Mark Richards segment from the 1982 classic, Storm Riders.

August 27, 2020

Storm Riders is a classic 1982 surf film by David Lourie, Jack McCoy and Dick Hoole, featuring some of the world's best surfers at some pretty magical surfing destinations across the globe. Sumatra, Java, Bali, Africa, Hawaii and Australia to name a few.

It featured a number of incredible, history defining surfers. MR, Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew, Gerry Lopez and Wayne Lynch to name a couple.

Enjoy this short clip of MR's section.

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