Super Sessions with Larry Bertlemann 16mm Shredding

[@SimonPotter-k1z]

I surfed 76 onwards, Larry Bertelman,Buttons,Gery lopez.they gave me inspiration to surf . 42 years on im still doing it.

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

Keep going! So many friends over the years just stopped surfing. I can never stop...rust never sleeps.

[@marcmelpo972]

He was so ahead of his time... Really amazing!!

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

That is truth!

[@jgmopar]

When I was a kid, it was fun to go to surf movies in the late 70's early 80's. Kids now will never get to experience that.

[@vggalbraith5076]

Yep! The surf theater in HB in the 70s I can still smell the pot smoke.

[@erikvaldur3334]

Most by us were at a Knights of Columbus building. I think we were louder than many rock concerts . The hooting when someone got spit out of a barrel was defining. Wow that brings back memories.

[@walterhorton9963]

5 Summer Stories, Pacific Vibrations, life was good!!!

[@markrosenquist8259]

Great times!!! The stoke was real!!>🙌🤙

[@ernstar8296]

Regal Theatre in Subiaco, Western Australia was home to these legendary movies in the 70's and 80's

[@FrankM-w7k]

10 years old in 70 ..doing the widest hand on ground turns in Maine. WINTERS AND SUMMERS on skateboards/ surfboards ( summertime) and always all of us saying. You see my bertleman . Do a bertleman Harry. Awesome bertleman Joey. Larry bertleman was a hero to. I'm sure many more than just us kids from frozen northeastern united states ( yes SUMMER was beautiful but water still frigid) long live our king .LARRY BERTLEMAN i bet he had no idea how many he influenced and certainly was never financially compensated.

[@mikenicholas9017]

Loved in Australia too. He surfed like he was on a thruster, way before thrusters were a thing.

[@saltydog5342]

In the mid seventies at 15 I was working hard on replicating Larry’s famous cutback style. What a legend 😎👍

[@FrankM-w7k]

@saltydog5342 we all were salty...we all were. Whether it was on land with skateboard or the water surfing...or both. We all were.

[@ApatiEktetheimenos]

I saw Larry surf in the world contest at Oceanside Pier in about 1972 or so, I was in junior high. It was a huge south swell on a school day. My mom had my 2 friends come over early, we put our boards in the car to hit the beach after school, but on the way TO school, she drove us instead to the beach. Never forget! Maybe Larry was the father of the shortboard era? GREAT CLIP!

[@michaeldavis231]

I surfed at Kaiser’s, the summer of 1975. Larry Burtleman, Mark Liddel, Buttons, was there at Kaisers. My cousin Ronnie P, Sau Ul, and I were with the Off the Wall Boys!!

[@davenew-wave3546]

Ditto . . .Aipa - Sting - Step - Bottom, 1975 : Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!🦂🎶 Mahalo's For the Gifts Ben Aipa & Larry Bertlemann... Two Be Continued ........🎵

[@Angieboy173]

I was there as a kid watching Buttons and Liddell ripping at Kaisers in the 70s on the new thrusters. Unbelievable ripping . Amazing memories ❤❤

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

Went to the South Shore in '78 and bought a Glen Minami Town & Country surfboard just like my Hawaiian heros. Paddled out at Kaisers only to have Dane Kealoha and Mark Liddel paddle over and tell me "killer board brah". I just sat there in amazement as they tore it apart! Named my son after Dane....

[@Angieboy173]

I was there too!! Watching Buttons and Mark L destroy the lefts with their new thrusters. It was a very special time

[@sharongoodsell9341]

1977 best years

[@philliplaplante8086]

I learned to surf on a single fin in ‘74 at 12 years old. Larry Bertleman was a 70’s legend, especially during my high school years from ‘75-‘79. 🤙🏼

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

I had the amazing experience of being on the South Shore in the summer of '79 and all the boys were out at Kaisers and I had my new Glen Minami Town & Country board. What an experience!

[@philliplaplante8086]

@@InternationalSurfProperties the 70’s and 80’s was a great time to be a surfer with all the advancements in board design and riding, international travel, the pro tour, etc.

[@adamchaifetz5876]

Bert turns revolutionized surfing and skateboarding. Ya Dude

[@Waterman.58]

Another legend kid's listen watch and learn. But most of all, know your place in the lineup. (Respect)

[@jeffhartwig5283]

When I was learning to surf in the 70's Rubberman and Lopez!

[@StuartThompson-d1i]

I grew up in Durban, South Africa. Bought my first board, a 5’6” single fin from Shaun Thomson way back in 1981. I watched all the greats surfing at The Gunston 500 at Durban’s Bay of Plenty.

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

What a phenomenal memory!!!!

[@ugocdf7706]

Allthough the year is important as mozD is noticing, in the case of Larry he is so much in the future of riding.....that he even has a go pro! ' nuff said

[@sandman93449dm]

These guys surfed great on boards that no one would even think of riding today..

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

That is the truth!

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Soooooooooooo awesome super awesome yeeeeeees yeeeeeeaaaahhhh!! ✌️😎✌️

[@twiginindo3041]

PROPER kegged at pipe switch, first time I've seen that particular clip of him doing that, insane !!

[@whitecloud3356]

Hey Larry 🤙 we played in Waikiki 🎉wild times aloha anythings posable he owns that

[@diabolical1976]

Style for days and way ahead of his time. 🙌

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

For sure...

[@geechie119]

Music provided by ZZ Top. Perfect for the time.

[@pictosantones]

Saw this at La Paloma in Encinitas. Fun times.....

[@zsirrr]

So this where the z-boys got their inspiration from

[@michaelfarar4232]

Exactly. Buttons too. On single fins

[@raindogred]

soundtrack is like a re-mix of zztop 'waiting for the bus' and they dubbed out the vocal or its a soundtrack band..funky.

[@HLsab]

I remember 1978 Bells Beach comp and Larry put an announcement out to the crowd,he wanted to know whether anyone had a copy of the “Saturday Night Fever” album as he wanted to surf to that music in his heat . Pretty sure that was his first year surfing a twin fin at Bells .

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

Awesome story!

[@Pompomgrenade]

🪄power surfing😮still inspiring 💪

[@marciomiranda9212]

Uma Lendaaaaa do Surf, sempreeeeeee👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍👍

[@paulwlash6882]

I swear I see Slater's style in his moves, especially the cut backs.

[@tedmarynowski3881]

Legend

[@BjornLundeen]

Visionary and inspiring

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

Absolutely!

[@beavercleaver4381]

STYLE IN LIFE MATTERS .. 🤙🏼🌄🙏

[@philipharris3983]

Larry one of the most talented surfers of all time!

[@kawikadee9670]

Oh Buttons!

[@MK-su6eg]

I miss him , Buttons was good friend ! Aloha from westside Oahu! he sed call him the solo popolo! Ri paradise! ,

[@kawikadee9670]

@@MK-su6eg Yeah Buttons was known for his 360's he was unreal.

[@MK-su6eg]

@@kawikadee9670 he was so much fun and just a crazy local boy who could rip,and shred da waves! Peace!

[@hawaiianpunchoner]

LEGEND

[@johnmartin2079]

Jay Adam's really looked up to Larry

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

You can see Jay's style influenced by Larry.

[@johneckhart8198]

All the earliest of skaters were surfers that just wanted too or had too get rad⚡ on days that were flat. Everyone wanted to skate the way Larry surfed that's were that sk8 trick / turn "bert" came from skaters wanting to turn on cement the way Larry turn in the water

[@noahlaycock5471]

Epic

[@sz8558]

This guy rode Pipe switch foot. How many guys on earth could do this?

[@jonmorgan1987]

Brett Goodfriend.

[@thatismattjohnsonjohnson3146]

Me

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

Throw up some pics!@@thatismattjohnsonjohnson3146

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

So smooth you can't tell it's switch foot.

[@bryan_garrick_little]

It’s crazy 🤪 incredible feat and no fuss about it

[@pedromartinsrodrigues4310]

Amazing

[@evrgreen_69]

🤙

[@SandroRibeiro-si2kz]

Caramba! O Larry era ninja.. bottonturn e cavada no estilo...merecia um equipamento de hoje em dia

[@MrJasperspool]

Just a great vibe surfing his board twin fin through Indo

[@pauljohnson7178]

Not indo all hawaii

[@vggalbraith5076]

The bertelmenn cutback I remember when he ran me over at velzyland doing one😅

[@walterhorton9963]

I almost got run over by Ben Aipa at Ala Moana Bowl when I was in Jr HS. He was hogging everything and being a real dick about it.

[@urdad9853]

AWESOME I grew up surfing n skating in Dog Town V13/SxM with the Zephyr team n stuff and Larry Bertleman n Gerry Lopez was who we were copying when we skated.....Kenter Canyon...Belagio...St. Clements school.....Bay St.....Marine Hill....Karate Pool.....n then came the whole Punk Scene in Hollywood.......growing up RULED

[@tracydubose265]

Imagine this guy on a modern thruster

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

He would be mind blowing!

[@ricardogomes6085]

Nice style

[@jackmcandle6955]

The days before GO-PRo with a super 8 helmet cam 😂

[@walterhorton9963]

Look ma, no leash! Then bungee cord leashes came along attached to a hole in the fin, then the urethane leashes to deck plugs, and then the crowds.

[@michaelsignor7510]

Dude invented the Go Pro

[@marlaflores3190]

I filmed movie footage of this cat over there Sunset in the 70s

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

The energy and upcoming talent in the islands in the 70's was off the hook.

[@marlaflores3190]

Bertelson, sort of the Jimi Hendrix of the North Shore...& Gerry, Rory Russell, Barry K , and that was the same season I saw the Sea Of Hands Game ( Oakland Raiders) in Honolulu between swells at Pipeline & Sunset

[@Ponohayn]

Bruddah Larry,looked like he was riding a skateboard when he started riding a twin fin

[@endo9351]

Have Mercy

[@jordanonofer3886]

Wow he was ahead of his time

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

Way ahead of his time!

[@RobertCrowe-ys4xb]

Looks like trestles or churches, maybe San onofre down by the power plant

[@mauricetravis868]

❤

[@stevefvc]

the "Bert turn" - does it get more legendary?

[@takfam07]

This was around 1975-'76.

[@solomonschneider9860]

This is the best shit I've ever seen soulsurf wise.

[@genripper-b8q]

orange rig looks as wide as a waterski. like using a hickory shaft driver. vibe seemed less something in a good way

[@redeyestones3738]

Crouching Turner Hidden Shackin

[@terryjohinke8065]

I had a fin in a box aaaaaaas the fixed fin got damaged in a plane. Forwards is the way to go.

[@claytonsmith4610]

Can anyone please tell me what the name of the song in the very beginning of the video is

[@まいじ]

すげー

[@TinShackVideos]

Larry could pick up a trash can lid off the ground with his foot a put it on the can....lol

[@wecanwatersports4151]

Mr. Wilson is from Waianae. I grew up surfing with him and Andrew Debutico at Maili point. 🫵😊

[@eddieds312]

I think the only clothes Larry owned was just boardshorts Iv never seen a picture of him with a shirt on much less a pair of shoes.

[@k1k2lee]

Great flic super sessions ,Hackman charged,Mr Rubberman always entertaining good skateboarder also.NS a fuckin zoo now a well “ every Joe soap out there now is a Surfer 😂 Expression Session with a nice cook off porky 🐷 good times Enough from me

[@steves1588]

no leg rope kids

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

That's right...lots of swimming!

[@tuts1330]

Qu as-tu en avion ? 900 ?

[@mozdickson]

1970 my a**** That's more like 1976

[@InternationalSurfProperties]

Thank you for the clarification

[@xisotopex]

this guy seemed like he was ahead of the boards.... surfboards hadnt gotten to where he was yet...