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. We thought it was maybe 12 feet. Ive seen and heard how Mary and the family have supported him as best they can, but this family is weary. He didnt care about the act itself, called it overrated, no big deal, but, being a history teacher, it bothered him to hear the inaccurate versions go into the books. This is in good part because Bud Browne was there to film Nolls crew riding Waimea and crowds of people watched from the road. If fashion trends follow the '20-year rule,' aren't we due for a Y2K renaissance? We also found that our boards were totally inadequate. And for everything he did for surfing and surfers, we thank him. , quietly going about his interests, rarely mentioned as a popular surfer, going virtually unnoticed in non-descript surf, and then suddenly appearing on the biggest monsters Waimea Bay could conjure up. Watch: Surf Films Are Hard, Featuring Jai Glindeman, The Dream Of Owning An Affordable Home Near Good Waves Is Not Dead. Two years later, in 1961, Pat had an amazing way of connecting with people, Jeanine continued. Pat Curren (1932-) will move on. It was Harry Schurch, a mild-mannered history teacher [and lifeguard] originally from. I made my way over to the car slowly and in, Ill admit, a certain degree of disbelief. Before that decade was up, though, Curren would also hone his talents as a big wave rider. By 1957, he was among the Waimea pioneers the first to surf the ominous . Im sure some of them came from rich families, but they rejected that kind of life, ridiculed it. Pats wife, Mary, and I exchanged numbers and have stayed in touch over the past 7 months. Another achievement is being Tom Currens' father. Curren didnt really care about training, . Yeah, well, what happened? continued Brown. Fred Van Dyke quoted. 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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. 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. Notably, he fathered the 3x World Champ, Tom Curren. Noll was jumping up and down. Very purposeful. Jenkins, 1995, p. 77. Sipping mimosas underneath a Louis Vuitton four-sided umbrella. 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. I dont think anybody made a wave., . Revered because of his talent. And Pat had that over all of us. Al Nelson, won, but a new surf spot was opened for exploration. Pat was the original, credits Greg Noll, . Known for being magnetic but near mute at times, Pat built a reputation for his quirky sense of humor and often mystifying personality. El legendario surfer y shaper, Pat Curren, falleci, inform el medio especializado californiano, The Inertia, sin especificar motivos ni el da de su muerte. Pat was the first guy to produce the ultimate gun, said Fred Van Dyke. The Nelson brothersAl and Fleetare well-camouflaged insiders from surfing's 1960s-1980s trade routes, and suitable examples of such referenced-by-the-bigs hidden treasures. Tom Curren is an American surfer and musician. Its affecting a lot of people in the community. 27 years after first exploring Alaska's coast, Josh Mulcoy returns to find a Watch the fourth and final episode of Torren Martyn's "Lost Track: Atla Recapping a historic day of competitive surfing, The epic biopic about the 2019 World Champ and Olympic gold medalist is finally here, Nic von Rupp and Nate Behl score all-time Ments, These 14 contestants are vying for $100K and a spot on the 2022 WSL Championship Tour, Egg Guru Devon Howard provides guidance on ordering a 7-foot-plus surfcraft, Money cant buy happiness, but it can buy cool shit. Pat Curran (born August 31, 1987) is a retired American mixed martial artist, and a former two-time Bellator Featherweight World Champion.He is the cousin of World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Jeff Curran and fought primarily with Xtreme Fighting Organization (XFO) before signing with Bellator, where he is the winner of Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament and the Bellator 2011 Summer . 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. When we first surfed Waimea, Noll continued, we werent conscious of making history, other than on the level of that particular time. And now here I was, standing with Pat Curren, Tom's 18-year-old son, trying figure out how to get his dad out of the house and to the surf photo shoot at Uluwatu that he was an hour late for. Rest In Peace, Amen., great surf legend but not such a great father. The Curren family broke apart in 1981 and Pat moved to Costa Rica. People talk about the crude equipment, At the end of the 50s/beginning of the 60s, Pat Curren met the one woman who could steer his energy away from the North Shore, I was 16 when I met Pat at a surfing movie, , recalled the woman that would become his wife and mother to their three sons. I think this will do; Im going surfing. With that, he strolled into the backyard, picked up a machete, , and hacked a couple of branches from a Hale Koa tree, . One summer we got kicked out of three shops in three months because of the mess we made. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Female surfer controversially cut from world tour flaunts revenge film backed by activewear giant Lululemon, Were all familiar with the way the WSL rules bend with the breeze and under the weight of sponsors cash!, Worlds greatest athlete Kelly Slater, slammed by transgender surf icon as part of the far right going mental, shines in exhilarating video edit made by teenage surf fan! Winner gets $5000 and a three-board PANDA quiver. He just said the hell with everything else. Surfing from an Historical and Cultural View, part of the SHACC Collection, by Malcolm Gault-Williams. Full documentary coming March 2. He tied these to the top of his battered car and secured his board to the new rack. As per a Facebook post by Surfline, a major tribute unveiling Currens personality garnered significant attention from fans. "In the early '50s I moved to La Jolla and got really serious about it. 1 of 2 Go to page . Pat Curran Death - Surfboard design pioneer and father of a three-time world champion has suddenly passed away, according to reports. [1] Durante um perodo no Hava, alugou uma loja e se profissionalizou com as pranchas. 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. The surf also comes up very fast, and when it does, the shore break is enormous. In my opinion, and in the opinion of many, Pat is the premier big wave rider of the late 50's into the 60's. And certainly a pioneer in the refineing of the big wave gun design. News just in that the Californian shaper Pat Curren, a big-wave pioneer on the North Shore, and daddy to three-time world champ Tom, has died after a long illness. Jeez, it looks like a mountain. Curren, To Currens recollection, no one really made a wave successfully that session. Pezman, Steve. He was named one of the top 20 surfers in the world by the first SURFER magazine Poll in the early 1960's. His was what you would call a "big name." But he was not comfortable in the limelight and kept to himself. A post shared by Birds Surf Shed (@birdssurfshed). That era of men were built different. Curren peaked in his career around the 60s, embarking on his discovery-filled journey. How Do John Florence And Gabe Medina Both Lose At Full-Throttle Sunset? Thank you for signing up. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. I must have mistaken her, I thought. In 1961, he married his wife Jeanie in Hawaii. Hes away from the takers, the people who want to grab onto your surfing shirttails and make a fast buck. I was from Coronado, , but that was the biggest surf Id ever been in. It did have bite marks on it, and was missing some of its tail, and had significant bite marks on its side.. A Mission Beach, San Diego, kid, he was there on the day in 1957 when Oahu's Waimea Bay was first surfed. For the next three hours, we looked over the boards I had brought with me, talked tools, travel stories, and his early years of board building with Velzy. Pat Curren's surfing roots were in La Jolla, where he began stand-up surfing in 1950, at the age of 18. Subscriptions Fred has it in October, but it was November 1957. He's a fan of Capital City Showcase trivia. Muoz mumbled, It didnt look too big anyway., Too peaky, no wall, said Curren. All rights reserved. On the drive back to the, His friends say Pat Curren could easily go a full day without speaking. A basketball player all through her Noll and company continued on to check Sunset, only later to return when they heard it was being ridden. Today, August 9th, Pat turns 88 years old. His father - Pat Curren - is a big wave surfing pioneer. Jenkins, 1995, p. 76. His impact was immense, his loss great. Aint great seeing a dolphin cop it but a bull sharks gotta eat, am I right, and a succulent three-hundred pound dolphin is grinds for days. He also works with philanthropic organizations such as the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center and the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation. We used a rubber stamp. The only thing that comforts me is knowing he passed away doing what he loved., Another prominent big-wave surfer, Shaun Walsh from Maui, conveyed his sentiments on the instance. Diffenderfer, Theres no way to express the look on the owners face when he came the next month to collect the rent, wrote Van Dyke. , Nelson Surfboards. The guys that put no money down on their boards got theirs first. Surfer Pat Curran was announced dead on Sunday, the 22nd of January 2023. Thats what happens when you get caught up in the magic joy of chance encounters with people you look up to. Paul set up a GoFundMe with a hundred k goal and even created a limited edition tee for donors. He was gaunt and pale, with a pointed chin, sunken cheeks and worried eyes. Similar to how Phil Edwards is credited for being the first to ride the Banzai Pipeline because it was shot on film. It was like a treasure trove to me, just studying this portrait of self-assuredness. A common theme among comments on IG was,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. In the 90s, Curren settled down in a beat-up old trailer down in southern Baja Mexico. The wave in pictures measures 25-28 feet and has become a much-talked-about wave. But one unique lot that I'm personally excited about combines a surfboard and a leather jacket. For less than the cost of a couple of cups of coffee a month, become an Insider member and continue to get Local News You Can Use from the only independently owned, dedicated local news organization in South Orange County. Most of us, even those with a serious nose for surf history know just the Cliff's Notes version. Reactions: hanger18 and john4surf. Surfer Discussion 1; 2; Next. Subscribe to Later I tried to start up some legitimate shops a couple of times, but they never really did much., s recollection, they did well because Windansea, Curren was a little older than most of the coast, He molded it into a state-of-the-art lifestyle,, , probably the shittiest car of all time, and the cops gave him a bunch of crap about having the front windshield knocked out. 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. By the time Pat left Jeanine, herself a surfer and devout Christian, Tom Curren was already a winner. RIP Pat. They slept on the beach when all else failed, and occasionally got to rent an actual building. Copyright a360media 2023. Jenkins, 1995, p. 81. As Pat was heading down the coast to a new life in Mexico, his son, in 1980, won the World Amateur Junior Championship. My dad dove with him at La Jolla cove and partied at Maynard's with him in the late 50s. Curren peaked in his career around the 60s, embarking on his discovery-filled journey. He said, Its tragic we lost such an amazing human. Pat Curren was born (1932) in Carlsbad, California, the son of a surveyor, and grew up in San Diego's Mission Beach. Tiyasa is a US Sports author for Essentially Sports. Peter Cole quoted. Pat was considered the top big wave rider of the first crop of big wave riders. The honoree this year is Mr. Pat Curren. A few years later, at 18, he moved to La Jolla and began surfing. Big wave trailblazer, Pat Curren died at the age of 90. The 87-year-old was living in a Chevy Tahoe and trailer with his wife Mary and their special needs daughter. Curren was born (1964) in Newport Beach, California, the son of pioneering big-wave surfer and boardmaker Pat Curren, and raised in Santa Barbara. Pat Curren , one of surfings most enigmatic characters has passed away. Slater would never match Curren for fluidity, but his legs had more spring, his body was more limber, his approach was . I'm not sure there was a more mystique-drenched surfer in the world. Father, Son, Holy Spirit,. , the waves have to break fifteen to eighteen feet before they start triggering on the reefs. All that and a great sense of humor too! 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? Bob Sheppards last name incorrectly spelled Shepherd. Corrected. Fue uno de los pioneros del surfing de olas grandes pero tambin del shaping de tablas de olas grandes. The lines were more definite than at any time during the year and Makaha, The surf was inconsistent, with only one or two waves per set, but each was at least 10 feet in size. Repost from @nobody_surf . Schmidts story of meeting Pat post-surf will jerk a few tears out of anyone who knows the legend of Curren. All the while, Pats holding his hand in his pocket, Brown described. I remember we got on a set wave and he said, Here we go -- dont look down. That was really exciting, the beginning of our romance, . 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. Greg Noll is most often given credit for being the first one to ride Waimea after Dickie Cross died there and Woody Brown nearly ate it there. They have to make it past the Round of 32. His wife, Bev, Im going to paddle out and just look at it, said Greg. . . Remember how surf fans used to win Surfer or the WSL fantasy surf leagues and then get stiffed of prizes? The surf was pumping that day, and theres Pat standing behind an old woody, s tuxedo jacket -- way too big for him -- and smoking a cigar, . It was 1955 by the time Curren made his first visit to Hawaii, and it would change the trajectory of his life. 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. Curren had learned how to attach slabs of wood to the nose and tail of a board to get more rocker, or curve. So were all down there one day and Pats sort of standing around, smoking a cigarette, , a bunch of us would hike up to Waimea Falls, , Noll recalled the first time Waimea Bay, It was the beginning of Pat Currens enduring reputation as King of The Bay., Downing and Trent had helped establish Makaha, This was not entirely correct. Couldnt believe how crowded it was. 31-32. Along with him was Greg Noll, Mickey Munoz, Bing Copeland, Del Cannon, Mike Stange, and Bob Bermell. The enthusiasm with which she addressed the work far surpassed what I would call the usual intrigue of a passerby. high school and college days, Tiyasa looks up to Michael Jordan as her idol, and In a truly inspired moment, Curren created a surfers palace that came to be known as Meade Hall, . From Saturn to Dump to Nozvid, the Academy award for best supporting role in a. (Written by Matt Warshaw) . We were the first [of our group] in the water. He lived the golden years; was perfect example of what surfing was in those halcyon days. Bruce Brown Tom, now 52, began surfing when he was two years old in Santa Barbara, where he perfected his records-smashing technique on the long ride of idyllic waves at Rincon. The quiet stoicism and knack for putting themselves on the biggest, best waves of the day are hallmarks of both surfers. A lot of California guys sort of brawled their way into acceptance in Hawaii, but Pat never had to do that. But, when the surf comes up in the wintertime, the build-up at Waimea is both rapid and sizable. News just in that the Californian shaper Pat Curren, a big-wave pioneer on the North Shore, and daddy to three-time world champ Tom, has died after a long illness. Just tore the insides out of it. Im runnin out of places. Jenkins, 1995, p. 79. So I summoned my courage and said, Pat -- I dared to call him that; . Unfortunately it is one of those things you cant explain what happened. We always checked it because it looked so glassy and clean, but then [usually] drove on to Makaha. Comments are a Stab Premium feature. He also works with philanthropic organizations such as the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center and the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation. . Tanner Gudauskas and a fundamental Australian artifact. Watch the trailer of Are You Serious? Advertise with us. Pat married Ellen Curren. 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. Fred has this opening up of Waimea in October of 1957. He walks down to the shore, flips the beer, . Two days later, they had completely gutted the place. They are at risk of losing what little they have left, including their trailer. I got the biggest waves of my life after having kids, said the 2023 Eddie. Gotta surf big waves tomorrow! At 16, he dropped out of high school. A year later, the newlyweds found themselves back in California, where Pat worked as a diver and a surfboard shaper. Point waves become impossible to make after the waves moved into deeper water, recalled Van Dyke. Most days, weather and health permitting, he works on a template outside their small trailer, in the open air. In 1964, Tom Curren was born. He also shaped the finest big-wave guns of his time, recalled journalist Bruce Jenkins. Dont get the DP Times delivered to your home? We had a long ways to go in big-wave riding and big-wave-board design.. Already a member? 10/02/2023. It has to have a certain look and feel. But when Curren finally arrived and we met him at the airport, I was disappointed. Byrons board came out with a crack down the middle. Pat Curren is useless at 90 years outdated. We simplified and in the BeachGrit way, made a fantasy surfer game that was simple and anti-depressive! He also began to take an interest in giving shape to the surfboard. He was hailed as a pioneer of the sport and has greatly contributed to its development in the country. Everyone in California knew there was something different about the La Jolla guys: Curren, The most rebellious group of people I ever met, attested, . I had paddled for one outside and missed it, so I took off on a small inside wave. Pat Curren falleci a los 90 aos tras no poder superar una larga enfermedad, dejando un gran legado y respeto total por los pioneros del surf de grandes olas. We had to drag him to the hospital.. Curren was the next rider, planing the monster perfectly, making it after doing everything right. A few years back, historian Matt Warshaw wrote, The camera loves Pat in a way that it loves few others in the sport, and he was good enough to occasionally play along with the filmmakers. And as he got older, things got a little harder. And a s surfers and . Warshaw, Encyclopedia of Surfing, 2003, p. 144. the sporting world right from her childhood. But not just any leather jacket this particular jacket belonged to Steve McQueen and was given to East Coast Surfing Champion Gary Propper. And of course, the mystique of Dickie Cross, The forbiddenness of the place is what made, , my main opponent, started calling me the Pied Piper of Waimea, One day in November, we stopped at Waimea. Bruce Brown quoted. Eventually, Pat started another family, with the birth of a daughter in 2000. , is that hes doing the same shit that he found enjoyable back then. I can still see us running down the beach at Pupukea. It was about going for the biggest wave and hoping you didnt get killed. Finally, he just fell out of the chair with blood poisoning. Thomas Roland Curren was born on July 3, 1964, in Newport Beach, California. Hence, fans resorted to the comments section to salute the surfer and wish for his peace. He loved skateboarding, but after age 13 the waves drew him away from the wheels. Advertisement Coins. Sam George quoting Pat Curren. , The Bay was challenged for the first time by a group of Californians. In the late 1950s and well into the 60s, Curren was thought of by most as the best big-wave rider there was. Muere Pat Curren El shaper, pionero del surf de olas grandes en el North Shore de Hawi y padre del tricampen del mundo de surf, Tom Curren, ha muerto a los 90 aos. "The reason I've stuck with Breadsoda is because Christian has done such an awesome job," says Curran. 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. The waves in the Bay are almost flat for about 90% of the year. Brazillian surfer, Marcio Freire died doing what he loved. Pat Curren, a big-wave pioneer on the North Shore, and father to 3x World Champ Tom Curren, has passed away. We could buy 1,000 board feet of balsa from, , but Cheney stayed back on the beach. 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. A former editor at Surfer Magazine, The Surfers Journal and ESPN, today he writes for a number of publications, including Picket Fence Media, Surfline and the World Surf League. Jenkins, 1995, p. 78. A post shared by Better Than Fantasy! Its kind of like learning how to ride a bike, . Never had a media following. Tomorrow, SEPTEMBER 10, 2005, is the WINDANSEA LUAU. It was Munoz who answered, Actually, it was a guy named Harry Schurch!, when I long ago asked him who took off first. Jenkins, 1995, p. 79. Sam George with Jeanine Curren Bloom quoted. reveres the Mamba Mindset. Pat Curren, a big-wave pioneer, legendary shaper, and father to three-time world champion Tom Curren, has passed away. Occasionally a big wave will close out the bay, and surfers caught in the crush will be lucky to escape with their lives., thirty foot plus surf, wrote Fred Van Dyke, The surf was so large that the regular lineup had moved out another quarter mile, near the drop off into deep water. 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. There's no smoke and mirrors here: just an organic collaboration between two surfing . A late, over-budget project delivered with zest and candor. | Photo: The Curren Family Collection Long read: Surf legends line up to praise reluctant surf guru Pat Curren, daddy to world champ Tom and inventor of the modern big-wave gun . A little bit of wind coming out of the valley, pushing the waves back, holding them up a bit.. Luckily, a swell had arrived on the last morning of the trip; I paddled out at Swamis, caught a few fun ones, and then ascended the long flight of stairs back to the parking lot. Munoz, Greg screamed. In those days, speed was everything. Jenkins, 1995, p. 77. Pat has been in urgent need of dental surgery for the past 6 months, which they cannot afford. Pat Curren first visited Hawaii in 1955, and two years later was among the first group of surfers to ride Waimea Bay; the slim regularfooter wiped out on nearly all his rides, as did the rest of the half-dozen surfers out that day, largely because their surfboards were unsuited to the conditions. Needless to say, Meade Hall, , the whole thing. He married and moved to Santa Barbara. Sign up here. In 2000, Pat, Tom and younger brother Joe Curren took a trip together to Ireland. Pat Curren was one of surfing's most revered. By 1957, he was among the Waimea pioneers -- the first to surf the ominous Bay and the best at building boards for it. He was a surfers surfer; a man who, for better or worse, lived his life the way he saw fit. Pat Curren shaped surfboards and dove for abalone. 1. He was famously patient, surfing far fewer waves at Waimea than many of his counterparts, but surfing waves that counted. Here: just an organic collaboration between two surfing 1950s and well the! 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