GOAT
The amount of blood spilt over debating which surf brand has collected the greatest team in history is immeasurable. Proponents of Hurley’s 2013 “The Game has Changed” crew feat. Laura Enever, Carissa Moore, Julian Wilson, John John Florence, Conner Coffin waging pitched street battles against proponents of Channel Islands’ 1998 “We are all Black Beauty” feat. Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, Lisa Andersen, Rob Machado so barbaric as to scare a whole generation of mothers into letting their babies grow up to be surfers.
But, and finally, it has all been settled with the 1982 Body Glove pro team emerging undisputed.
To wit:
Peter Townend.
Mike Benavidez.
Scott Daley.
Rocky Sabo.
GOAT.
Disagree?
Want more blood?
I defy you to beat.
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That’s the spirit Gorilla and as Kilgore said :
“How’re you feeling, Jimmy?
Door Gunner : Like a mean motherfucker, sir!”
You’re only posting this because you want to suck up to Matt Warshaw. With respect, it’s not much of a team.
Anyway, I found a team that would probably even beat the Rip Curl team when they had Slater.
FCS
Pick a year, it doesn’t really matter. There was a time before Futures when every pro used them. They had Slater, Carroll and Occy all in the same team and if their advertising is to be believed, 40 world titles won on FCS fins.
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I actually prefer Futures, but damn FCS had a good team.
I finally have a house with a bath and heated floors ….but like every Homo Sapiens , I love the sensory splendor of burning log , smoke and flame .
Thanks VONR …..I will be out there in the Baltic tomorrow , praying for 30 knots direct onshore and a ray of sun to produce thigh high dribblers to dissect ….trying to find a new 6/4 steamer to replace the 543 but fucking Covid , that cheeky little bugger , as well as making many humans sick , fucked for life and dead , while others have been driven totally crazy , has fucked up winter wetsuit supply chains and looks like I’ll be shivering again this winter and be doing the old catch one , fuck the paddle , and do the run around to keep the hypothermia away dreaming it was Snapper but sadly it’s more like a poor man’s T street for rich men .
Well I kicked everyone’s arse in the water , at 56 , two weeks ago on a 6ft left near Lacanau on a 6’x19”x2 1/2 Pyzel shadow ( 29 l ) on the day of the year . Besides that fuck all !
Doesn’t pay to be humble , in the USA ? or France .
Who the fuck is Dicks Myth!.?
82 …..ANY TEAM WITHOUT MR ,CHEYNE , CARROLL , the great DANE KEALOHA or Simon A that year was second class ! Shit ! INSIGNIFICANT!
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” which America’s , Santa Monica cheer leaders at the WSL , obviously did which lead to American Only ULTIMATE SURFER ……for Americans only while claiming to be an inclusive equal opportunity employer ?
Eh ?
Roger …. Be like not having Smelly Skater in the supposedly best team of the 90s ?
In fact , looking at the latest WSL marketing , they might prefer it to resemble a GOLF TOUR ….. possibly because the USA is shit at Tennis at the moment ?
true, aussies too unless you count kyrios, which i dont
Ash Barty Party !
Harsh, but true. I sourced overseas.
Dunno
I just remember seeing this ad as a young bloke and thinking she was hot as all heck.
Maybe someone around here would know how to get hold of PT and ask him…
PT loved all things American , probably still does ? and I am assuming the bronzed Wonder Woman is Californian ?
Trick question R u James Briszick?
No , thus nature balances itself out .
Inside?..or Outside?
Outside , Southside ….inside kids ride .
Fuck the kids…(mongrel bastards)..how dare they?..again!…caaarnts
I don’t like to objectify Women, but my lord she is hot.
Harry
Team Possum Trappers!
3D, Gaz, Grand Mayhem, Turdport, CL, T-Dogg , Pads Smearer.
Unbeatable (except maybe in surfing), proud wearers of home-knitted jerseys, unknown, and unknowable. Enigmas rolled up in mysteries – and puff pastry.
Be hard to beat the ” Bob Hawke” surf team of the 1980s they were massive.
Dan ‘84. Canyon ‘85. Off Shore ‘86. Mambo ‘87. Gotcha ‘88. Beach Towne ‘89. Hot Tuna ‘90. Victory ‘91.
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Are you on your knees just out of frame?
I wasn’t at that shoot. I think it was in Hawaii.
But I did give MT an ad idea he used E = MCD.
He used it and I got to raid the Gotcha warehouse for free. That was a good Christmas for everyone.
Kinda sad how many of those dudes are dead, disabled or bald.
or ride SUP’s now!
Chris Malloy said it best: “SUP is like beating off. Fun, but don’t let your friends catch you doing it.“
If SUP is good enough for Gerry and good enough for Laird, it’s good enough for me.
I’m sure you were there*…
They did photo shoots in the warehouse at SURFER sometimes but not that one.
When I first got there I peeked through the curtain once and saw J_____ C_____ shooting this.
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Seemed a little out of context, but there she was, shotgun and buns.
You are allowed to say Jesus Christ
I did not expect THAT when I peeped through the curtain.
Virgin Marry or immaculate receptionists
Someone pointed out that was an attempt at insultery.
There’s only one answer to that.
Do the math.
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Dino..legend…!
Chas is just saying Body Glove team is tops because their logo reminds him of Jonah’s tatttoo.
Skip Frye
Newport Plus 78-82
They even had ring ins from Bondi .
Carrolls , Cadden , Walker , Newling , Greeny , Twemlow , Casey etc etc
Plus the YOUNG Doctor .
A big trophy cabinet right there
Newport’s intense rivalry with the happy children of Maroubra , Steve Blacky Wilson and the rest of the gang was inspiring for us just down the road at cronulla as the clubs in the are grasped for the baton as it was being passed on .
Gonna stick with Team Mason n Marzo.