Cool find! I remember watching the Thrill Seekers show when I was a kid. You guys have to understand too, that shows like these were probably the only glimpse of surfing that mainstream America could see, without actually going to HI or CA etc...or a local theater that had surf films. No Fuel TV back then.
I'm so suprised this hasn't gotten more attention. This is a really cool video. Makes one think about how much surfing has changed and evolved. To think that was when fiberglass was the only material the pros used, shapes were all almost the same, surfing competitions were still relatively small, a gallon of gas probly cost 60 cents, it's all just wild. Even though the overall theme seems corny to my young generation, when you compare it to new surf videos, it makes me appreciate surfing more.
Total approximation but this is more reasonable ... 30 foot / 1 sec (drop in) = 30 ft/sec => 20 mph ... they would need goggles if it was 120 mph and would probably break bones when they fell ... still fast though
Ugh. There is no such thing as "free fall speed". And 120 mph is the terminal velocity of a skydiver after falling for tens of seconds. No surfer will go much faster than about 30 mph at the bottom of even a huge wave.
terminal velocity: the constant speed that a freely falling object eventually reaches when the resistance of the medium through which it is falling prevents further acceleration. In skydiving, that's about 120 MPH, depending on body position aerodynamics.
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I came here because my favorite surfer eddie aikau
Very cool. No foot straps, no tow-ins, no jetski rescue. These guys had balls of steel.
Talking about my generation of surfers!
The Best vintage big wave footage on the tube
RIP Corky 🏄💔
Thrillseekers was one of my all time favorites as a kid.
THANKS for posting
That was awesome watch. I loved watching Thrillseekers growing up, and a surfing episode tops off the nostalgic trip back. Thanks for posting.
Cool find! I remember watching the Thrill Seekers show when I was a kid. You guys have to understand too, that shows like these were probably the only glimpse of surfing that mainstream America could see, without actually going to HI or CA etc...or a local theater that had surf films. No Fuel TV back then.
The rifleman narrating.
"wowyza what a wipe out!" Meanwhile guys are literally getting impaled
Thanks for the classic Eddie Aikau footage!
Great 1973 surfing classic!
El Sabor del Peligro con Chuck Connors, un clasico de la tele en los 70's
I'm so suprised this hasn't gotten more attention. This is a really cool video. Makes one think about how much surfing has changed and evolved. To think that was when fiberglass was the only material the pros used, shapes were all almost the same, surfing competitions were still relatively small, a gallon of gas probly cost 60 cents, it's all just wild. Even though the overall theme seems corny to my young generation, when you compare it to new surf videos, it makes me appreciate surfing more.
I watched this program more than 40 years ago
Good man for Waimea commentating. Corky was World Champion mouth... nice one Corky
Total approximation but this is more reasonable ... 30 foot / 1 sec (drop in) = 30 ft/sec => 20 mph ... they would need goggles if it was 120 mph and would probably break bones when they fell ... still fast though
F-ing F-- that sequence of wipeouts 🤮
@sybermen That's cool to know, I'd like to see it with the different Title on it
great stuff Scott thank You - aloha Mohalo
I'd watch TV again if they'd DUMP the reality shows and bring back these shows, they were so awesome.
BTW, WHO gives this a thumbs down??
In Venezuela was called The Taste of Danger, EL SABOR DEL PELIGRO, aired in 1972 for venevision channel 4, I was a child
Ugh. There is no such thing as "free fall speed". And 120 mph is the terminal velocity of a skydiver after falling for tens of seconds. No surfer will go much faster than about 30 mph at the bottom of even a huge wave.
Thrill seek in all type a sumptin', not just white water, and I'm sure the same would've been said of Corky!
The Rifle Man! but not 120mph sir..
They'd have to fall 15 seconds to reach that speed.
terminal velocity: the constant speed that a freely falling object eventually reaches when the resistance of the medium through which it is falling prevents further acceleration. In skydiving, that's about 120 MPH, depending on body position aerodynamics.
120 miles per hour!!!
tombonomy That number is a HUGE exaggeration lol. No one has ever gone 120mph on a surf board.
Corky Carroll was never a BIG WAVE CHARGER.GET GREGG KNOLL YOU FOOLS.