Turn On It, Tune Out, Drop In

S WIND 15 TO 20 KT.

GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS MORNING.

WIND SE 15 KT NEAR SHORE THIS MORNING.

WIND WAVES 4 FT.

SW SWELL 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS EARLY...

BUILDING TO W 10 FT AT 16 SECONDS.

Jeff Hakman said about Jock Sutherland: "He could smoke more pot than all of us, drop more acid than all of us, then go out and still surf better than all of us." Sutherland was a versatile switchfoot surfer who was fearless in maxing conditions.

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Jock Sutherland still surfs in Hawaii, winning Masters surf contests and placing highly even in open divisions. A standout surfer in the 1960's, he has been referred to as the Kelly Slater of his day, although perhaps you could argue that Slater is the Jock Sutherland of today.

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Many classic stories abound of Sutherland's exploits...the most famous of all being his surfing huge Waimea Bay at night while tripping on a megadose of acid. Another surfer, Jackie Eberle, a stand-out goofy-footer wasn't as fortunate, he discovered one night by Jeff Hakman and Jock Sutherland in a catatonic acid trip from which he never returned.

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Jock placed second to Nat Young on October 2, 1966 at the World Surfing Championships in Ocean Beach, San Diego. Surfing changed radically on that day as the day of the 10 foot, 30 pound log was sent to the scrap heap.

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Half a decade later, the first Pipeline Masters was won by Jeff Hackman in 1971. This specialty event had only six competitors: Mike Armstrong, Jock Sutherland, Jimmy Blears, Jackie Dunn, Jeff Hackman and Corky Carroll.

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Sutherland's classic style graced surf movies like Five Summer Stories and his standout surfing of 1969, considered by many as one of the best surf years of all time, is immortalized in Pacific Vibrations.