Gerry Lopez's Ambassador Profile
Gerry Lopez
Surfing Ambassador
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Resides: Bend, OR
There are few images as iconic as Gerry calmly slotted on a perfect, eight-foot day at Pipeline. After redefining the art of tube riding on the North Shore of O’ahu, his focus turned to Indonesia, where he pioneered legendary spots like Uluwatu and G-Land. Now based in Oregon, he surfs, writes, shapes, and shreds powder days near his home in Bend.
Career Highlights
- Fooling Toni into marriage after 5 years as a boyfriend, 1987
- Father of Alex in May, 1989
- Discovering windsurfing on Maui,1980
- Moved from Oahu to Upcountry Maui in 1973
- Started Lightning Bolt Surfboards in 1970
- Worked on Big Å·²©»áÔ±Èë¿Údnesday in 1977
- Co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian, 1980
- Going to Australia in 1970
- Going to Bali in 1974
- Going to G-Land, 1976
- Moving to Bend, Oregon in 1992
- Joining Patagonia as a surf ambassador
