconds, 31.0Mb]

 

 

Barry Kanaiapuni - "Wreckless and Amazing."

[In the words of Jeff Hakman.]

[12 seconds, 11.1Mb]

 

 

BK becomes the most radical surfer ever by 1968.

[41 seconds, 40.1Mb]

 

 

Barry Kanaiaupuni tearing up Sunset - [early 1970's].

[37 seconds, 36.0Mb]

 

 

BK's incredible wipeout at Waimea surf contest.

[9 seconds, 8.4Mb]

 

 

Barry Kanaiaupuni taking it easy at Honolua Bay.

[47seconds, 45.4Mb]

 

 

Jerry Lopez surfing at Pipeline in Hawaii.

[11 seconds, 11.1Mb]

 

 

Jerry Lopez surfing G-Land in Indonesia.

[43 seconds, 42.4Mb]

 

 

Larry Bertleman surfing Rocky Point, North Shore, Oahu.

[Coming soon]

 

 

Because these video downloads are rather large, it is

easier to save the first 2 video files and continue reading.

 

These incredible video files are in full DVD

format and will fit nicely on a CD or DVD.

 

 

 

Shortly after the arrival of short surfboards

and modern skateboards,

 

Jake Burton took the Revolution

to Stratton Mountain in Vermont and surfed the

short surfboard on the snow in the form of a solid,

fiberglass ski with a razor-sharp, hard edge.

 

Surfers, skateboarders, and snowboarders took their place

alongside skiers, skydivers and climbers and triggered the

avalanche of extreme sports that has taken over the world!

 

That is why we're telling you about them here,

and why we urge you to see their unique surfing

come to life in these videos.

 

 

To get an even more complete perspective,

please be sure to download the following clips,

as they are something truly great to behold !!

 

 

 

Pt. 1: The Inspiration - George Greenough.

[25 seconds, 24.9Mb]

 

 

Pt. 2: Bob MacTavish [Australia] and Dick Brewer [Hawaii].

[92 seconds, 88.9Mb]

 

 

Pt. 3: Surfings early Greats revolutionize surfing at

Honolua Bay, Maui, with the new surfboard designs.

[47 seconds, 45.3Mb]

 

 

Pt. 4: Mark Richards - 2 unforgettable Honolua waves, 1976.

[56 seconds, 55.7Mb]

 

 

 

Modern high-performance surfing today -

 

demonstrated in three mind-blowing clips:

Surfers: Kelly Slater, Dylan Graves,

Ross Clark-Jones, Peter Mel...

 

The short surfboard takes flight:

 

 

Kelly Slater and friends Indo 2002.

[82 seconds, 80.1 Mb]

 

 

By viewing these surf clips,

you're getting a unique perspective on

why the longboard is the

wrong type of surfing to choose first.

 

 

Now we will demonstrate why our surfing school

and equipment will help you make the fastest start possible

as you take the next place in surfing's unique family!

 

 

So,

How can we get you riding a short surfboard ??

 

Today's short surfboards are highly-advanced,

precision-crafted tools which ultimately,

enable advancing surfers to do the near impossible on a wave.

 

With fine adjustments made to their length and width,

modified, short surfboards allow today's riders to access

progressively, larger surf with relative ease.

 

Since many of our students have experience with other forms

of surfing already, [on skateboards, snowboards, wakeboards],

 

the progression to riding the short surfboard will come

almost naturally - in a relatively short time.

 

But there is a big problem -

 

Short surfboards, barely float!

 

They are small, thin and carry only a minimum volume

of foam in their core, beneath an ultra-thin, fiberglass skin.

 

You could just as soon call them "skis."

 

This rather odd design is, nevertheless,

 

just about perfect for turning all over the face

of a breaking wave, or pulling into the "tube,"

[as we will demonstrate with the other video clips

at the end of this section],

 

and enables the surfer to actually paddle the surfboard

underneath the water and through the waves

as he strokes out into the "lineup" -

[a critical element of surfing].

 

But the student surfer will not be able

to find much use in this standard-issue type, short surfboard.

 

There is simply too much time required to develop

the necessary strength to paddle the surfboard fast enough -

so that it actually begins to float

and is capable of accessing a moving wave.

 

This is why you need to attend our surf classes.

INSTEAD of asking you to do the impossible,

we begin with a special type of oversized shortboard

that carries a much higher volume

of foam in the CORE.

 

These boards float above the surface of the water,

and can be paddled much faster - and with minimal effort -

THUS, they are able to catch waves with relative EASE.

 

[But are not longboards].

Most surfing schools use longboards for surf classes.

So they are, in effect, nothing more than

PREHISTORIC SCHOOLS of LONGBOARDING !!

 

The premise that longboards are

the proper equipment to teach surfing is flat, WRONG.

 

Longboards are easy for paddling and catching waves,

but they are EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to ride, turn and control.

 

Thus, actually, slow down the process of learning to surf.

 

Longboards PEARL too easily.

 

That is - they go nose down in the water

when the student surfer descends downward

to the bottom of the wave and begins his/her ride.

 

Longboards then become dangerous torpedoes

as they pop back out of the water a moment after

the STUDENT falls off his or her board.

 

 

The famous surf-school on Waikiki Beach pushes students

into nine-inch high waves softened after their long journey

over the outer reefs on huge, hulking barges as you saw in the pictures,

with some boards measuring up to 12 feet long,

 

and then they have the nerve to call it surfing!

 

Using this type of board - if a student was to encounter a real,

breaking wave over eighteen inches high out there he or she could easily be injured !

 

It is a total joke !!

 

INSTEAD, we use concept boards handcrafted by two

of America's great surfboard design LEGENDS:

 

AL MERRICK and RUSTY PREISENDORFER -

[Rusty is also my former neighbor from Del Mar, California].

 

Surely, you've all seen "Rusty's" famous, "R," trademark

dozens of times on tee-shirts all over the world,

 

 

 

.

and Al Merrick's famous "tri-hexagon" logo.

 

 

 

 

 

These surfboards are called HYBRIDS.

 

With these quality surfboard designs, we often have

girls and boys taking off on waves measuring as high

as four, five, [even six feet] on the front of the wave -

on their very first day !!

 

 

We prescribe hybrids ranging from 7 feet 4 inches

to 8 feet in length,

[depending on the shape and weight of the student surfer].

 

These boards run thicker, wider

and longer than regular short boards.

 

BUT MOST IMPORTANT:

 

These concept boards have in their design, a

maximum of ROCKER - [to PREVENT PEARLING].

Imagine laying a surfboard flat on the floor.

Now imagine looking at it from the surface of the floor - [its rails].

 

 

Mick Fanning showing off his rocker.

 

If it can be rocked back and forth like a rocking chair, it has

ROCKER [with the nose of the surfboard curved upwards].

 

Look closely at the surfboard in the illustration below:

.

 

 

Notice that the nose of the student's board remains

above the horizontal of the water's surface

despite that the student has begun his descent into the wave.

 

These surfboards are extremely buoyant, so,

they glide through the water quickly and catch waves like longboards,

but they are easy to turn and control like shortboards !!

 

THIS MAXIMIZES THE TIME A STUDENT SURFER CAN

SPEND IN THE WATER BEFORE BECOMING WINDED

AND TOO TIRED TO CONTUNUE WITH THE LESSON.

 

This is how you learn to surf quickly

when constrained by time, [vacations, etc].

But ZERO surf schools make use of the "M13" Merricks that we keep in our arsonal.

And it's no wonder... They cost a forturne.

By using hybrids, our students progress from larger-volume

hybrid surfboards to progressively, smaller boards that turn

and angle into the waves with maximum precision -

IN THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME.

 

By the end of your first surfing class, you will be able

to boast a moderate level of skill !!

You will be catching waves from way outside

and riding them to the beach on your first day !!

 

We also include SOFT surfboards for use with small children.

 

We encourage our students to remain

in the prone position [down] on their first few waves,

and allow them to steer and control their surfboards

through the water.

 

 

Within minutes, our students are catching waves and

riding all the way to beach without falling off!!

 

Next, we take a break, pour down some spring water and

FINALLY practice doing the "pop up," [right on the beach] -

so they are ready when the moment of truth arrives.

 

 

 

 

Because we don't let our students

try to do too much too fast - they don't get hurt.

 

Yet, they are significantly challenged.

 

Progressing in incremental steps

soon reveals the JOY OF SURFING

as they rise to their feet for the first time.

 

Then, the student can look forward towards

a future of healthy surf addiction!!

 

 

The learning curve depends on the individual.

Sometimes the process of standing up on the wave takes minutes,

or it can take into the second day.

In the second surfing class, we review and apply

what students learned in the first class.

Students learn how to time the sets and make proper wave selection.

After two surfing classes, we suggest renting our equipment

for any additional days of surfing.

Classes are 50 dollars [U.S.] / or peso exchange per person

as long as there are more than one student coming...

If its only one of you, then the price will be 70 dollars.

for up to five hours [daylight permitting].

It includes Lunch.

 

Price covers free hotel pick-up and transportation

to our surf school.

 

Rentals are 30 dollars / or peso exchange per day,

and 99 dollars for weekly rentals of up to 7 days.

 

As surfing will likely remain on your itinerary,

 

I might suggest taking in an early-morning surf run to a couple of

exotic surfing beaches nearby where you can enjoy your progress

on world-class waves -

 

and have no other surfers around to function as a distraction -

except for a few dolphins and baby sea turtles.

 

See you in the water !