What Tom Curren Did in 1987 That Changed Surfing FOREVER

[@ianobodie2338]

THE definitive surfer is low key, adaptable to any situation and lets his waves do the talking. He usually rides around in a beater truck with no gas and no worries about how he's going to get home. Surf is first. There might be one or two at every beach around the world. One of Rincon's happens to be the one that broke the mold his dad made before him, a generational surfer from the roots of performance surfing. He became a World Champion despite his desire to hang out in the background like the most core of core. Tom Curren, surfer.

[@RealSurfStories]

You nailed it @ianobodie2338 🎯

[@edisondaud7552]

He has a natural talent to surf and compete but it seens to deslike that position. He is a shy man with a simple life that conflites with a world champion.

[@RealSurfStories]

@@edisondaud7552 So interesting and true.

[@quintbromley2112]

Tom is style, precision, and grace personified. No one has ever looked better on a wave. 🌊🤙

[@Diogenes1360]

Tommy Curren is a Hero & Legend, Surfing Royalty.Personified.

[@vakletudo]

Tom perfected surfing with his radical style for that time, he was and always will be my favorite surfer!!! Thank you very much for the VIDEO!!!!

[@marknixon4966]

Man Tony thank you so much for this never before seen footage of my childhood Surfing Hero Tom Curren.Dude he was on such a different level then the rest of the guys in tour back then.His surfing in 87 is still relevant today the best style ever in my opinion long live Tommy Curren.Thank you Tony

[@ApexPerformanceLife]

TC's style was really my all time favorite. A master of the craft who stayed true to himself into, through and beyond the pro circuit circus. Another awesome memory dislodger from the surf film master TR!

[@CostaSurfBums]

The rail to rail action was so flawless.. so stylie always... Legendary

[@WildB06]

Proper surfing not the modern slash and burn

[@jgmopar]

When I was a kid my friend and I rode our bikes to surf the cove at Rincon. We would wait for guys like Tom Curren or Shawn Thompson ETC. We would drop in in front of them for 1 second then kick out and say we surfed a wave with Tom Curren LOL. Tom lived right next door to my Friend and we were always afraid to talk to him. The place he is doing the talk interview is the spot we lived in Carpinteria.

[@robertstinnette1926]

He was my surfer Hero back ,when I was a sophomore in high school in 1987. Best year of my Life.

[@bobnandez]

same age. b.71. . same hero to me. 🤙

[@justmikehk]

One of my more fond memories of surfing is getting the nod to go on one at lanis from the legend tom Curren!

[@iprey4surf]

I was getting a sick right barrel at Kammies and I saw him paddling out and smiling at me as I was getting pitted. I'm sure he forgot 30sec later, But I never did. Hahaha

[@davetousley3888]

Great stuff. I'm so stoked

[@acme9538]

Keeping in mind the evolution of the sport itself, and the type of board(s) he was riding back then andwhat's out there now (epxy computer shapes etc. ) . . . . pretty insane. I'd never 'compare' Tom's surfing to any other surfer , becasue it's apples to oranges . . . I can appreciate all aspects of performance past and present. But it is undeniable how far ahea he was in not only in talent, but style and ability . . . using almost every part of the wave. Truly a pleasure to watch Tom surf.

[@henrymorgan3982]

Simon Andersson's Tri Fin and Curren combined and came into its own in the 80's! The Greatest of Times!

[@2HitWonder]

That first segment....I watched that a million times back in the 80's, but can't recall what film it was in back then.

[@RealSurfStories]

"No Limits" Full video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noGtn3WDh5qVlc0

[@ludurigan]

@@RealSurfStories OH GOD THANKS

[@michaelpender6971]

it neverr gets old, tommy revoltionized the sport

[@surfjett1969]

I remember Tom when he was probably around 6 or 7 years old, surfing at Hammond’s , SB. We were surprised he was there all by himself ! His parents must have known how capable he was , even at that age. He didn’t do anything fancy then, but his wave judgement was spot-on . Amazing .

[@RealSurfStories]

Yes!!! I surfed with Tom in Boys and Juniors division of the WSA and his freakish wave knowledge was there from day one, way before the amazing surfing kicked in.

[@dukeloppnow2877]

I lived on Danielson road in the 60s early 70s right where you would cut through and cross the railroad tracks to get to hammonds meadow. He kept a board right up the street at a friend's house that he could easily grab. Hammond's meadow was a beautiful place big open grassy field without all the condos, there was even a little forest in the middle of it back then.

[@stampscapes]

We were coming back from a morning session at the Ventura Fairgrounds and stopped at Rincon to check it out. Didn't see him out there and when we were about to leave Curren came walking up the trail and was parked a couple spots from us. I seem to recall us thinking that the truck he was driving was one that he won in the OP Pro or something like that. I think it was said that at Rincon he gets whatever waves he wants. In that first wave of the video, it's funny when everyone else sees him and they all drop out.

[@RealSurfStories]

Classic. Yeah the guy in the red wetty that he toasted was my buddy.

[@kevint.5381]

Legend. His attack the lip style unlocked so much for competitive surfing. The next generation took flight to keep up.

[@christopherklocko2178]

Tommy, probably the best "Soul Surfer" in history. No ego, that I could see. I met him once when I was living on the north shore in the '90's. He wanted to borrow bass guitar from my one of my roommates. Super down to earth

[@tomchapman127]

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[@catinthehat8412]

tom came to Perth western Australia in1983 for pro contest he came out second car parks and just ripping everyone stopped surfing to watch it was amazing

[@RealSurfStories]

Wow. What a treat.

[@23-34GTR]

Stylish surfing even by today's standards。

[@marcioyugulis7914]

Top of my generation !

[@FlyKngImages]

Perfection

[@garychavez8794]

Amazing year

[@smaze1782]

Surf styles were so different back then. Smooth, graceful lines. Now it's all aerials and skateboard moves.

[@RealSkateStories]

Before that's all there was. Now there are both!

[@reeselewis5492]

At the 11:11 min mark where is this TR ? The two TC’s shredding the pier.

[@RealSurfStories]

O'Side. They were warming up for the Stubbies.

[@johnanthonycafe2993]

Tom Curren was probably the most stylish surfer of the pre tow in era.

[@softhotty]

For me, and I'm 62...Mark Richards & Tom Curren.

[@ludurigan]

PRE TOWN IN ERA? what is that ff sake?? are you gonna allow that fucking TOW IN bullshit to be used to define surfing eras?

[@tzt1182]

I remember watching the Stubbies finals at Oceanside. It is hard to believe they actually had contests there because it really is a crappy wave but those guys made it look good.

[@cja3463]

The Michelangelo of the waves!

[@careystuart]

I love that shade of red, white. I think Kelly Slater might object to your statement, but Curren was extremely "fluid" and graceful.

[@RealSkateStories]

I believe you are correct, but my statement was disclaimed with "perhaps" and Kelly usually mentions Tom and Bertlemann when asked.

[@williamhanley7031]

Guy has the best bottum turn on the buisnes and knows how to read a wave . No airs. Love it

[@RealSurfStories]

Great bottom turns and incredible rail game but he opens the video with a sick air!

[@JairLaird]

Template for 90% of modern surfing, right there.

[@arturocordoba4841]

Lo recuerdo en pavones en Costa Rica en 87 a el y su papá qué vivo un tiempo aquí

[@ludurigan]

is it me or Curren in 1987 surfs better than everyone on tour in 2024, 2023, or in 2000-whenever? seriously? this wave 2:00 in Rincon is better than anything in similar size and conditions that anyone surfed on tour for the past 2 decades. I don't care if filipe flies or whatever. Curren has the flow, the grace and everything else. WOW

[@RealSurfStories]

The way the judging was at the Trestles WSL final last year, he would have won.

[@williammartin2842]

I used to surf like that in the early 80's. Had a 5'7.5" Fox surfboards from Lake Worth FL. It had pink and black tiger stripes, twin fin, swallow tail and ripping turns.

[@cjenki45]

Wave Weapon John Parton. 👌🏻

[@williammartin2842]

@@cjenki45 The board was nearly as magical as the 6'5" Dick Brewer quad fin surfboard or the 6'8" Art Colyer shaped Third World Exotic. So long ago that I cannot recall how many fin were on the Art Colyer board. The Brewer was the best board that I ever had. It could go to the steepest places of a wave with ease and make the drop every time.

[@BuddyPrice-g6x]

Why y y do you feel like a wild child!!!🎶

[@TheArts19]

Top Brass.

[@lgmaguiar]

The bad thing about the video is that it ends...

[@curtisautenrieth3342]

taji just moved out there do some content with him

[@alanduncan3244]

I grew up next door to the Curren's, tom never had a yellow Toyota truck,or a driver's license back then,,,and he rode clear board's, not bright Red???

[@RealSurfStories]

It was a faded yellow small pickup, a junker. No idea if it was his. The story happened exactly how I told it. The famous 'Red Beauty" is a clear board with red stripes near the rails on the deck. Different color than the famous "Black Beauty" I guess you never heard of also.

[@KAWIKS-sw9gu]

He's way better than Kelly slater 🤙🙏

[@MrRobinski]

Black beauty square tail...

[@RealSurfStories]

Also an iconic board!

[@MrRobinski]

@@RealSurfStories tommy carrol was also nearly showing up current in this vid, i recon. both iconic surfers

[@walterquick8649]

Best? All? Time? 😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Mr. Kelly Slater yes!!

[@RealSurfStories]

I agree. But ask Kelly he says Tom.

[@williamhanley7031]

Current never ever did one chop hop in his life. Neither should you or anyone. It looks terrible.

[@jayfrieze9277]

Why is this guy posting this dated shit. His monotone introduction bad enough

[@donaldumunawa4787]

So Tom Curren was a god of surfing, but a kook at gas mangement

[@lmr7083]

What I foubd was that there were always 3 to 4 guys in the lineup that were better than Curran. Because you went the competition route doesn't make you the best.

[@RealSurfStories]

Heavy call.

[@ludurigan]

3 to 4 guys better than curren? in the lineup? like, just, on any given day? tell me just ONE that is not called occy, pottz or carroll. and tell me what wine are you drinking mate cause I want some of that