surf sacrifice
Spoofing beachfront pyrotechnic ritual performed in order to bring up the waves by appeasing the surf gods with an offering—the real point being to engage in a bit of misdemeanor destruction. The exact sequencing of a surf sacrifice is often made up on the spot, but the final result is the burning, usually at night, of an old, discarded, gas- or lighter-fluid-soaked surfboard or stack of surfboar...
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"Fired Up" - A Short Look at Surfers Playing with FireSubscribe to view
Scene from "Blazing Boards" (1984)Subscribe to view
Handbill for "Sacrifice for Surfing" (1960)Subscribe to view
Scene from "Innermost Limits of Pure Fun" (1970)Subscribe to view
Op Pro riot, Huntington Beach, 1986Subscribe to view
Town and Country Surfboards "Surf Sacrifice" T-shirt, 1980sSubscribe to view
"Fired Up" - A Short Look at Surfers Playing with Fire
Scene from "Blazing Boards" (1984)
Handbill for "Sacrifice for Surfing" (1960)
Scene from "Innermost Limits of Pure Fun" (1970)
Op Pro riot, Huntington Beach, 1986
Town and Country Surfboards "Surf Sacrifice" T-shirt, 1980s