Ordille, Sandy
Intrepid first-generation pro surfer from San Diego by way of Ocean City, New Jersey; #7-ranked on the WCT in 1977 and 1980. Ordille was born (1955) in Ocean City, grew up in nearby Linwood, and began riding waves at age five on a drugstore-purchased styrofoam board, tagging along with older brother Steve who himself was already a promising young surfer. In 1967, when Ordille was 12, the family m...
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Sandy Ordille, Windansea, 1981. Photo: Kirk AederSubscribe to view
Sandy Ordille, around 1980. Photo: Bill BarnfieldSubscribe to view
Sandy Ordille, left, and Debbie Beacham, Baja, 1979Subscribe to view
Sandy Ordille, Sunset Beach. Photo: Gary TerrellSubscribe to view
Sandy Ordille, WindanseaSubscribe to view
Sandy Ordille, Black Beach, 1978. Photo: Kirk AederSubscribe to view
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Sandy Ordille, Windansea, 1981. Photo: Kirk Aeder
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Sandy Ordille, around 1980. Photo: Bill Barnfield
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Sandy Ordille, left, and Debbie Beacham, Baja, 1979
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Sandy Ordille, Sunset Beach. Photo: Gary Terrell
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Sandy Ordille, Windansea
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Sandy Ordille, Black Beach, 1978. Photo: Kirk Aeder