Curren, Pat
Impenetrable surfer and surfboard shaper from La Jolla, California; generally regarded as the best big-wave rider of the late 1950s and early '60s, as well as the era's finest big-wave surfboard craftsman; father of three-time world champion Tom Curren. Pat Curren was born (1932) in Carlsbad, California, the son of a surveyor, and grew up in San Diego's Mission Beach. At 18, two years after dropp...
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"Used Car Salesman," 1959Subscribe to view
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Pat Curren. Photo: John ElwellSubscribe to view
Pat Curren magazine ad, 1965Subscribe to view
Pat Curren, WaimeaSubscribe to view
Pat and Tom Curren, Honolua Bay, 1965Subscribe to view
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"Used Car Salesman," 1959
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Pat Curren
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Pat Curren. Photo: John Elwell
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Pat Curren magazine ad, 1965
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Pat Curren, Waimea
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Pat and Tom Curren, Honolua Bay, 1965