Terry Fitzgerald 'The Sultan of Speed'
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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Terry Fitzgerald 'The Sultan of Speed'
Never anything but individual, Terry Fitzgerald emerged at the start of surfing's true pro era -- the '70s -- and played a key role in finally pushing high performance way clear of the sport's longboarding roots and into the realm of the power carve. In his prime, he's represented the peak example of the "total surfer" -- a man who could ride any wave, anywhere, on his own equipment, without compromise.
Born in Sydney, Fitzgerald grew up playing rugby football and learning to surf at Maroubra Beach. Later, his family moved to Sydney's northern beaches, near Narrabeen, where he quickly made a reputation as a brilliant, flamboyant surfer who played by his own rules -- willing to try anything if he felt it might advance his skills. Late in 1969, he moved to Queensland briefly to join the Kirra Boardriders -- where the action was in Aussie surfing at the time. Kirra's unofficial HQ was Joe Larkin's surfboard factory, where the likes of Bob McTavish, Peter Drouyn, Peter Townend and Michael Peterson worked or got boards. After learning some of the surfboard craft under Larkin, Fitzgerald moved back to Sydney and created his own label. In 1970, he started Hot Buttered in a dilapidated wooden house in the industrial suburb of Brookvale.
That same season, he went to Hawaii, and his surfing at Rocky Point and Sunset blew minds. Footage from the movie Morning of the Earth shows a creative, super-fit Fitzgerald drawing lines all over the place with amazing speed and flair. He met Dick Brewer and started a great design collaboration that included Reno Abellira, Sam Hawk and Owl Chapman. This resulted in modern mainstays like the spiral vee (a basic double concave) and wings.
Back in Australia, Fitzgerald carried his design thoughts into Hot Buttered, working with the super-hot performance school at North Narrabeen. Surfers and shapers who passed through his factory over the years include Simon Anderson, Col Smith, Derek Hynd, Steve Wilson, Greg Day, Greg Webber and many more. Along with their unique design twists, his boards became famous for the airbrush spray work of Martin Worthington, who drew anything from leaping dolphins to psychedelic sunsets.
Fitzgerald's competitive surfing hit a peak in 1975 with his Australian Open title win and a victory at the Lightning Bolt pro event at Velzyland. He also won the first major pro event in Indonesia, the OM-Bali Pro at perfect, big Uluwatu in 1980 and was ranked ninth in the world in 1977. But his involvement in surfing has gone far beyond competition. Always a pioneer, Fitzgerald became one of the first big-name surfers to explore Indonesia. He went to Grajagan in 1973 with Gerry Lopez and Sumbawa the '80s before most surfers had even heard the names. His outrageous body-torqued surfing at Jeffreys Bay , South Africa, in 1977 led the sharp-witted Australian surf journalist Phil Jarratt to nickname him "the Sultan of Speed." Fitzgerald publicly shunned the moniker but privately loved it, using the name on a late '80s Hot Buttered video series.
Words by Nick Carroll
great boards, ive got one i like to bust out every now n then and it goes like a cut cat! it brings back alot more fun to surfing and does wonders for ur style. i feel lucky to own a piece of history, thanks Terry.
Hey remember when he won the OM contest at ulu all those years ago , he ripped with style and grace !👍
This is epic. Love the oldschool 70's turns.
Rareish🎉 footage of Wayne Lynch. An immortal for us West Coast Vics from the early 70s
nice work, liked the dissolves to skate turns and the overall sentiment. This was the best time for boards and music. More documentaries like this and less re-hashing trying to emulate this.trying to copy this time taints this time. Well done Derek.
Terry and Wayne Lynch were in California on a Rip Curl wetsuits junket cica 73/74 at 0:52 their jumping of a boat to surf the left at Chinese Harbour off the Channel Islands. I saw Terry surfing giant Jalama summer of 74 on a swell Surfer Magazine dubbed "The Monster from New Zealand.
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Mad style!!!
terry and wayne point nepean,, victoria Australia( trouser snake point). and j bay from the movie FANTASEA. I will try to upload it 4 you. one of my fav surf vids. has some of the best footage of j bay i have ever seen, and ihave searched. a must watch vid. Sorry to say there is no footage of bells in this clip!!!!!
very late 1970's Terry made me a Hot Buttered short board (so so so short for that time) and "radical" would say the least. 5ft 10" stinger rail swallow tail quad fin. Nobody had seen anything like it. Sultan of speed was his mantra and this board was like a very early version of today's fish. Fast fast fast fast. 1979 Dec had it out in double overhead Angourie the spectators were amazed such a short board could rail and speed . Terry F. was a true intouch shaper
TF invented the Game of speed.long live Terry Fitzgerald
i must say, that his boards are awesome. his surfing was awesome. but, i do wonder... and it is rather obvious when you look at the shapes. i do wonder how much he was just following michael peterson footsteps. they all look like MP boards. and he surfs very similar. everyone back then was in awe of MP. they all wanted his crown. all wanted his style.
regardless of all that tho. terry fitz is still a legend in his own right. they all were. all shaped there own boards. legends.
part 2. with regards my previous comment.... i dont mean that terry fits was following MP lifestyle wise tho. just his board shapes and surf style... but hey, they were all shaping boards then, and all were influenced by each other, so i may be off the mark in some regards.
i meant not to take anything away from fitz...no way, i love his style and his boards... that is my way of surfing... my fave era of surfing the seventies... my fave decade fullstop...
Transition period: Last of the single fins. I remember the transition. Multi fins coming in and surfing going pro - bigtime.
Perfect Bells
Wayne
Please, can someone teel me which movie or documentarie is this video from?
Or if it's simply a video...
What song is this and where can I get it?!~!
what is the name of the song played here?
wow no way jay adams
What film is this segment from?
Who ever confused the place with tri fins anyway
1996 Brian rapp jj moon compition surf team rider longboarder and waterways surf adventures team rider from state beach 1975 we surf spirt África Cape town to j bay tve surfgarden route elans bay sólo sesson and vic bay big and glassy and j bay offshore and sharky. canyonlocalfilmscok jambo murph
1:53....I want that board, or try and paint a design like it on my own surfboard.