Received: from malik.rose.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA23245; Wed, 4 Jan 1995 17:34:21 -0800 Return-Path: <steves@malik.rose.hp.com-DeleteThis> Received: by malik.rose.hp.com (1.38.193.3/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA07571; Wed, 4 Jan 95 17:33:58 -0800 From: steve shugart <steves@malik.rose.hp.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9501050133.AA07571@malik.rose.hp.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Mark Foo drowns To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Date: Wed, 4 Jan 95 17:33:58 PST Full-Name: steve shugart In-Reply-To: <199412291839.KAA08511@Breakaway.Stanford.EDU-DeleteThis>; from "Jeff Hodges" at Dec 29, 94 10:44 am Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85]
> Since I windsurf and surf I will post the following here because I have yet
> to see any posting
>
> December 23 1994 Legandary Big Wave Surfer Mark Foo drowns while surfing
> 30 foot surf at Maveriks in Half Moon Bay California. Mark Foo and 4 other Big
> Wave experts flew over from Oahu to Surf the large waves at Mavericks for a
> film.
>
> Eye witnesses report Foo dropped into a 30 foot wave, wiped out and never came
> up. His body was recovered 2 miles south of the Surf spot w/ Foo still
> attatched to the baord. A large gash on his head indicated he was either hit
> by his board or bounced off the bottom.
>
> Mark Foo was one of the most experienced Big wave surfers in the world and
> built a reputation as being safe, calculated and in top physical shape.
>
> News of Marks death spread rapidly thru the surfing and windsurfing
> communities of California and Hawaii and was covered by the National News.
>
> I posted this as a reminder to all surfers and windsurfers that no matter how
> good you are, no matter how often you sail or surf in certain conditions
> Mother Nature ultimatly claims the greatest respect.
>
> BK
> Santa Cruz, California
>
For many years I have worn a helmut, sometimes when the waves are small
I don't. The reason I wear a helmut is because one day I got launched off
my board and when I turned upwind to find it, it was flying towards me and
hit me in the forehead. Luckily, I was not knocked out as I was sailing
away from the crowd. I did have a broken nose, which cost about $4K
to have fixed and about 10 Stitches in my forward.
When I heard of Mark's death, not being a surfer. I was wondering if there
are any reasons why a person would not want to wear a helmut in large surf? In
Windsurfing there is a lot more chance of hitting your gear or it hitting you.
Steve,
Roseville, Calif
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