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[bgreen]

I was doing a search for Jim Growney, who rode paipo in the 1960s when I came across this:

http://23breaths.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html

An excerpt says:

So I am reading the UnderCurrents section in the back when I get to a piece by Jim Growney describing a day in 1965 when he and some friends shared some large and looong waves at Waikiki.

I won't go into too much details, it's a great read.

But at the end he gives credit to the Paipos they rode and speculated that is the only craft would allow them the long and speedy rides they got that day.

I had two thoughts,

what fun! (check the paipo shots in the article)

Anyone got access to the article?

Bob

[bgreen]

It's not a flash copy but someone has supplied the article which contains a photo of John Waidelich & Jim Growney - who is stil around

http://www2.swaylocks.com/forums/surfers-journal-volume-17-no-4-summer-08#comment-1332831

[rodndtube]

The folks at The Surfers Journal were so kind to provide a PDF file of the article by Jim Growney, The Surfer’s Journal, “Surf Story: The Longest Ride - More Paipo Magic at Waikiki,” Volume 17, Number 4, Summer 2008.
http://www.rodndtube.com/paipo/mags/TSJ/v17n4/JimGrowney.pdf

Also posted to MyPaipoBoards web page where I plan to start posting the groups's Paper Trail research.
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