Mark Richards and Wayne Bartholomew, 1980 | Peter Crawford Archive

MR and Rabbit 1980 Ripcurl Pro - Peter Crawford Slide Transparencies

Rip Curl Bells Beach Pro presentation in 1980.

Wayne Rabbit Bartholomew and I were in the final which I won. There was no priority buoy in those days. Every heat had a lot of intense jockeying and hassling for the inside position. Whoever was on the inside had first choice of wave.

I always liked to try and hold inside position from the start of a heat. To achieve this beach positioning in relation to your opponent on the initial paddle was important. Bugs walked down after me and went straight to my inside standing on the beach.

So I waited until he started to make a move towards entering the water and then I ran around his right hand side so I would have the inside as we paddled out.

Competitive surfing back then tested your surfing ability and heat strategy.
The jumper I’m wearing was made by my wife. She knitted the MR logo into it. - Mark Richards

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