A Legends Scrapbook

A Surfing Legend's Scrapbook

Rory Russell, Surf Instructor. Rory moved to Hawaii with his family in 1964 and lived on Oahu's famous North Shore for 38 years. While growing up on the North Shore Rory was constantly honing his surfing skills, becoming an accomplished professional surfer. Rory has won several world class surf championships including: Waimea Pro in Brazil in 1975; All Japan pro in Chiba Japan in 1976; and Oahu North Shore Lightning Bolt Surf Championships in 1977. Besides his first place wins Rory has also achieved numerous other placings in surfing events all around the world including in Japan, Indonesia, Australia, California, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Morocco and Portugal. Rory has co-stared in such surfing films as five Summer Stories, Sundance, Red Hot Blue, Hot Lips and Inner Tubes, Surf Superstars and he has also made numerous TV appearances including on ABC's wide world of sports and on ABC's American sportsman. Besides his TV and film work Rory has been involved with numerous promotional appearances in TV and magazines (surfing, surfer, surfing world). Rory has been involved with teaching people how to surf for 20 years and his students have included Bill Murray who he taught to surf while in Indonesia. Rory's surfing exploits are legendary and his students have a great time in his classes .