Fast and Loose | Celebrating The Legacy Of Mark Richards And The High-Performance Twin Fin

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  • @marcelboogaard5449
    @marcelboogaard5449 5 років тому +66

    Read an article which read. When Richards cleaned up Bells. 1978, Richards just won Bells. Everyone left and there is one man left on the beach. Mark Richards, cleaning up the rubbish everyone left behind...... Don’t think I have to say more.

    • @scottyhammo
      @scottyhammo 2 роки тому +2

      That's awesome beyond words...👏

  • @gregoryhoover5875
    @gregoryhoover5875 5 років тому +34

    I surfed my way through the late 70's and Richards was and remains an icon. May God continue to bless his life.

  • @schmamal
    @schmamal 5 років тому +108

    "can't wait to go ride this twin fin" - points at his thruster fins.

    • @phakeonee
      @phakeonee 5 років тому +6

      Amal Mongia it was twin plus 1 but yeah not a standard twin

    • @atreides8002
      @atreides8002 5 років тому +19

      Jordan Hull I hope you don’t work with money mate 😉

    • @diabolical1976
      @diabolical1976 5 років тому +4

      for those of you that think because you see 3 fins it makes a board a thruster, here is a lesson for you. You're welcome. ua-cam.com/video/0xRoq1DHAcg/v-deo.html

    • @Alex-rm1wj
      @Alex-rm1wj 5 років тому +4

      diabolical1976 yeah it’s a 2+1 but still

    • @schmamal
      @schmamal 5 років тому +6

      @@diabolical1976 i did not watch that. i get that fish design can be transferred to other fin set ups. just found it funny that there are two different guys surfing thrusters in this while calling them twin fins. all these vids are just ploys to sell boards anyhow.

  • @hijinxart
    @hijinxart 5 років тому +11

    They don't make pro surfers like this anymore. So humble and what a ripper! I'm in love with my California Twin! Thanks MR!

  • @briantrend1812
    @briantrend1812 5 років тому +4

    I rode my best mates mark Richards twin fin in Durban in 82 and it blew me away , Now in 2019 I'm shaping hybrid fishes for older guys like me . this video should be standard for every surfer

  • @wmakiling805
    @wmakiling805 5 років тому +11

    One of my favorite surfers growing up, along with Dane Kealoha, Shaun Tomson and Michael Ho.

  • @keithjones2060
    @keithjones2060 5 років тому +2

    HEY M.R ! my dormitory surfRats from EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY , always followed your career from the shores of Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach .....thanks for the memories , 1980-1983

  • @robertkentjr8167
    @robertkentjr8167 5 років тому +6

    Won my first comp on a Mark Richards Twin back in 84. Man do I wish I still had that board.

  • @williamparkinson2060
    @williamparkinson2060 5 років тому +4

    Fast and loose. It really makes me wanna ride a twin again. The "wounded gull" was and still is inspirational.

  • @stiritup4663
    @stiritup4663 5 років тому +6

    “What you need is the perfect board for what you’ll be riding”
    I never thought of that.

  • @kevinallen6197
    @kevinallen6197 5 років тому +4

    We used to wait for every issue of surfer magazine to arrive in the 70's . To see all the cutting edge surfing and exotic waves

    • @lesliehorwinkle
      @lesliehorwinkle 5 років тому

      and every image lasted at least a month, some were burned in for life.

  • @wolfhawaii1
    @wolfhawaii1 5 років тому +3

    I got to meet Mark at Haleiwa over a couple of days back in the 90's, when i was shaping...he was a super cool guy who was having fun just hanging out with the locals in the water.

  • @Sloth55Chunk
    @Sloth55Chunk 5 років тому +13

    There are a million boards out there that you can have fun on. But I want to ride an MR because Mark is just a super cool and humble guy.

  • @LurgsHowToGuides
    @LurgsHowToGuides 5 років тому +6

    Check out the movie 'Bustin down the Door', so awesome. Love it. Oh and this doc is awesome. MR is a proper surf legend

    • @artlover1477
      @artlover1477 Рік тому

      Yeah awesome doc. You can tell MR was raised right.

  • @djdibibar516
    @djdibibar516 Рік тому +1

    One of a kind style!

  • @wesinman2312
    @wesinman2312 5 років тому +2

    I was building and riding twin fins in '71, always my favorite design.

  • @gabjam
    @gabjam 5 років тому +1

    Love my Mr Super twin. Most fun I've ever had on a board

  • @henrymorgan3982
    @henrymorgan3982 5 років тому

    Classic. Never to be replayed again.

  • @col2959
    @col2959 5 років тому +2

    'The wounded seagull' huge turning point in surfing. That soul arch.... looks easy ..Great memories. coltrump westoz🇦🇺

    • @genbravy8329
      @genbravy8329 5 років тому +2

      I believe he was called...
      ...."the wounded gull".

  • @catinthehat8412
    @catinthehat8412 5 років тому +5

    Mr is a living legend

  • @colonelkurtz2269
    @colonelkurtz2269 4 роки тому

    Friend was a big MR fan when we surfed in the 80s-90s. Carroll, Curren, Thompson, were our heroes too.
    RIP Dale.

  • @joedirt8625
    @joedirt8625 5 років тому +10

    Fav pic was missed. MR standing along side His Silver Porsche 911 Carrera in the 80's.

    • @surfermag
      @surfermag  5 років тому +3

      Yeah, we know. Rights were tough on some images. In the process of making this film we did find SEEF's complete archive from this shoot. markrichardssurfboards.com/blog/2013/12/surfing-magazine-cover-shoot-1980/

  • @christianshaw9334
    @christianshaw9334 4 роки тому +1

    Been riding my 6'4" super twin all year and digging it!

  • @thecitizenjoan
    @thecitizenjoan 5 років тому

    SURFER killing it with the consistency of good vids short and long format. Make a proper movie soon please. Also the music in this was brilliant, these songs are so indie I can’t even find some of the songs anywhere 😂 it’s amazing.

  • @lukebernardin
    @lukebernardin 8 місяців тому

    Would have been awesome to see a bit more of Mark Richards surfing.

  • @corykoc9403
    @corykoc9403 5 років тому

    Dope seeing KOA on the vlog today! Psychedddddd.

  • @andrewchapman2491
    @andrewchapman2491 5 років тому +16

    it is cooler to surf something different than the same thing everyone else is on.....but whoever is having the most fun in the water wins.

    • @garybaxter7297
      @garybaxter7297 5 років тому +3

      Being able to shape your own stick and winning world tour a few times is pretty neat and he is still having fun ripping the waves up, so yeah it's cool. PEACE

    • @SabrinaDacosta
      @SabrinaDacosta 5 років тому +1

      Wins? It’s not about winning or losing. It’s about having fun!!

  • @michaelthielsch5050
    @michaelthielsch5050 5 років тому +1

    Nice cinematography, very moody, just the way I like it *thumbs up*

  • @rodgallagher5566
    @rodgallagher5566 8 місяців тому

    Never forget those still shot's,from surfing magazine's of M.R, legend!??????

  • @patricknoveski6409
    @patricknoveski6409 4 роки тому +9

    It only took 20 frickin years for people to wake up to the refined twin ! Geez.

  • @nealamesbury1480
    @nealamesbury1480 2 роки тому

    Very cool..thx

  • @tedgale1079
    @tedgale1079 5 років тому +5

    2:03 RIP Brother Buttons.

  • @ZeeMeikel
    @ZeeMeikel 5 років тому +2

    I think I will try a twin fin now 🤙🏻

    • @MrDanielHawes
      @MrDanielHawes 5 років тому +2

      or ride a thruster and just call it a twinny like that guy ^^^^

    • @ZeeMeikel
      @ZeeMeikel 5 років тому

      MrDanielHawes 🤣👍🏻 good idea

  • @andrewperry605
    @andrewperry605 3 роки тому +1

    I learned on a twin fin. MR is the most

  • @saddamdontsurf
    @saddamdontsurf 5 років тому

    Off the top at 10:52. Thank You Dane Kealoha .

  • @sailingdreams7699
    @sailingdreams7699 4 роки тому +2

    I remember the World Finals at Huntington Beach and Nueva was riding a fish we used to call it a fish I tried one of those boards and thought it was too tight I didn't like it I was riding a 6-foot 18 and a half wide swallowtail with a brewer fin at the time that was a loose board good for medium waves too big David Nueva gave up his tournament to save a pigeon out of the water I was sitting in the water when this happened in Huntington Beach I think it was 1973 are so the good old days the beginning of the real short boards.

  • @JosePerez-d7f
    @JosePerez-d7f 15 днів тому

    his appearance on "big wave" 1984 documentary/movie brought me here

  • @olaaronsson526
    @olaaronsson526 5 років тому +1

    what 's the song groovin along to mikey wright's section?

  • @sailingdreams7699
    @sailingdreams7699 5 років тому +2

    I thought Dave and Ava came out with the first twin fins anyway I remember him riding mad at a 1973 World Finals at Huntington Beach.

  • @sailingdreams7699
    @sailingdreams7699 5 років тому +2

    David Nueva was the one that came out with the twin fin in 1970 two or three

    • @iclausius7881
      @iclausius7881 5 років тому

      And I think Corky had one around 1970 called the Blackbird, which I think is the red board at 0:58 - 1:01.

    • @surfershaper
      @surfershaper 5 років тому

      Simmons

  • @manifest8082
    @manifest8082 4 роки тому

    I need one!

  • @Jetty-me6cw
    @Jetty-me6cw 5 років тому +6

    STEVIE LIS.
    SUNSET CLIFFS/
    OCEAN BEACH.
    Know your roots kooks!

    • @b4ssfunk3d
      @b4ssfunk3d 4 роки тому +1

      In all fairness it says the development of the "high performance" twin. MR isn't claiming he invented the twin or the twin fish which was invented in San Diego at Sunset Cliffs by Mr Steve Lis in the late 60s.

  • @ravingmad765
    @ravingmad765 6 місяців тому

    Every review of a modern twin with a "2+1" setup: "oh it's so good, it rides like a thruster"

  • @petermyers479
    @petermyers479 5 років тому

    I saw my first twin fin in 1971. Did they exist before that?

  • @barbaraweiss8686
    @barbaraweiss8686 Рік тому

    Found a 82 MR at a shop closing….made it into a twin and never looked back

  • @c.t.6314
    @c.t.6314 5 років тому +1

    Corky Carol and Mike Purpus are now running Blue Mango Surfboards. Check em out.

    • @genbravy8329
      @genbravy8329 5 років тому

      Who cares?

    • @c.t.6314
      @c.t.6314 5 років тому +2

      Well no one who rides a soft top cares Gen Bravy. Surfing started with these OGs. Gotta show respect 🤙🏽

    • @c.t.6314
      @c.t.6314 5 років тому

      Joe Stalin nice man. I still surf next to Mike Purpus every now and then

    • @genbravy8329
      @genbravy8329 5 років тому

      @@c.t.6314
      WUT? ....
      I ride a soft-top 😭
      You hurt my feelings, brah!

    • @c.t.6314
      @c.t.6314 5 років тому +1

      Gotta respect the OGs. None of us would be riding the boards we ride today if these classic dudes didn’t show up. Ya feel me brah? That’s why you should care 🤙🏽

  • @jschu7314
    @jschu7314 5 років тому

    Anyone know the ending song ?

  • @sailingdreams7699
    @sailingdreams7699 5 років тому

    Still a 510 about 18 and 1/2 wide fiction swallowtail with a brewer fin was the loosest bored I ever Road Loose as a Goose and fast wicked fast we were doing that stuff that they're doing on the boards now back then 1971 2 and 3 when I was competing in Huntington Beach Riding for windansea.

  • @kristiannicholson584
    @kristiannicholson584 5 років тому +3

    M.R is a legend, pioneer and waterman. Whoever let this thruster edit lost total credibility for this video.
    BTW this is this first comment I have ever left on a video on youtube. That is the level of how i'm feeling about this faux pas.

  • @tuskedbeast
    @tuskedbeast 5 років тому

    I wonder why there's so little footage of the subject in this?

    • @SabrinaDacosta
      @SabrinaDacosta 5 років тому

      Because it was expensive to create footage back in the days and there was no money in surfing like there is now

  • @WhiteNacho
    @WhiteNacho 3 роки тому +2

    Not a fan of his style but 4 Championships on your own shaped equipment? Now that's saying something!

  • @samanthakegel7117
    @samanthakegel7117 5 років тому

    Zeke Lau riding a the iconic twin as a thruster?

  • @sailingdreams7699
    @sailingdreams7699 4 роки тому

    I'm an early 70s Surfer Dave no Ava used to ride a fish Heroes wanted the World Finals in Huntington Beach in early 70s.

  • @neville.peterdrinkwater372
    @neville.peterdrinkwater372 3 роки тому

    That young bloke on the orange board. Yep that's a go
    fast squirt scrunch and drive weapon . Hey see yellow board white t shirt .

  • @johnpaulstez
    @johnpaulstez 5 років тому +2

    See the young guys push the pivot too hard in the turn and the tail washes out, classic twinny. Then you see them figure it out and they're ripping.

  • @PlaySA
    @PlaySA 5 років тому +4

    "blasphemized" lol I like it. Like a combination of blasphemy and ostracized

  • @808Mark
    @808Mark 3 роки тому

    Parts of the video mentioning riding all types of boards, that its cool and yet i still hear of some places that give shit to high performance longboarders, the red headed step child

  • @masonneal1654
    @masonneal1654 5 років тому

    1st comment...I love your vids surfer!

  • @adambamf9365
    @adambamf9365 11 місяців тому

    zeke had a third fin in tho

  • @brianszymanski2971
    @brianszymanski2971 5 років тому +4

    Longboards still rule

    • @bengoldstein1365
      @bengoldstein1365 5 років тому

      Brian Szymanski all longboarders are kooks

    • @c.t.6314
      @c.t.6314 5 років тому

      Longboards rule

  • @genbravy8329
    @genbravy8329 5 років тому +5

    How can you call it a twin when it has 3 fins?
    .... I shred the gnar.

    • @sushimamba4281
      @sushimamba4281 5 років тому +2

      In the same way that the same surfer can choose... if he wants to... to identify as a female on Thurs afternoons between 1pm and 6pm. That's what the world has come to... 2+1 =2

    • @genbravy8329
      @genbravy8329 5 років тому +1

      @@sushimamba4281
      Sad but true and fully pathetic.

    • @oliguayasebesteves166
      @oliguayasebesteves166 3 роки тому

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @shoreyponto
    @shoreyponto 5 років тому

    klopfs gonna be pissed

  • @casualobserver1204
    @casualobserver1204 5 років тому +3

    I'd sooner watch MR surf a twinny any day over those young kids flicking the thing around.

  • @marcoolivares4412
    @marcoolivares4412 5 років тому

    Surf a up

  • @KurbzGarage
    @KurbzGarage 5 років тому

    kids those are not twin fins your surfing twin+2

  • @hokuinsai4299
    @hokuinsai4299 5 років тому +1

    🤮🤙🏾

  • @mikesharkey2405
    @mikesharkey2405 5 років тому

    try to branch out, but back to his roots...cannot blame the guy for attempting to advance the sport

  • @tmac8892
    @tmac8892 5 років тому

    Never comfortable in the tube.

  • @stephenwimer7235
    @stephenwimer7235 5 років тому

    Cheyne Horan should have won those three titles.

  • @GrayDayz99
    @GrayDayz99 2 роки тому

    Mark Richards surfing looks like a ballerina. Don’t know how he won 5 world titles.

  • @greenhouseproductions6475
    @greenhouseproductions6475 5 років тому

    Cringe

  • @willegan3744
    @willegan3744 5 років тому

    anyone know the song at the start?