Paarman, Jonathan
Fearless wave-rider from Cape Town, South Africa; world-ranked #15 in 1976. "An awesome surfer," journalist Derek Hynd said of Paarman in 1989. "He is to the beastly waves of Cape Town what [Hawaii's] Barry Kanaiaupuni is to Sunset Beach." Paarman was born (1954) and raised in Cape Town, one of five brothers and the son of a commercial fisherman, and began surfing at age 10. Older brother Donald ...
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Jonathan Paarman, 1981. Photo: Paul NaudeSubscribe to view
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(L to R) Shaun Tomson, Michael Tomson, John Whitmore, Jon Paarman, 1970Subscribe to view
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Jonathan Paarman, 1979. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Jonathan Paarman, Cave Rock, 1981. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
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Jonathan Paarman, 1981. Photo: Paul Naude
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Jonathan Paarman. Photo: Dick Hoole
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(L to R) Shaun Tomson, Michael Tomson, John Whitmore, Jon Paarman, 1970
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Jonathan Paarman, 1981. Photo: Paul Naude
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Jonathan Paarman, 1979. Photo: Jeff Divine
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Jonathan Paarman, Cave Rock, 1981. Photo: Jeff Divine