«Back The Surfers Journal Biographies Combo Pack, Vol. 1-4 (DVD) Sale Price: $102.36 List Price: $127.95 You Save: $25.59 Mfg. Part No.: OEV 09 07SJC Volume 1: Tom Curren & Kelly Slater--Tom Curren and Kelly Slater are surfing's most important figures in the last 20 years. Both surfers dominated their eras competitively: Tom in the '80s; Kelly in the ’90s. Both exhibited innate natural ability and wave knowledge; and between the two of them, they amassed an unprecedented nine world titles. In so doing, Curren, then Slater, lifted American professional surfing to peak from the self-doubting doldrums imposed by the brassy Australian and South African dominance in the 1970s. As World Champion, Curren was a shy and elusive yet hugely influential figure who let his brilliant wave riding do his talking. In contrast, while Slater's surfing defined a new era, on land he transcended the surf scene to become a pop culture icon on magazine covers and the world's most-watched TV series, "Baywatch."This volume of the Surfer's Journal Biographies reviews both surfers' careers with intimate perspectives that help us understand who they really are as human beings as well as great wave riders. Volume 2: Tom Carroll & Wayne Lynch--"Gobbo" and "The Fish" share the obvious connection of being Australian goofyfoots and both are articulate spokesmen for their sport, but that’s where the comparisons end. Sprouting from the ultra-competitive Sydney scene of the late 1970s, Tom Carroll became world champion and one of the most powerful and influencial surfers to ever lay a rail into Pipeline. He remains a fit, fully engaged force in any wavescape he enters. Wayne Lynch, Carroll’s senior by over a decade, broke the regularfoot stranglehold on progressive surfing in the late 1960s, inventing lines that few could follow. As a shaper, his distinctive forms remain faithful to his unique philosophy, and his overall vibe expresses a bawdy yet thoughtful intelligence that defines a paradoxical nature. Volume 3: Greats of Womens Surfing--Female surfers played a vital role in the sport’s Polynesian pre-history. At times, women actually outnumbered their male counterparts at Hawaiian breaks. The situation changed in the 20th century, and female surfers found their influence reduced—for the most part—to decoration and novelty. Even though long-standing competitions like the Makaha International featured a women’s division, participants were few and the intensity of the competition paled in comparison with the men. The first crack in this picture appeared in the 1967 when the Western Surfing Association's created a new 4A division for "professionally-oriented super stars." A precursor of today's elite world tour, the women's division showcased child star Margo Godfrey, who carved her way straight through to the World Title at age 15 on the way to becoming one of the greatest surfing champions ever. Margo set the stage for future generations of women surfers to follow. Names like Rell Sunn, Jericho Poppler, and Lynn Boyer became standard fixtures in the surfing press. Today, through the efforts of contemporary surfers Lisa Andersen, Rochelle Ballard, Layne Beachley, and Keala Kenneally, women are reclaiming their rightful place in elite lineups the world over. The movement is most palpable in the freesurfing realm, and one of the 21st century’s most obvious surfing trends is the explosion of females at beaches everywhere. We explore all of the above in this edition of The Surfer’s Journal. Volume 4: Jeff Hakman & Larry Bertlemann--Each era of surfing finds its quintessential expression in the special talents of rare individuals. Jeff Hakman and Larry Bertlemann were two of the most distinctive and brilliant surfers of their times, Although they could scarcely be more different, they shared common struggles. They were the defining poles of shorthboard revolution in Hawaii. Hakman reigned as the standard of excellence from his astonishing 1965 victory (age 17) at the first Duke Kahanamoku Invitational until he drifted out of the limelight in the mid-1970’s. As a boy, he faced a man’s challenges: as a man his challenges were even greater. Hakman is surfing’s ultimate survivor. Larry Bertlemann, a Duke winner in ’74, seeded a “new school” of surfing and brought low-rotation skateboard maneuvers to the waves. His belief that ‘anything is possible’ helped redefine surfing performance while inspiring the paradigm-busting pool riders of Southern California’s Dogtown skate scene. Two surfers, two lives, two fates in this volume of The Surfer’s Journal Biographies.   In Stock: 999 Qty: