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SURFTIME INSPIRATION # 139

Like hope itself, the top of one wave is the beginning of another. Charlie Kirkwood, seeking treasures on the horizon.

“A Departure, the last professional sight of land, is always good, or at least good enough. For, even if the weather be thick, and the waves imposing, it does not matter much to a ship having all the open sea before her bows.”

― Joseph Conrad, The Mirror of the Sea

COVER: Kya Heuer, 16yrs, Mentawai born and trained, charging into the very heart of one of her homeground secrets. With commitment like this, her future in the pro ranks is a given. Photography by Liquid Barrel

BUILT TOUGH

Despite a broken wing, a hard charging Kya Heuer continues to fly

Kya Heuer got beat up. It happened while she was paddling out into a heavy set at a harrowing Eastside wave that rarely, if ever, sees women in its line-up. But Kya is no ordinary woman. Trained literally since birth in the pounding, below sea level barrels of the Mentawai, (Kandui Lefts is in her front yard), Kya is a fearless surfer with a fine tuned ability in gaping eight foot barrels. But accidents do happen. And when she found herself driven face first into the reef that day on the Eastside, she came up with what could have been a life-changing wound on the side of her face. But, staying calm amid all the blood and the pain and the rescue from her friends, Kya and her cohort made it to the hospital and into a special plastic surgery theatre that, quite frankly, saved her considerable beauty.

Immediately following surgery, we found Kya Heuer sitting up in her hospital bed in her normal clothes, with over one hundred stitches on the side of her face, sitting up as if what happened to her was, as she put it, “No big deal”. Such is the spirit of this young woman who is sure to become an international competitive powerhouse in the years to come. The following are some of her random thoughts.

On her Hard Charging ways:

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On Beginnings:

As a kid, when the waves were pumping at Kandui, the only time my Dad would go out is when the waves were 8 foot plus. So, yeah, I don’t know, I kind of just followed him into the line-up and realized the only way to survive was to go after it. It’s actually the safest way to be.

On Pro Influences:

I reckon growing up at the Kandui Villas definitely had a big role in how I surf, of course. Just growing up around a lot of charging pro surfers that were always giving me tips. Guys like Shane Dorian, Josh Kerr. Those guys surf like MMA fighters when it get’s heavy. Total commitment.

On Dylan Wilcoxen

If it wasn’t for Dylan being my next island neighbor…I probably would have been a different surfer too. I feel like just watching Dylan, looking up to him, wanting to surf like him, yeah, that was, like, one of my main inspirations. He never treated me like a girl in the line-up. He treated me like another surfer. That makes a big difference when it comes to courage in the line-up.

On her beginnings:

Growing up in the Mentawai you learn to swim before you can walk. A lot of people say that, but with us kids out there, we are swimming at one years old. Surfing can come pretty easy after that.

On her recent injury:

The ocean has taught me to be patient and not rush things. And especially after my face got smashed into a reef. I feel like just acting on impulse can be a big mistake I’ve made in the past. And, like, I’ve regretted a bunch of things because of that. So yeah, I would say one of the biggest things I’ve learned from being surrounded by the ocean for all my life is to be patient. And just let things turn out how they’re gonna turn out. Unless your actually on a wave. Then you just have to be impulsive and go as hard as you can.

On The local surfers of her generation:

I think my generation of surfers in Indonesia... I’d say there’s a lot of rising stars. There’s a lot of dark horses too coming out of nowhere. It’s exciting and I’m very grateful and glad to be able to say I’m a part of this new Indonesian community of ambitious surfers. We are the new wave.

On The future

I know I’ve come a long way and I definitely know I have what it takes to be a pro. I know I have the right mentality. I just need to really set aside the dumb, stupid teenage things and focus on building my pro career. I need to set my mind and set my goals. And to do it, I have to sacrifice a lot of things. And that just comes with this surfing life. Sacrifices. But I’m willing to do it and I know I can do it.

“I’ve

learned from being surrounded by the ocean for all my life is to be patient. And just let things turn out how they’re gonna turn out. Unless your on a wave. Then you just have to be impulsive and go as hard as you can”.

- Kya Heuer -

Guiding is thriving

The world of guiding visiting surfers in Sanur’s line-ups clearly defies surfing’s traditional etiquette, which gives the right of way to the surfer closest to the peak (a time honered system that allows the best surfers to get the best waves as lesser surfers pay their dues as they attempt to climb up the ladder). But on one of the happiest islands in the world, surf guiding, or rather, hiring a local to strong arm waves for you, usually leaves a bad aftertaste with visitors. Is it fair? To the locals, certainly. They are making a living using their local resources. But from the visitor’s point of view, is it exclusive of those with the financial means to pay for waves?

Let’s call him Wayan. He was born in Sanur, and he runs his own guiding program now after working for foreign-owned surf camps and hotels his entire life. He and his apprentice, we’ll call him Ketut, met while surf guiding for a camp that catered mostly to German surfers. When Wayan was encouraged by his elders to start his own business, he took the risk.

“I tell my guests, I will give you a sign, so watch me,” says Wayan. “If the wave is a right-hander, I can go to left, allowing my guest to go right. Or we take the second wave of the set from the inside. Block the guy closest to the curl and give my guest the wave. Sometimes I’m at the peak and I give my priority to the guest. Sometimes two guides work together, even if we have two different groups. If I’m too far

from the take-off point, he can block. Or if he’s too far, I can. Or I’ll just paddle in front of someone so they cannot go.”

Wayan has strong masculine features. He laughs and pantomimes holding someone struggling under water while we’re surfing and explains why he guides from a local perspective. “At Sanur Reef we try to protect our spot. In one year the wave might break properly three times. We get the best waves on the island, so many people know the spot. Normally the wave looks like a pointbreak, wrapping really nice. Really long. And visitors figured out how it works. That’s how we started to be tough and angry at the invasion. Because improperly trained or rude tourists tried to constantly drop in on us. One, time, okay. Second time, no. So we guide not only to make a living but to keep order in our Sanur line-ups. It’s nothing evil. Imagine if we went to Australia and started dropping in on everybody. The surfers there would get just as organized”.

Guiding in Bali originated out of cooperation between Japanese and Balinese surfers. The Japanese surf community was well established by the early ’90s and when its members came to Bali they injected money into the local community by hiring guides off the beach and generally being lively with their yen. The Balinese wanted to make sure their Japanese friends got waves and surf guiding on Bali was born.

The locals of Sanur have an intimate relationship with the waves of their reefs. This has created a very loyal group of surfers that not only surf their homeground waves, but also protect the line-ups with care. Dede Sulaksana, here, ripping into the future.

Wayan himself has taught and guided mostly Europeans and Australians, as well as some Hawaiians a while back. The Hawaiian’s were an early influence, explaining how things really work on the famed North Shore of O’ahu. However, the Sanur guiding community, unlike the Hawaiians, stop short of violence.

With a swell rising, I paddle out with Wayan, Ketut, and their client for the day. Bob is from Canada and works in human resources for an oil company in Dubai. He is here on vacation with his two kids. Bob might have his own challenges in life, but today, getting waves is not one of them. When we first paddle out, the three of them all gravitate to the less crowded right, where two surfers are waiting at the peak. Wayan starts doing his thing, hustling the pack to the inside as Bob takes off on a bigger set. Soon, one guy starts reprimanding Wayan, waving his arms around in frustration. The guy takes the next wave in. “He was so stressed!” Wayan says when I ask him about the exchange. “Yeah” I say, “I bet he was”.

Surf guiding is one of the most controversial subjects in lineups all over Bali. A few of the island’s prominent guides and a number of local surfers declined to speak on the record for this story. In a sense, guiding is merely one outgrowth of the larger issue of unchecked development on the island. As many Balinese are cut out of the financial rewards that come with these changes to their home, some

argue that local surfers are entitled to run such businesses to benefit from the influx of tourists to support themselves and their families. Still others say that surf guides, often charging between $50 to $100 60 per day for two successful sessions, give wealthier visiting surfers an unfair advantage over others who deserve equal access. If traditional surf etiquette has its flaws, guiding presents an imperfect solution to wave-hoarding by tourists and overcrowding.

I ask Ketut what he has learned from Wayan and he says, “You know, with Wayan we learn from each other. It doesn’t go just one way. Mostly we just share our experiences. That’s what’s most important to me about my job, good surfing experience, getting waves, and having fun.” Wayan and Ketut don’t abide by traditional surf etiquette, but they have created their own set of surf ethics in the lineup. Both of them say they only really block people who are already getting too many waves in the lineup. Ketut explains, “I actually feel less bad about blocking some greedy guy. A lot of greedy people want to take all the waves and blocking is a way I can help my customer get waves. I only use it when it’s difficult to get waves.”

Another Balinese surfer who has worked in the surf industry for years describes having mixed feelings about the business of guiding. On the one hand, “It’s all about money,” he says, adding, “For the Balinese, if you don’t know the guide, there could be a clash.

If the client drops in, Balinese surfers are going to be angry. The surf guide might say sorry or tell the client not to do it again. This happens a lot at crowded spots. But if you’re friends, you understand each other and it’s no problem.”

Wayan and Ketut often work together with other surf schools in the water. Wayan says, “With the locals we meet in the water, private guiding or private coaching, we respect each other. We’ll talk about how many people we each have and try to be fair and help each other.”

For all the different types of guiding going on, for people who should be able to get their own waves and for those who are still learning, somewhere on the island perfect waves are going unridden; Bali is bubbling over with empty waves for those who want to look. But for now Wayan and Ketut are content to make a local living working the crowd with that island smile. “Surf guiding is just a fact of life now” says Wayan, “with today’s crowded lineups, everybody deserves a chance. It’s just not that complicated. Not for us locals, anyway”.

AQUA OBSCURA

Photographer Ben Thouard’s New Book Explores Visions Of Our Inner Cosmos.

“Under water, time takes the shape of waves. I listen to the clash and the silence mingling beneath the surface. I end up looking at what the eye cannot see: the states of matter; the hidden folds of the wave; the ever-changing schemes of the sea.”

-Ben Thouard-

You can purchase Ben Thouard’s fine art book, Aqua Obscura and others at http://benthouard. com

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We were trying to find waves with no people around and, you know, get some waves in kind of an off-season time. We took a bunch of boards up there and with Matt Biolos. We didn’t have Dylan with us, but we did have Westin Hirst, Philip Duke and Kalan Ryan. The three of the best juniors in Bali, you know, because Dylan was chasing a contest somewhere. Matt had a free window in his life, so he flew over here to do this R and D trip. And he really wanted to go someplace with some room to move where he could surf and watch these surfers and really see what they’re doing and work on design. Matt Biolos takes a big interest in this generation of Indonesian surfers. He’s invested in this group of surfers. They are the first generation of surfers that Lost has sponsored in Indonesia. Most of these kids have been riding our boards since they were 12 years old. And Matt Biolos, because of the waves these guys ride every day, really values their feedback.

Thanks to the Mandiri Beach Club.

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It is almost incomprehensible that a 12 year old kid has not only the ability, but the courage to put himself in such harm’s way. Rocco Rigliaco, taking the bull by the horns in pumping, and very shallow, Mentawai barrels.

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12 year old Rocco Rigliaco, born in the Aosta Valley, Italy, attends the international school and travels extensively. Surfing enthusiasts have already spotted him on social media. On Instagram, he’s known as “Rockismo”. He lives by following his great passion: surfing. It’s this drive that allows Rocco to split his time between Indonesia and Italy with his family. He is living among the waves, becoming increasingly skilled on the board and already achieving excellent results. “He’s not a little soldier who must become a professional at all costs,” explains his father, Alessandro, who owns the La Baracca Italian Restaurants in Bali. “Rocco is a very normal boy, except he travels a lot and he’s obsessed with

surfing like a lot of kids. He speaks English fluently. He also speaks Spanish and Bahasa and in the meantime, he continues to grow with his surfing”. In the Italian surfing movement, led by Leonardo Fioravanti, people are already starting to talk about Rocco Rigliaco. “We’re already in contact with the national team” says Dad, “He’s been called up for a training camp, but we couldn’t go. We have to wait for him to grow bigger. He’s not there yet and the national junior category is under-16, so it’s impossible for him to physically compete right now. But we’re in contact, and Rocco is very happy with his surfing at any time. And isn’t that enough for anyone?”.

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

JAYA SUHENDRA, 12 yrs

Homegrounds: Legian

Surftime Call: “Now and then a little kid comes along that you just know is going to become a great surfer. To see this 12 year old powering down the line setting up his maneuvers with extreme enthusiasm and drive, one is reminded of certain world champions who at his age did the same thing. Surfing takes more than just physical ability, it takes determination too. And this mighty little kid has that in abundance. It will take him far”.

Photography by Modern Image 2481

MADE BALON, 17 yrs

Homegrounds: Legian

Surftime Call: “This is a creative surfer. Like a skateboarder that has a park wired, Made leaves most his contemporaries behind in the Aerial division. The height, the grabs, the flight, he has these down. So that combined with his worldly other abilities on the face of a wave, makes Made a surfer on the hunt. Seeking more and more out of every wave he rides, he isn’t even close to achieving his full potential yet. Although already one of the best in any line-up, Surftime looks forward to seeing him rise into the surfer we know he can become.

Aditya Somiya, 15 YRS

Homegrounds: Batu Belig

Surftime Call: “Here is a surfer that can really put together a ride. His ability to combine all the maneuvers in his repertoire during one session is a sign of real talent. This will serve him well if he decides to join the pro ranks. Never forcing his moves, Aditya has a sense of when and where to rip the appropriate maneuver. Showing no weak spots in his surfing, whether frontside or backside, Aditya is a performer who is headed for the stars. His journey will be a wild one to witness”.

Photography by Island Vision Surf

PARIS NALENDRA, 15 yrs

Homegrounds: Legian Surftime Call: “This young lady’s performance has skyrocketed in the last year. Some surfers just find their groove that way. Whether she is helmeted and charging G-Land or ripping our beachbreaks, Paris’s surfing is growing in confidence by the day. With a steady diet of competition, she will be moving up our amateur ranks for sure. Without question, podiums await Paris Nalendra.

Suri Jabrik, 17 YRS

Homesurf: Kata Beach Phuket, Thailand

Surftime call: “Regardless of being the daughter of the man who has co-created Indonesia’s entire competitive scene, Suri is an entity all her own. Surfing with a maturity beyond her years, to watch Suri surf is to see beauty in motion. Using her height and Olympic build to the greatest advantage, Suri seems to let the wave happen around her. Always in the right position, applying power when needed and speed when demanded, Suri is a standout during every session. In competition or not, Suri will always be a surfer to watch”

Photography by Antonio Vargas

Aura "Alin” Zeflin, 15yrs

Homegrounds:

Surftime Call: “Growing up with the best waves on the planet in your front yard has got to be a powerful influence on a young surfer’s performance. And Alin is no exception. But what is so special about her brand of high-performance surfing is that it’s heavily influenced by her expert longboarding abilities. She brings solid line, wave awareness, perfect trim and grace to each wave she takes off on. Alin is one of those rare surfers who rather than destroying a wave, dances with it.

BROTHERLY LOVE

To reach such an astonishing level of surfing performance, you’ve got to give blood sooner or later. Andy Irons understood this above all. That is what set him apart.

BRUCE IRONS TOLD IT LIKE IT WAS

stay loose and think straight in high pressure situations. As one of the best surfers Pipeline has ever seen, Bruce proved this time and again.

“Everyone had their own addiction problem. Everyone was hiding it. We all just turned into these closet-case, drug-addict monsters.”

For us humans, the truth is often really tough to accept. Especially when that honesty requires a higher level of self-examination: when families have been destroyed or people have died due to reckless lifestyles. Bruce Irons’ quote, above, from the 2018 documentary, Andy Irons: Kissed by God, drips with tragic honesty, as he weaves his family’s story without pretense or bullshit, while interview cuts from surfing royalty corroborate his sordid tale.

Remembering that Bruce narrated the documentary with that level of honesty unnerved me. After watching it again I almost wanted to tap out in the middle of it. It’s like a Greek tragedy, supported by a cast of gifted players. Only these players weren’t acting. They lived it in the most painful of ways.

There is no blaming others in Bruce Irons’ narrative, as he blatantly states. No asking why there was a lack of drug testing in the sport, no blaming sponsors or parents or anyone else who might have enabled anyone. Bruce takes full responsibility for he and his brother’s actions as two of the greatest surfers of their generation who went all in on

substance abuse. And that’s what’s so unnerving about it all.

It’s a story that could have risen from the depths of high school literature. Bruce unknowingly summons Caleb Trask from Steinbeck’s epic Cain and Abel recreation, East of Eden. Caleb finally comes to terms with his family’s wicked truth. When his innocent brother can’t handle that truth, he joins the army and perishes in World War I. After his father blames him later, Caleb retorts, “Am I supposed to look after him?” or, in biblical terms, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

The younger of the Irons’ brothers, Bruce couldn’t have been expected to be his brother’s keeper, but in death, he is the keeper of the family’s truth. It’s a truth that is poignantly and uncomfortably depicted in this film that is well worth re-visiting in today’s times. The monsters of substance abuse are still out there to be sure. Could we all be so honest? Could we all look as deeply at our own transgressions and admit mistakes in the same way? Bruce makes the “truth” look as easy as navigating a barrel, spitting out the end while shaking off his pain.

Most of us have over-indulged to escape at one point or another, whether it be alcohol or drugs, sugar, coffee, sex, or exercise.

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Who have we taken advantage of in our own lives to get where we are or what we want? But are we truly willing to admit it? I know this film made me re-examine my use of substances – take an honest look at what I use on the daily to get through. While I might not have been grinding my teeth on prescription pain meds in my youth, I certainly had bouts with psilocybin and other “hippy drugs.” After about the tenth time I found myself wandering dark, lonely streets at night, my mind frozen in paranoia, eyes bulging out of my head in full pinwheel formation, I had to ask myself, “What the fuck am I doing?” This film and Bruce’s character reminded me that I need to keep being that honest with myself.

“Hold up,” you say? Am I giving Bruce too much credit? He only gives us as much as he chooses, right? I would be loathed to disagree.

No matter where they found themselves in the world, the Brother’s Irons seemed to make each break their own. Above, Andy re-defining what was possible on Reunion Island off Madagascar and Bruce, below, carving board bending cutbacks in the Mentawai. For both of them, no warm-up was needed. They were both plugged in the second their feet hit the water.

Anyone who was associated with anything called a “Wolfpak,” the group of mostly Kauaian surfers that regulated Pipeline in the early 2000s, most likely earned some enemies. But this is unprecedented. This entire situation is unprecedented in action sports. A brother describing, in vivid detail, his sibling’s life and death and the oftensickening circumstances surrounding that death? We’re all just trying to figure this whole thing out, doing our best to come to terms with the truth. I guess the message here is for all of us to find our own truth and to let it kill us.

To revisit this groundbreaking film, please see: https://www.facebook. com/tim.hart.372218/videos/kissed-by-god-andy-irons-full-movieall-imagesandy-irons-kissed-by-god-rip-andy-/457719016823052/

THE MANU MIGUELEZ EXPERIENCE

FOR PHOTOGRAPHER MANU MIGUELEZ, VISION IS THE ART OF SEEING INVISIBLE POSSIBILITIES

“My name is Manu Miguelez and I was born in Asturias, a small region on the North West Coast of Spain. Since I can remember the ocean has always been my passion. This passion has made me travel around the world in the search of the best waves. My dream has come true. I now guide surfers on their quest for the best waves on this planet in the Mentawai. And then I have the privilege of immortalizing those magical moments”.

THE MANU MIGUELEZ EXPERIENCE

THE MANU MIGUELEZ EXPERIENCE

There is something very memorable about paddling out through a perfect set of waves at a remarkable spot like Padang Padang. Your session, not over yet, you are straining to get back outside for another wave. And yet, you cannot help but watch your comrades on their waves. Watching their thrill, their choices, their adrenaline being spent. Snapshot moments, indelible memories really, just before you push through the lip into the awaiting sunset and the potential of your own thrills to come. A rite of passage that is repeated over and over in one session. Burned into memories.

Photographer Jorge Cherabaco knows this feeling well and set out to capture it. And so as an experiment, he positioned himself in the Channel at Padang Padang during 2025 Rip Curl Cup freesurf session and shot three frames during the same set. Three different dramas, frozen in time, that illustrate what may have just been memories for those paddling out. These memories that, since we cannot watch ourselves surf, make the day so worthy when considered that night as we drift off to sleep anticipating the perfection of the next day.

”And yet, you cannot help but watch your comrades on their waves. Watching their thrill, their choices, their adrenaline being spent”. Tosh Tudor, with his adrenaline in perfect harmony with the power ”.

” Snapshot moments, indelible memories really, just before you push through the lip into the awaiting sunset and the potential of your own thrills to come”. William Aliotti, succumbing to the beauty and the glory ”.

” These memories that, since we cannot watch ourselves surf, make the day so worthy when considered that night as we drift off to sleep anticipating the perfection of the next day”. Garut Widiarta, a master letting the wave breathe it’s splendor into his soul ”.

HOPE VISION LIFE DESIRE

As wave pool perfect as Sorake appears, let us not forget the power behind it that no wave pool will ever achieve. Nor the size. Nor the connection, nor the thrill. Not even close. And a perfect wave doesn’t mean it’s gonna come easy either. Despite its magnificently shaped waves, Sorake will always be an red-lined trip. Josh Strettonn exercising the primal scream it sometimes takes to survive the hollows of Nias Island’s preeminent fantasy wave. Photography by Liquid Barrel

Meanwhile, over on our sister island of Nusa Lembongan, Agus Frimanto continues to rip in relative privacy, here taking apart a playful day at one of his hometown’s premiere spots. Like all true locals, Agus makes a friend of all his local breaks and plays with them everyday. You cannot buy your way into relationships like this. You have to live with your waves, nurturing and respecting them, day to day. After all, not all family is human. Photography by Scott Harrison

GALLERY

HOPE VISION LIFE DESIRE

Following in the footsteps of his late Uncle Mikala Jones, Keala Ashton not only is seeking out the hollows of empty perfection in the farthest reaches of our archipelago, but is also capturing the magic of the experience with the same commitment, verve and artistry. And just like his Uncle, don’t dare ask him where these far off line-ups are, he’ll leave that up to you. Photography by Robin Aussenac

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MAGIC SHOOTOUT 2026

Sanur Goes Live as Solid Swell Hits the Middle Coast

Sanur’s east side turned it on for Magic Shootout 2026, with nearly 80 athletes representing Boardrider clubs from across Bali charging solid 4–6ft swell at Pantai Segara. Hosted by Sanur Middle Coast, the contest ran in clean conditions with hollow takeoffs and longcarving walls down the reef. Barrels were on offer through the inside bowl, while steep sections invited committed snaps and well-timed aerial attempts across all divisions.

In the Open Men, Raul Bormann claimed victory with a combination of deep tube riding and critical pocket turns. I Nyoman Mega Artana secured second, followed by Kadek Murtika in third and Kalani Ryan in fourth after a tightly contested final.

The Open Women saw Jasmine Studer take top honors with powerful rail work and smart wave selection. Kailani Johnson finished runner-up, with Georgie-May Hicks in third andLune van Dijk in fourth.

The Pro Junior division highlighted Bali’s rising talent, with Muhammad Satrio earning the win through explosive, progressive surfing. Made Balon finished second, Oscar Glossop placed third, and Kalani Ryan rounded out the final in fourth.

This year’s edition marked a major step forward, streamed live on YouTube and powered byAsian Sport Network, with live scoring via LiveHeats and media coverage from AsianSurf.co, bringing Sanur’s middle coast to a broader audience.

Magic Shootout 2026 was proudly supported by PSOI Denpasar, Yayasan PembangunanSanur, Blind Dog Inn, Flanagan Surfboards, Free Pig Movement Surfboards, and all partners who contributed to making the event a success.

Solid swell. Island-wide talent. A growing stage. Sanur’s middle coast is building something serious.

“Larry Bertlemann’s obsession with image and commercialism put him on the wrong side of surfing purists in 1978. Always fashion conscious, instantly recognizable by his neatly tended Afro hairstyle, Bertlemann frequently surfed and skateboarded in color-coordinated outfits, and at one point took to the waves at Pipeline wearing a customized blue-and-red bell-bottom wetsuit. A pioneer in surf world corporate sponsorship, Bertlemann by the late ‘70s was plastering his boards with oversize stickers from Pepsi, United Airlines, and Toyota, and even adopted the Pepsi swirl emblem for his board’s design motif. “I get off on promoting things,” the easy-smiling eighth-grade dropout once said. “I keep my sponsors happy, and they keep me in business.”