50 most Intriguing People in Surfing Today

Intriguing......different to inspiring or influential list you usually get.

Greenough for sure
Ryan Burch
Ozzie Wright
Tom Curren
Albie Falzon

My starting 5.

Camel
Ramon Navarro
Mark Healy
Derek Hynd
RCJ
Ryan Burch
And all the underground indo jungle ferals or any one travelling around remote sketchy places just for the love of getting tubed

Kepa Acero
Andrew Cotton
Any of those Irish Mully madmen

Tommy Peterson,
Russel McOnachey,
Wayne Lynch
good bunch around a campfire in the desert with a carton

Not that he wouldn't have heaps to share . But Russ doesn't drink never really has .

Kelly
Tom Curren
George Greenough
Tommo
Turtle

Dave Parmenter
Tim Winton
Richard Tognetti
Derek Hynd
Tom Curren

Pete Daniells
Derek Hynd
Micki Dora
Peter Troy
Westery Windena

In the Big-Brother swell-nutters house (sponsored by Bacardi 151° rum and Roger Rogerson), I'd like to see:

Big one-armed Jimbo Pellegrine.

Christian Fletcher.

Mr UPLIFT.

Mr BRUTUS.

Chris Ward.

Fast Eddie.

Jackie Daniels.

Bronco Billy.

Eddie Vedder.

Our very own Sheepdog.

Bill Finnegan

Tony Abbott

talkingturkey wrote:

In the Big-Brother swell-nutters house (sponsored by Bacardi 151° rum and Roger Rogerson), I'd like to see:

Big one-armed Jimbo Pellegrine.

Christian Fletcher.

Mr UPLIFT.

Mr BRUTUS.

Chris Ward.

Fast Eddie.

John Vincent Dunne.

Michael Martin John O'Connell.

Eddie Vedder.

Our very own Sheepdog.

Imagine that as a tv show - throw in Eddie Blackwell for shits and giggles.

Ian Cohen

Bobby Martinez
Bunker Spreckles

Shane Dorian!

Peter Whish-Wilson.

And if dead people are getting a guernsey, Agatha Christie.

Laurie McGuinness.

Is the list of 50 aussies or from any where ?

Nick Carroll
Gregg Webber

Everybody is intriguing.

Not just surfers.............................

Onya Welly.

But I think you're more fascinating than intriguing:)

Tow man would have to rate a mention . !

Greg Webber
Maurice Cole
Kieren Perrow

Dutts ,Raymond,Boordo,Ped's,Hosko,Kym V,Gaul and Metallica oh and Gary Weed.

I'd say that the last 50 people to paddle out at Snapper when there's already 700 people in the water intrigue me.

Certainly arouses my curiosity.

What are those fuckers thinking ?

Of the famous types:

Derek Hynd
Dave Scard
Camel
Tim Winton
Tony Abbott
Andrew Kidman
Simon Anderson
Garth Dickenson
Joel Parkinson

The more I think about it, the more I realize that every surfer could end up being the most interesting. Sit them down, for hours if need be, until their relationship with surfing comes clear. Some in that list are already proven to be able to communicate what surfing means to them, what it makes the feel, really well. Abbott, well I'd love to know if he finds solace in the sea. If during the turmoil of the last year if he ever just drove down and sat in his car watching inside runners on a sandbank at Bondi, or if you're able to forget such things as being the leader of Australia while you're riding wave.

From the forum:

IndoDreaming. I'd love to know more about this bloke .... and a detailed map of where you've been surfing for the last 20 years too if you don't mind.

Midget
Bill Finnegan
Slater
Jack McCoy... As starters.
Add the Witzig brothers.

Moose from cactus dig to hear his life story

John Peck, Bob Cooper, Peter Troy, Gerry Lopez, Bob McTavish, Skip Fry, Derek Hynd, George Greenough, Dave Parameter, Pat and Tom Curran, Jeff Clark, Steve Pezman, Doc Paskowitz, Greg Noll, Simon Anderson, Mark Richards, Shaun Tomson and MP to name just of the few ........

dandandan wrote:

Of the famous types:

Derek Hynd
Dave Scard
Camel
Tim Winton
Tony Abbott
Andrew Kidman
Simon Anderson
Garth Dickenson
Joel Parkinson

The more I think about it, the more I realize that every surfer could end up being the most interesting. Sit them down, for hours if need be, until their relationship with surfing comes clear. Some in that list are already proven to be able to communicate what surfing means to them, what it makes the feel, really well. Abbott, well I'd love to know if he finds solace in the sea. If during the turmoil of the last year if he ever just drove down and sat in his car watching inside runners on a sandbank at Bondi, or if you're able to forget such things as being the leader of Australia while you're riding wave.

From the forum:

IndoDreaming. I'd love to know more about this bloke .... and a detailed map of where you've been surfing for the last 20 years too if you don't mind.

Ha ha thanks Dan, but you will only be disappointed, just an average guy, average surfer who loves Indo, sorry no maps.

Agree the most interesting surfers are often just average guys, a few years back i was surfing this remote wave with a mate and out of nowhere turns up this old bloke with some Indonesians he had known forever, he had quite a few yarns to tell about how he use to surf this wave in the late 70,s early 80's which is long before you would have expected it to had been surfed, i don't know if he was telling the truth but it sure seemed that way.

Blowin wrote:

I'd say that the last 50 people to paddle out at Snapper when there's already 700 people in the water intrigue me.

Certainly arouses my curiosity.

What are those fuckers thinking ?

Certainly a fair question!

None of the big names intrigue me too much. Blokes who have sacrificed money, family lives/women, material assets etc to pursuit a life surfing. Every local area would have blokes who have barely worked a day in their lives drive a shitbox car manage to survive off the dole just to surf and travel to surf.

"blokes who have barely worked a day in their lives drive a shitbox car manage to survive off the dole just to surf and travel to surf."

What a legend Wharfie!

That's the way champ, hope you're proud of that .....
I'll give you my tax if you could stack my firewood for me, one afternoon?

I'll pay ya.

wellymon wrote:

"blokes who have barely worked a day in their lives drive a shitbox car manage to survive off the dole just to surf and travel to surf."

What a legend Wharfie!

That's the way champ, hope you're proud of that .....
I'll give you my tax if you could stack my firewood for me, one afternoon?

I'll pay ya.

Why would I stack your timber when I can get the dole and mow a few lawns for cash a couple of days a week.

Chris Goodnow
Blair Marlin
Bufo from Hydroflex
Ryan Burch (while seated next to Carl Ekstrom)
Mick Sowry
Easkey Britton
Nev Hyman
Bill Finnegan
Phil Jarratt
Cori Schumacher
Sean Doherty
Fergal Smith
Ian Goodwin
Derek Rielly
Bec Olive
Dirk Ziff
Greg Webber
Peter Singer (dunno if he counts as being "in surfing" but he surfs)
Jeff Schmucker
Kohl Christensen
Matt Warshaw

Kelly Slater-No
Mick Fanning-No
Craig Anderson-No
John John-No

Dole Bludger down the road Yes

Blowin wrote:

I'd say that the last 50 people to paddle out at Snapper when there's already 700 people in the water intrigue me.

Certainly arouses my curiosity.

What are those fuckers thinking ?

You could paddle out and ask them. They wouldn't be catching any waves.

Wharfjunkie wrote:

Kelly Slater-No
Mick Fanning-No
Craig Anderson-No
John John-No

Dole Bludger down the road Yes

wouldn't mind asking slater about all the sweet supermodel poon that he's pumped, and making him describe in great detail Gislelle Bumfluffs privates

Midget
Simon Anderson
Mark Richards
MP
Greg Noll
George Greenough
Geoff McCoy
Gerry Lopez
Terry Fitzgerald
Nat Young
Greg Webber
Grant Miller
Dick Brewer
Bill Finnegan
Brian Jackson
plus the guy with the freckles in Pictorial History of Surfing showing off his style on a longboard in some stillwater bay. Who is/was he?
Just my personal picks of course. Yes, it's a mish mash. And maybe they're not all influential today.

goofyfoot wrote:

Wharfjunkie wrote:

Kelly Slater-No
Mick Fanning-No
Craig Anderson-No
John John-No

Dole Bludger down the road Yes

wouldn't mind asking slater about all the sweet supermodel poon that he's pumped, and making him describe in great detail Gislelle Bum fluffs privates

Interesting sure it is intriguing i'm not so sure unless theres something out of the ordinary in one of Slaters conquests. Ol mate Dole Bludger down the road may not have slayed any models but the some of the shit he has got up to would be intriguing.

John Smittenberg
Mick Jones
Paul Cunningham
Jodie Cooper
Juan Kempes
Capt Goodvibes

@wharfie.
Hmm i dunno, he could maybe intrigue you with how many cones he could smoke before he changed the water in his spring valley bottle... but id rather hear about slaters conquests.

Wharfjunkie wrote:

wellymon wrote:

"blokes who have barely worked a day in their lives drive a shitbox car manage to survive off the dole just to surf and travel to surf."

What a legend Wharfie!

That's the way champ, hope you're proud of that .....
I'll give you my tax if you could stack my firewood for me, one afternoon?

I'll pay ya.

Why would I stack your timber when I can get the dole and mow a few lawns for cash a couple of days a week.

Haha Wharfie.

Hope those cash lawns pay for your habit.

Please put the needles in the correct disposal.

Can i have a few different lists .

Intellectuals / shapers

Tim WInton
Greg Webber
Monty Webber
Wayne Lynch
Maurice Cole
Jim Banks
Kieren Perrow
Owl Chapman
Blindboy
Freeride
Nick Carrol

Active / reckless / brave

Steve Demos ( PI)
Yaden Nichol
Ross Clarke Jones
Tazzie
Paul Fisher
Bunker Spreckles
the Harrington twins
Gary Taylor
Josh Palmateer
Oatesy ( MP )
Bruce Lee ( Qld )
Simon ( THC )
Bryce (NSW Central Coast )
Eddie Blackwell
Sunny Abberton
Kala Alexander
Russel Specht
Russel McConachie

Journeymen / eccentrics / Fisherman

Bushy Mitchel
Dugga Warren
John Craike
Jeff Schmucker
Fitzy ( Swellnet )
Camel
T Ray
Travis Potter
Martin Daly
Jason Polakow
Ted Grambeau

Wharfjunkie wrote:

goofyfoot wrote:

Wharfjunkie wrote:

Kelly Slater-No
Mick Fanning-No
Craig Anderson-No
John John-No

Dole Bludger down the road Yes

wouldn't mind asking slater about all the sweet supermodel poon that he's pumped, and making him describe in great detail Gislelle Bum fluffs privates

Interesting sure it is intriguing i'm not so sure unless theres something out of the ordinary in one of Slaters conquests. Ol mate Dole Bludger down the road may not have slayed any models but the some of the shit he has got up to would be intriguing.

Well take a walk and come on down for a few bongs and I'll fill you in, if you've got any good weed bring it, I've only got a bit of leaf left.

The Aloof Enigmatic
Dan Webber.

That Saffa commentator at the Rio Pro - he's got a radical backstory.

And ......he's a knee boarder.

A fucking good one apparently.

Maybe that's the true meaning of diversity in surfing and not chicks wearing straw hats as they drop in on you at the pass.

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Mmm welly that's a strange thing to say, who are you aiming at?

No-one on here at all, just a spammer!
Haha the editor probably deleted all the spam posts this morning.
Every tread had a spam around 2.30pm and like always I was checking every piece of my social media NOT;)
Just SN oooh

The editor is having a great laugh at the mo.
Cheers