Through the Decades: Iconic Sampling of Surf Movies on Nalu TV
The 80s were chock full of great surf movies, and one that just came onto the Nalu TV platform is This Is Surfing by Brian Bleak. A real entertaining and eye-opening surf film, This Is Surfing, is a comprehensive story of the origins and progression of the modern surf era. Released in 1986, This Is Surfing features a who’s who of surfers that contributed to the evolution of surfing: Pat Curren, David Nuuhiwa, Nat Young, Michael Peterson, Gerry Lopez, Rabbit Bartholomew, Dane Kealoha, Tom Carroll, Tom Curren, and everyone in between.
Magic Man song by Pico for Searching for Tom Curren
Pico was 16 when his Dad booted him out of the house with a handshake. He was still at school. I took him in. About eight of us took him in split between two households on the South Newport headland. All of us surfed in our local club. Pico stuck to his studies pretty well.
Tom Curren Jeffreys Bay 1992
By Derek Hynd
The trouble with perfect alignment of surfer, wave, and cinematographer was highlighted in May of 1992 when Tom Curren’s hallowed “first ride at J-Bay” simply was not documented. Fifty years in the future, the now infamous film of the rider/wave will intrigue the same way, but it’ll still be the second wave that will be studied in awe.
Sonny Miller: A Great Friend Who Lived Life to the Fullest
By Derek Hoffmann
Traveling around the world with Sonny Miller on The Search was the best five years of my life. He was a legend- generous, encouraging, happy and always positive. We all had the best time with Sonny.
Who Are These Children? The Mind Ski Generation
Written by Tom Curren
Published in Surfer Magazine, 1994
Priorities are changing rapidly for the children up today. I know three young surfers, Byron Howarth, Chris Davidson, and Frankie Oberholzer, who can legitimately claim that by not going to school, they have learned more than their peers. As surfers, they can legitimately claim that by not competing, they have ridden better waves. Ask yourself: what furthers a surfer more, a world amateur title or his best tube ride?
A Searching for Tom Curren Story: Hangin’ with Tom Curren in Cardiff, CA
Written by: Tim Hamby
From Tim's blog timhamby.com
February 22, 2022
I had one of the most surreal experiences of my life last weekend when I got to paddle out for a surf session with Tom Curren, one the most stylish and influential surfers in history, and maybe the only surfer in the world who garners as much or more respect than Kelly Slater.