Harvey, Richard

Well-traveled Australian surfer and boardmaker from Queensland's Gold Coast; winner of the 1973 Australian National Titles and the first Australian to compete in the Pipeline Masters. Harvey was born (1948) in Sydney, and began riding waves at age 10, not long after his family moved to Avalon Beach. A smooth, stylish goofyfooter, fond of long back-arching trim lines, Harvey finished 3rd in the 1...