Three-time international surf champ Corky Carroll answers your questions each week on the Beach Blog. Hit him up at corkysurf@aol.com
Q. I read where Bruce Brown got into the Surfers Hall of Fame this year. I remember his old movies. Does he still make surfing movies and if so where do they sell them?
A. Bruce retired from surf films after he made the “Endless Summer 2.” But his son Dana Brown is holding up the family tradition. His first film was “Step into Liquid,” which did very well. He just released his new surf movie called “High Water.” I haven’t seen it yet but I am sure its great.
Q. Who was the first World Surfing Champion? I have heard different versions of this.
A. The first World Surfing Champion was Midget Farrelly. He won it in Australia in 1964. The first ASP (the current world tour) World Champ was Peter Townend in 1976. Most of the people who have come after the start of the World Tour don’t like to acknowledge that there was actually professional surfing, or anything that mattered really, before that. But there were World Championships held and pro surfing did exist prior to 1976. Or did I just dream it?
Q. I was in Barnes and Noble the other day and saw a whole section of surf books. When are you going to write one?
A. Actually I have done three books of short stories on surfing. The first one was published by a company out of Chicago and is now out of print. The second two were done as original manuscripts and were signed, dated, and numbered. I think you can find them on eBay from time to time. I am half done with my first attempt at a novel at the moment, but so far have no publisher. So, who knows if it will see the light of day or not? Stay tuned.
