Turn On It, Tune Out, Drop In

NW WIND 10 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NW SWELL 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT N WIND 15 TO 20 KT.
WIND WAVES 4 FT.
NW SWELL 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.

World Surfing Champion in 1970 at 18...
Goofyfoot son of Marshall Matt Dillon...
Ditched the surf scene shortly after victory at Johanna...
Impressive aggressive backside attack...
Humble, positive and upbeat...
"Whatever happened to Rolf Aurness?"


Born in Santa Monica, California...
Fractured his skull at 9...
Surfing was the cure...
Daily dawn-patrols and distance swims...
Trips to San O, Baja and the Ranch...

Surfing the beach at Makaha..
Mentored by Buff and the West Side crew...
Dominating juniors contests in Cali...
Featured in ads for Bing and Hang Ten...

May 13, 1970, his 6'10" Bing Foil brought Title...
Dominating the shortboard pack...

Champ, but still "the Marshall's son" in the media...
Returned to California under the influence...
Of certain psychedelic gurus...
Family tradgedy forced seclusion at the Ranch in 1980...
Surfing reentered his person...
Rolf is alive and well
Surfing still a part of his life.

~adapted from Surfline and Drew Kampion