Watch: Occy At Bells And Cloudbreak
Occy traipses around the grounds to two places he had competitive success: Bells, which he last won in 1998, and Cloudbreak, which he won in 1999.
A touch slower, a little stiffer, but the style remains the same.
If that wasn't enough to make an aging surfer smile, the editor lays it on thick with two tracks of rich pedigree.
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As a natural footer, living on the surf coast, and having surfed Cloudbreak...I reckon I'd give up on having regular Bells frontside and swap stances just for ONE trip back to cloud break on my forehand....sigh.....
Brilliant best surf vid I’ve seen in ages.
Geez, he looked good at Cloudy. So nice seeing it not oversurfed, or just stalling for the barrel.
Was over there when he was the crew he was with were fawning over him in the boat, Occy seemed overwhelmed with the attention just wanted to surf.
Back to the 80’s. Awesome
Doesn't it take you back. Polar fleece, sunburn, boards with length under someone who knows how to use them - what's not to love?
stole all of Jack mccoys ideas but very enjoyable all the same
Copped his spray from a big turn at Bells when that was being filmed. Good to see his lines up close.
Very much a homage to McCoy.
So good to see someone power surfing on a shortboard with no wasted movement.
Ganggajang brought back memories of Mad Wax...
Same. Great memories.
that first carve of Occy's at bells... beautiful, but is that him being a dangerous asshole or a skilled, perfectly calculated execution? Or the paddler's fault for gunning for the shoulder?
I reckon paddler didn’t know how to get out of the way when there’s a good surfer on the wave.
based on occys normal behaviour in the surf, its probably safe to say the former
Bit disappointing that they weren’t Huntington hopping for 15 seconds through the bells fat section to get their end section hits.
They left a lot of points on the table there.
And had to go to cloudbreak cos Occy can’t even afford Occy’s left.
Haha
That board looked great under his feet….but the broom under his nose not so….lol.
I reckon you could cut & paste that last cuttie into some of the green iguana footage. Would be the same, apart from the moustache
On rail surfing, idyllic
Unreal Eh.....
Now what was it that Thrusters did to the Bottom Turn . . .
Pft.
gee that is a great clip!!
Can someone put together a masters event in good waves. The love for Occ in this plus Mick and Parko the other day is strong. Add Kelly, Curren, Bobby, Taylor Knox, Taj etc. Would not be surprised to see it get more views than the WSL. I would Pay per view!
Wow. Surprised how in tune he is with cloudbreak. I was expecting him to be a lot stiffer and less poweful.
Yeah, really enjoyed that. Very good waves and great music to go with it. His infectious enthusiasm added an extra dimension.
I’ve never fawned over Occy but surprisingly enjoyed that.
Does he age? Full head of hair, minimal grey, looks in good nick too.
Makes me want to go surf some good waves
PS - that Lennix Smith looks the goods, nice style.
Occy still collecting a monthly cheque from Billabong?
Pretty charmed life ey....
Maybe that’s the key to youth - never doing a days work in your life?
Great little clip, looks like an 80's porn star, Cocky?
haha, I fucking love the mo.. suits the hell out of him, and I'm not being facetious..
Not much of a fan.
The ‘stache suits him and I’m not a fan of the ‘stache resurgence.
He’s looking fit and happy….but Supa leaves him in the dust.