Fletcher, Herbie
Hustling, media-obsessed surfer/manufacturer/impresario from San Clemente, California; semifinalist in the 1966 World Surfing Championships; leader of the longboard renaissance in the 1970s; owner of Astrodeck traction pads and producer of the Wave Warrior video series; father of aerial specialist Christian and big-wave nutcase Nathan Fletcher. "In rock and roll we've got Iggy Pop and Mick Jagger,...
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Herbie Fletcher, Pipeline, 1967. Photo: Ron StonerSubscribe to view
Herbie Fletcher, North Shore, 1969. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
Herbie and Dibbi Fletcher, 1968. Photo: Greg MacGillivraySubscribe to view
Herbie Fletcher, Maalaea, 1976. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
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Herbie Fletcher
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Herbie "The Kid" Fletcher
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Herbie Fletcher, Pipeline, 1967. Photo: Ron Stoner
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Herbie Fletcher, North Shore, 1969. Photo: Art Brewer
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Herbie and Dibbi Fletcher, 1968. Photo: Greg MacGillivray
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Herbie Fletcher, Maalaea, 1976. Photo: Art Brewer