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Darrick Doerner is a big wave pioneer in the sport of tow-in surfing, in which personal water craft are used to tow surfers into large surf. Also known by the nickname, Double D, Doerner is an accomplished big wave surfer himself. Doerner is an 'all around waterman' in the ocean, from surf, big wave tow-surfing, paddle, stand up paddling ...
Feb 10, 2024 · One of the titans of surfing, the North Shore lifeguard and tow-surf pioneer Darrick Doerner is reportedly in “good spirits” after an operation at a California hospital following his diagnosis with prostate cancer.
Oct 2, 2017 · Darrick Doerner, a big-wave surfer and friend of Laird Hamilton, shares his harrowing story of being trapped by a giant wave and rocks at Pe'ahi, also known as Jaws. The article explores the psychology and risks of surfing huge swells and the new documentary about Hamilton.
May 24, 2017 · Learn about Darrick Doerner, one of the pioneers of tow-in surfing, who has towed some of the largest and heaviest waves in the world. Read his insights on the sport, his moves, his sponsors, and his life in Hawaii.
Nov 8, 2015 · But all that changed when Laird Hamilton, Buzzy Kerbox, and Darrick Doerner drove a Zodiac out to Backyards on the North Shore of Oahu on a 20 foot day, grabbed onto a rope, and yanked each...
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Terse big-wave surfer from Hawaii; a top performer at Waimea Bay from the early '80s to the early '90s, and one of the original tow surfers. Doerner was born (1957) in Fresno, California, the son of a French-born mother and a former Santa Barbara County lifeguard, and began surfing at age five.
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Jan 24, 2019 · "i never feel closer to myself than when it's 30-foot," bruce jenkins profile on darrick doerner (1990) 01/24/19 "Waterman: Darrick Doerner Seeks Perfection in the Danger Zone," by San Francisco sportswriter Bruce Jenkins, ran in the September 1990 issue of SURFER.
