Gerry Lopez
Gerry Lopez | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | November 7, 1948
Residence | Bend, Oregon |
Surfing career | |
Years active | 1970–present |
Surfing specifications | |
Stance | Goofy |
Quiver | Long boards, guns |
Favorite waves | Pipeline |
Favorite maneuvers | Barrels |
Gerry Lopez (born November 7, 1948),
Early life
Lopez was born in
Career
Lopez and friends began to migrate out to Oahu's North Shore, where they watched surfers like Butch Van Artsdalen and Jock Sutherland ride the hollow waves of the Banzai Pipeline.[7] As surfboard designs began to integrate "downrailer" edges, curve, foil, and rocker, the vertical drops and thick tubes of Pipeline became survivable. Not long after, performance levels at big Pipeline exploded, led by Lopez.
He was widely recognized as the best tuberider in the world,
Lopez played an important role in the industry of commercial surfboard manufacturing. While in Hawaii, and together with other
Lopez has also worked as an actor, appearing mostly in films by fellow ex-surfer
In 2008, Lopez authored a book called Surf Is Where You Find It.[10] He and good friend Jock Sutherland also appear on YouTube in the Patagonia sponsored "Talkin' Pipe" series, where they describe their harrowing and sometimes humorous early experiences at the Pipeline.
Personal life
Since about the early 1990s,
References
- ^ "Gerry Lopez, The Seemingly Ageless One Turns 70". SURFER Magazine. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ a b "Gerry Lopez Biography and Photos | SURFLINE.COM". www.surfline.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Legendary surfer Gerry Lopez talks Oregon, river surfing and Duke". Adventure Sports Network. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Bannerman, Mark (2012-02-06). "'Mr Pipeline' Gerry Lopez is no one-trick pony". ABC News. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Fried, Dani (2016-04-20). "Surfing legend Gerry Lopez hits the Bend waves". KTVZ. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Doherty, Sean (2017-12-01). "The Amazing Stories Of Hawaiian Icon Reno Abellira". Surfing World. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Sponsored (2016-02-26). "Which Ski Resort is the Surfiest? | "Mr. Pipeline", Gerry Lopez, Votes for Mt. Bachelor, OR". SnowBrains. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Gerry Lopez Interview In LA Times Today". Retrieved 2010-07-13.
In the 70's, Gerry was widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, tuberider in the world by winning the Pipeline Masters two years in a row.
- ^ "Gerry Lopez - Biography - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ a b Baker, Jeff (June 28, 2015). "A life of sand and snow: Surfing legend Gerry Lopez is from the beach, but whether he's on surfboard or snowboard (in Bend), he's living the good life". The Sunday Oregonian. A&E section, p. 4. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (December 22, 2008). "Surfing still shapes life of landlocked Gerry Lopez". Los Angeles Times.
External links
- Gerry Lopez Surfboards
- Gerry Lopez biography on surfline.com
- Gerry Lopez interview in Liquid Salt Surfing Magazine
- Video interview with Gerry Lopez on YouTubeby the Transcendent Nation Foundation on the question of "how to save the world"