The last I remember was seeing Pat ahead of me on the way out of a gigantic curl, while I was completely inside of the curl knowing that I didnt have a chance. Pat Curren was born circa 1805, at birth place. Steve Pezman is quick to point out that the generally recognized history of that first day is not the real story. The wave in pictures measures 25-28 feet and has become a much-talked-about wave. Pat Curren 1805 Pat Curren, born Circa 1805. The consensus, since nobody had surfed The Bay, was that it wasnt big enough, and who would want to surf such a narrow peak? Much like his son Tom would grow up to do, he avoided the limelight, preferring simply to tread quietly and surf loudly. Needless to say, Meade Hall, , the whole thing. Subscribe to SURFERs Newsletter to receive stories like this straight to your inbox. With the leftover lumber, they built surfboard racks along the side and a giant eating table down the middle. . He was characteristically quiet, and carried himself with an utterly distinct and captivating blend of dignity and humility. Pat Curren is dead at 90 years old. A post shared by Birds Surf Shed (@birdssurfshed). Reluctant legend passes on. Once up and riding, Curren kept his feet and legs fairly close together and used a medium crouch, with a ramrod- straight back, his arms swept out like wings., A post shared by Bruce Brown Films (@brucebrownfilms). At 16, he 'dropped out' of high school. The California Surf Museum was founded in 1986 and has been in operation for three decades serving tens of thousands of annual visitors from over 40 nations around the globe. Anyway, Pat got some cash and for this he was eternally grateful. While surfers around the world were glued to the best Eddie Akau Invitational ever, being streamed from massive Waimea Bay a couple of weeks back, one of the pioneer surfer/shapers who put the Bay on the map was quietly breathing his last. Curren was the next rider, planing the monster perfectly, making it after doing everything right. He was hailed as a pioneer of the sport and has greatly contributed to its development in the country. Sign up here. Pat Curren shaped surfboards and dove for abalone. , I admit, deep down, the best part of surfing Waimea on a huge day -- one over twenty feet, which is not very often -- is when you are walking up the beach, thinking back over the waves, the wipeouts, the rip that takes you toward the huge boulders and threatens to smash you upon those boulders if you dont make shore before the other side of the rock the kids dive from in summer. then at 18, he moved to La Jolla and started surfing. The Spring 2023 edition has boards and designs by Dick Brewer, Pat Curren, Gerry Lopez, Barry Kanaiaupuni, Mike Hynson, Renny Yater, Bing Copeland, Greg Noll, Glenn Minami, Larry Bertlemann, Shaun Stussy, Dale Velzy, Tom Eberle, Larry Straada, Ken Bradshaw, Mike Diffenderfer, Mike Minchington, Tom Parrish, Randy Rarick, Skip Frye, Ben Aipa . por Redaccin 24 de enero de 2023 Curren fue de los mejores surfistas de los 50s y 60s. Yeah, well, what happened? continued Brown. Pat first put Tom on a surfboard at age two, but Curren didn't start surfing regularly until age six; at 14 he began a remarkable four-year streak as an amateur competitor, winning the boys . Pat Curren (far left) was the archetypal surf pioneer of the 1950s: a dedicated big-wave explorer, an expert board builder all mixed with a bit of good, old-fashioned pirate. While most of the surf world went the way of carbon copy machine cuts and overseas production outsourcing, Pat chose to do it his way. We could buy 1,000 board feet of balsa from, , but Cheney stayed back on the beach. Jenkins, 1995, p. 81. Father of three-time world champ Tom Curren, Pats star burned brightest in the late 1950s and early 60s before he became more reclusive, largely shying away from a much-deserved spotlight. Big wave trailblazer, Pat Curren died at the age of 90. I mean, the most Pat would ever say in a day was about eight words, and I just said all eight of em., , he continued diving in the form of free diving, Pat, Brown addressed Curren, I heard you got bit out there., All the while, said Brown, Pats holding his hand in his pocket. Others were making nice all-around boards, but Pat made the stiletto, specifically for Waimea, where all you want to do is make it alive from Point A to B.. Nobody savored that life, or typified it more, than Patrick King Curren. But basically it was a bunch of guys parked around the Bay there, and somebody grabbed a board and went surfing, and it looked so good the rest of us guys said, Hey, we got to get in on this., , boards that we had brought over from the Mainland, . Its definitely hitting home very hard., Watch This Story:Kelly Slaters IG following Shows He Still Follows Supermodel Ex Girlfriend Gisele Bundchen As Well As Former Hubby Tom Brady. 1950s. Stay in the know and top of the action from pro surfer Patrick Curren. Feb 7, 2009 11,094 5,401 113 53 Rbeach. A three-bedroom, fully furnished joint on the North Shore, they rented the place for a paltry $65 a month. Van Dyke, 1989, p. 33. Curren, Pat - Encyclopedia of Surfing Encyclopedia of Surfing History of Surfing Interviews Surfboards Contests Videos Sunday Joint Blog Subscribe Donate Terms FAQ Aaberg, Denny Aaberg, Kemp Abberton, Koby academia and surfing advertising and surfing alcohol and surfing Alexander, Kala Arena, Eduardo backwash bail out Bain, Rob Baker, Bernie Its kind of like learning how to ride a bike, . Jenkins, 1995, p. 77. He also works with philanthropic organizations such as the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center and the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation. Of course I was well aware of Pat Currens name, his beautiful gun shapes and legendary first-day-out at Waimea story, but otherwise, I knew nothing of what he had been up to in his later years. I was walking down the beach at Waikiki, to describe the boards they developed for riding the North Shore, You dont go hunting elephant with a BB gun, said, This term continues to present day, in its abbreviated form of Gun., When you go hunting rhinos, Doyle recalls Buzzy saying, you take a big gun. nobody_surf Verified Rewatch "Riss", "Pentacoastal" and more of this year's s On the road with one of the most stylish surfers on this generation, These talented women offer unique perspectives on lineups around the world, Just dont come complaining to us if you plane a finger off, Not another Instagram carousel, this is the crme de la crme from our year in print. SURFERs Newsletter to receive stories like this straight to your inbox. Son of surfing legend Tom Curren aka Pat Curren goes straight up at Rincon. Find videos, photos, age, height and the latest tour results and rankings here. After 90 years of circling the sun, iconic board builder and big-wave pioneer Pat Curren died on Sunday, Jan. 22, with his family by his side. Jenkins, 1995, p. 78. Full documentary coming March 2. Jenkins, 1995, pp. I was following Noll, Stange, Curren, Al Nelson, Mike Diffenderfer and Mickey Muoz wrote Fred Van Dyke, about the group that returned, after Schurch had left. Before that decade was up, though, Curren would also hone his talents as a big wave rider. Al Nelson, won, but a new surf spot was opened for exploration. In 1981, according to EOS, Pat Curren left the family and moved to Costa Rica. Were not sure whether [the dolphin] was ill and died of natural causes or was attacked and died of those injuries. Pat Curren was one of surfing's most revered. Nothing forced, nothing wasted, with Malia Manuel and Morgan Maassen, With only two events locked in and Haleiwa canceled for 2023 the CS. As I made my way to the top, a woman approached me and asked if I had built the board I was holding. Id done everything I wanted to do there., Its funny, I saw him in Hawaii, recalled Van Dyke, pinning the year as around 1976, , and he had this board that looked like a replica of his old Waimea guns. A post shared by Better Than Fantasy! He made boards and wetsuits for his son. Brazillian surfer, Marcio Freire died doing what he loved. She charts her journey in A basketball player all through her -- I believe it was the original, I pretty much started following him around after that. Pat Curren will move on. Most of us, even those with a serious nose for surf history know just the Cliff's Notes version. Supernaturally talented pro surfer from Cocoa Beach, Florida; a record-breaking eleven-time world champion (1992, 1994-98, 2005-2006, 2008, 2010-2011 ) who reinvented virtually every aspect of high-performance surfing. Email to Malcolm, May 10, 2011. Jaws-like scenes at iconic Australian beach as pack of eight-foot bull sharks mauls dolphin to death in front of horrified junior surf competitors. Pat Curren Surfing Edited By Abby Brown Pat Curren Surfing Edited By Abby Brown AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest. We have an opportunity to lift up and support someone who has devoted his entire life to being the very thing others have commodified, and packaged, and sold, and made millions feeding to the surf-hungry masses. Used to drive me insane. 76-77. Christianity is an important part of his life, largely thanks to the influence of his mother. Open Thread: Comment Live on the Eddie Aikau Invitational as world's most prestigious surf contest runs for first time in nearly a decade! Sign Up, Sean Doherty on why a widely protested and formerly canceled oil exploration plan in Australia. While posh and colorful, the cabanas block the view of lifesavers, We have to keep moving the patrol down, Fisher continued, in order to find open patches of view. Jenkins, 1995, p. 83. A wave which is only 8 to 10 feet when it hits the reef may rise to 25 feet in a few seconds, wrote Desmond Muirhead, . Gotta surf big waves tomorrow! His big-wave boards such as the Elephant Gun are among the Holy Grail of surf collectibles, selling for as much as $25,000 USD. The shaper, a pioneer of big wave surfing on Hawaii's North Shore and father of three-time world surfing champion Tom Curren, has died at the age of 90. At 18, two years after dropping out of high school, he moved to La Jolla and began surfing; he later became an original member of the La Jolla-based Windansea Surf Club, the loudest and rowdiest group of its kind in the nation. Never had a media following. SURFER Magazine. Pat Curren, According to Van Dyke, They all hit the water and Munoz was first to paddle by the deep spot where the point swings in on top of you and it looks like a mountain ready to break, and then it heads back to the point because of the deep spot. Pat's surfing experience speaks for itself. Pat and Tom surfed together in Costa Rica in 1985, while Joe joined his father and older brother for a surf trip to Ireland and France in 2000, but Curren family members have for the most part gone their own ways, wrote surf writer Matt Warshaw in 2003, adding that Pat Curren has had almost nothing to do with the nostalgia-tinged surf legends revival of the 90s and 00s, except to shape full-size replica balsa guns that, because of their price, are basically wall-hangers to those that can afford them. He never advertised it, either. He just said the hell with everything else. And thats a big reason why he was so great., Im not sure anyone really knew Pat, Fred Van Dyke, ; theyd be so impressed and nervous, they could hardly speak to him. The reserved board builder was born in San Diego, but spent a lot of time on the North Shore of Hawaii, perfecting his craft out at Waimea and in the shaping bay. As per a Facebook post by Surfline, a major tribute unveiling Currens personality garnered significant attention from fans. With Jeff Clark, Pat Curren, Darrick Doerner, Sarah Gerhardt. Schmidts story of meeting Pat post-surf will jerk a few tears out of anyone who knows the legend of Curren. 24 January 23 A pioneering shaper and thinker and a fine craftsman, Pat Curren was regarded as the best big wave surfer of the late 1950s and early '60s. The whole wall exploded over at one time from point to channel in one giant cataclysmic nightmare. Away from the glam and glitzy world, he led a humbled life with his wife and daughter. Over long and frequent phone conversations, Ive learned about their lives and struggles. I dont think anybody made a wave., . Un resumen de los mejores das de 2023 en Cabo Blanco realizado por el filmmaker Daniel Bacigalupo. Peter Cole quoted. Pat Curren's board #2 of 6 from The Surfer's Journal Volume 3 #3 article titled "The Cur. In those days, speed was everything. Van Dyke, 1989, pp. After marrying Jeanine, the couple returned to Santa Barbara. Pat Curren (1932-) will move on. A post shared by NobodySurf (@nobody_surf). If there were waves, Id hop up and down, trying to convince the other guys, and myself, that Waimea was the thing to do. Besides, it looked as though it broke exactly on the rocks, a definite board racker. By 1957, he was among the Waimea pioneers the first to surf the ominous . Pat is a big wave surfing pioneer. Copyright a360media 2023. So I summoned my courage and said, Pat -- I dared to call him that; . Inside this horse racing betting page, you'll find a full breakdown of the event. Likewise, the first week into 2023 also marked the demise of another big-wave surfer, Marcio Freire. It just isnt that easy. Its definitely hitting home very hard., He lost his life to a gruesome encounter while surfing at Nazare on January 5th, Kelly Slaters IG following Shows He Still Follows Supermodel Ex Girlfriend Gisele Bundchen As Well As Former Hubby Tom Brady. And in all the years I knew him, I never saw him get into a fight, Jeanine has a photograph of their wedding day, surf writer Sam George, . After he told his story they stood and gave this older scholarly looking gentleman a standing O, then the evening wound down, the crowd went home, and that was that. Or a more impenetrable one. Pat was considered the top big wave rider of the first crop of big wave riders. Last year, a butcher from Bondi won three-gees and a three-board quiver from PANDA surfboards. Dont get the DP Times delivered to your home? As a La Jolla youngster, Curren didn't start surfing until the age of 18, in 1950. That day we stopped and got out of our cars. Far too often it seems like the emphasis is on the partnership itself, and not the end product. Nearly mute Surfboard design pioneer and daddy of three-time world champ, Pat Curren, dead at ninety, I have a thing for beautiful damaged surfers and the Currens to me have always felt like a two-for-one deal. Paul set up a GoFundMe with a hundred k goal and even created a limited edition tee for donors. He said, Its tragic we lost such an amazing human. We always checked it because it looked so glassy and clean, but then [usually] drove on to Makaha. Soon, it was all he needed. We move to Pat Curren, the eighty-eight-year-old big-wave surfboard designer who was revealed, yesterday, to be living in a van near the beach with his wife and special needs daughter. Pat Curran Death - Surfboard design pioneer and father of a three-time world champion has suddenly passed away, according to reports. In 1950, George Downing produces the first big-wave surfboard.'Rocket' was a 10 foot surfboard; narrow, streamlined and with a pointed tail inspired by the 'Hot Curl design', but constructed from balsa, fibreglass and resin, it allowed Downing, Wally Froiseth, Woody Brown and others to push the limits of big wave surfing. I'm not sure there was a more mystique-drenched surfer in the world. Jenkins, 1995, p. 76. Sam George quoting Pat Curren. I got the biggest waves of my life after having kids, said the 2023 Eddie. A couple of years back, Pat was living in the carpark at Swamis with his wife and special needs kid, drowning in poverty as Paul Schmidt, a shaper from Rockaway Beach in New York, described it. Take wife and pull her by hair into room! Just totally joking around. Then he lined up everybody for a meeting and the plan unfolded. Finally, he just fell out of the chair with blood poisoning. Eat! 1957 . Thats what you call youthful optimism and maybe even a naive eagerness to fix a problem without fully grasping the intricacies of a unique situation. I asked if I could see it, and he begrudgingly pulls it out, just a piece of hamburger, covered with old tobacco and pocket lint, unbelievably bad. He was in a class of his own back then, the first guy to ride Waimea, . Filmmaker Bruce Brown later recalled their conversation. All the time, I was trying to build up my own confidence. Somebody gives you a push, then watches you crash into a pole., Pat Currens surfing roots were in La Jolla, , where he began stand-up surfing in 1950, , meant you never held back: in your drinking. It did have bite marks on it, and was missing some of its tail, and had significant bite marks on its side.. 84-85. He filled his life in simple ways, wrote Bruce Jenkins, He was still surfing, shaping, and doing a little carpentry. Was This One of the Best Days Ever Seen at a California Beach Break? I had paddled for one outside and missed it, so I took off on a small inside wave. Peter Cole. Tommy Zahn was a real fanatic [when it came to fitness]. Advertise with us. The original. The surfers that day included Pat Curren, , plus two who tried the biggest stuff for one of the first times -- Fred Van Dyke, , as fine a surfer as youll find anywhere., This was the big day, continued Cole, and everyone could sense it, and the air was filled with excitement. His impact was immense, his loss great. He took off on fewer Waimea waves than any of his companions, but invariably got the one that everybody remembered. By signing up you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Today, August 9th, Pat turns 88 years old. He had so many friends everywhere. He has stood as a guiding light for the younger generation of by-hand board builders, of which I find myself a part, for 70 years. Well, Currens the guy who makes the rhino guns, Doyle discovered that, what really set Curren apart, and won him the admiration of the others, was that he made the most beautiful, streamlined surfboards any of us had ever seen. Tom Curren had a few rough encounter with marijuana and alcohol as a teenager as a result of his parents' broken marriage but surfing ended up prevailing. Among the first to stake a claim on Oahus now-famed North Shore, it was in the big surf of Hawaii that Curren really seemed to have found himself. Fred Van Dyke quoted. Already a member? Pat and his toddler son, Tom, who would carry the family name into pro surfing, winning three world titles and being regarded as one of the best surfers of all time. He was also one of the best shapers of the period, crafting surfboards made specifically for riding big waves. To me, quantity means nothing at Waimea. CALIFORNIA GOLD SURF AUCTION - FALL 2022: A rare bird indeed. Presented by Encyclopedia of Surfing @encyclopedia_of_surfing . why arent his kids Tom and Joe helping the old man out, which launched an online battleground drawing in various family members of the Curren family, including Joe and Pats grandson Nathan. Tom, of course, would collect three world titles, and Joe is an acclaimed photographer. Pat Curren was born (1932) in Carlsbad, California, the son of a surveyor, and grew up in San Diego's Mission Beach. Waimea was just trying to be itself. Most days, weather and health permitting, he works on a template outside their small trailer, in the open air. Still Have His Pics from, Surfer Magazine. Fred Van Dyke quoted. Jeanine Curren Bloom. Point waves become impossible to make after the waves moved into deeper water, recalled Van Dyke. Riding Giants: Directed by Stacy Peralta. Jeanine Curren Bloom quoted. Pat disappeared in a cloud of fumes, headed toward Sunset, , and hed pound on the table, going, Ahh! Reader and Viewer Involvement in the LEGENDARY SURFERS collection takes place at our Facebook Goup. He has kept his life simple, focusing on the things that count. Top-10 most influential, surely. (1963). It was 1955 by the time Curren made his first visit to Hawaii, and it would change the trajectory of his life. Fred Van Dyke quoted. Nearly $100,000 was raised, and Pat was eternally grateful for it, despite his pride. Aps trs anos, comeou a fabricar pranchas para Dale Velzy. Its affecting a lot of people in the community. Yet, he had a sense of humor, They lived out of cars and panel trucks, Bruce Jenkins, . A Mission Beach, San Diego, kid, he was there on the day in 1957 when Oahu's Waimea Bay was first surfed. Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture. What Greg and Harrys versions do agree on was that it wasnt a big deal. Im sure some of them came from rich families, but they rejected that kind of life, ridiculed it. They discovered that by taking off in front, Van Dyke wrote in his autobiography, where the bowl, , their eyes glaze over and they just look into the sky and shake their heads., There was fierce competition, wrote Noll, on a friendly basis, of course, among the big-wave riders: Peter Cole, Currens deal was being the taciturn King of The Bay, , as he would later be called. Jenkins, 1995, pp. 0 coins. Jenkins, 1995, p. 80. Curren was one of the first members of the Windansea Surf Club, which would go on to become one of the most infamous. He is the father of Tom and Joe Curren and grand father to a bunch of charging grandchildren such as Lee Ann Curren. That was a brave moment that proved t Pat considers Hawaii is where he first got into shaping. On the auction block: 1993 Pat Curren Balsa Waimea Bay Elephant Gun. Curren was born in 1932 in Carlsbad, California. Notably, he fathered the 3x World Champ, Tom Curren. This past January, I hopped on a flight for a quick trip to California. In the 90s, Curren settled down in a beat-up old trailer down in southern Baja Mexico. My husband, Pat Curren, is in it and he would love to take a look. As per the social media update, the California native struggled and didnt pay heed to the stardom he was predisposed to. Because hed be over on the other side of the peak, and Pat was probably the only guy who could make it from that position. By then the other guys had come in too. Price, logistics, and more. Pat disappeared in a cloud of fumes, headed toward Sunset, continued Van Dyke. On the drive back to the, His friends say Pat Curren could easily go a full day without speaking. We hungry! Get important news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. At 16, he dropped out of high school. Unfortunately it is one of those things you cant explain what happened. A popular family name in surf history and indeed on this site! His wife, Bev, Im going to paddle out and just look at it, said Greg. Does the beach cabana plague make you think twice about planning your next surf trip to the Lucky Country or are you more devil may care in your approach to life? When Pat and I went on patrol, , there wasnt a chicken or a duck that was safe. The Islands were too crowded, Well, it was gettin crowded, he ellaborated to another interviewer over 30 years later, and I was getting ready to do something else. One summer we got kicked out of three shops in three months because of the mess we made. He said, Its tragic we lost such an amazing human. By the time Pat left Jeanine, herself a surfer and devout Christian, Tom Curren was already a winner. Never went back. The only thing that comforts me is knowing he passed away doing what he loved.. It was the only surf trip the father and his two sons would make together.Jake Howard is a local surfer and freelance writer who lives in San Clemente. Like many surfers of that era, Curren had a style all his own. Instant adrenaline junky. Thank you for signing up. Pat Currenlegendary shaper, big-wave trailblazer, and father to 3x World Champ Tom Currenpassed away on Sunday at the age of 90. But, interestingly, his presence in Hawaiian surf was at an end. A lot of California guys sort of brawled their way into acceptance in Hawaii, but Pat never had to do that. We had to drag him to the hospital.. In the late 1950s and well into the 60s, Curren was thought of by most as the best big-wave rider there was. Born in 1932, Pat Curren was considered to be the best big wave surfer, during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Subscribe to our free newsletter and stay up-to-date with the latest from Pat Curren was born circa 1855, at birth place, Pennsylvania, to Cath Curren. And for everything he did for surfing and surfers, we thank him. These were: George Downing. Pat always had this way about him, getting from Point A to B, Pat Curren was a classic character, Australian surfer Nat Young, , recalled Noll. Theyd just fall apart. 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