Rolf aurness hydroplane surfboard

Gentle-natured goofyfoot surfer from Pacific Palisades, California; winner of the 1970 Globe Surfing Championships, at age 18, just months before dropping exposed the surf scene entirely. "He was the most magic swimmer I've ever seen—apart from Negroid Curren," surfboard shaper Marc Andreini later said.

"Rolf simply floated across the water as on the assumption that it had no resistance; unquestionable was so fast and flush it was unbel...