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"As soon as the incident occurred, we immediately closed the park and are continuing to provide full cooperation to first responders, police."

His creative imagination, skill, ambition, and perseverance enlightened us all, for RB transformed what a surfboard (and therefore surfing) could be into something that all surfers everywhere — from that nondescript beach-break anywhere to the most glorious peak on the Outer Reefs of the Hawaiian Islands — could ride to glory in the realization of one’s wildest dreams. Owl and Roger caught and rode the sets and, in turn, gave Brewer the direct feedback that led to the resurgence of the Full Hanapepe Gun: 10’6” – 12’ single fin pintails. A new generation Brewer Team represented the underground of primo big wave riders on the North Shore, although there was a changing of the guard, with fresh talents like Mike Ho, Buzzy Kerbox, and Mark Foo replacing Lopez and Reno, who left Brewer and went to the new “Lightning Bolt” label. It took a return to the “Garden Isle” of Kauai, yoga, windsurfing, and meditation to find himself again, which, God Bless Us ALL, RB did. They’re supposed to be flat on top and thin in the back.” Then I walked out, went and got on an airplane and flew back to Hawaii. Two weeks later, Grubby showed up with two big square blocks of foam and said, “Dick, will you shave me some things like that?” I said, “Yeah, but not if the rest of the surfboard builders can buy it. Nonetheless, Brewer was a quick study and adapted his creative skills to the best waves for the best surfers in the world. Brewer remarked: “Chappy was actually the one that encouraged me to keep going shorter and shorter.” He didn’t seek recognition from the media or so-called surf “industry,” he rather sought perfection — and peace of mind — if not Nirvana itself. Brewer observed: “If you lifted the back third of that board, it would look almost identical to Roger Erickson’s board today [in 1990]. Jackie Eberly did fades and turns at Waimea Bay on that board that were [pause] unbelievable.” JFK was an avid swimmer (he was on the Harvard Varsity Swim Team), body surfer, and occasional recreational surfer (he caught waves at his wife’s family’s beach club at Bailey’s Beach in Newport, Rhode Island). Kennedy met with Duke Kahanamoku during that June 1963 visit; it’s possible, if not probable that when (if) JFK inquired about the chances of acquiring a surfboard, The Duke recommended the best there was: Brewer atSurfboards Hawaii. If one wanted a real surfboard — one that worked in the demanding and merciless waves of Paumalu (Sunset Beach) and Waimea Bay — then one needed a Brewer. Such confidence and audacity! I was a tool and dye maker and I understood everything that was happening at the time.

Ambulance Victoria said paramedics were called to the incident at the surf park in Tullamarine at 11.30am. The man has been taken to the Royal Melbourne ...