The Definitive Years of Mark Occhilupo | 50 Years of Billabong
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- For more than 40 years, we've been making gear for one of surfing's greatest gifts: the inimitable Mark Occhilupo.
As his unique approach to riding a wave has arguably inspired more "cover bands" than any other surfer in modern times, Occy claims he's always evolving. "The best style to me," he says, "is no style at all."
Mark Occhilupo's influence on surfing - especially for the legions of goofyfoots who came after him - is immeasurable. That said, he remains on his own personal style journey, from brash young upstart in the early '80s to the surf-as-you-feel flow-master he is today.
As part of our Five Decades celebration, we walk through some definitive eras in his surfing and get his take on them now:
00:00 - Phase 1: The Early Years
“After looking over the footage from this time, my arms are actually all over the place. It wasn’t until Gordon brought me up to the Gold Coast when I really learned how to smooth out my style.” - Mark Occhilupo
00:52 - Phase 2: Occy V. Curren
“It wasn’t until I saw Tom Curren come. I really loved the way he surfed and wanted to surf like that.” - Mark Occhilupo
01:50 - Phase 3: Set Free
“I surfed perfect waves, which made me fall in love with surfing again.” - Mark Occhilupo
02:22 - Phase 4: Unbeatable
“All that time filming with Jack in those perfect waves got me in prime form for the Dream Tour. I was actually practicing for those events years before I ever knew I was going to get to them.” - Mark Occhilupo
03:22 - Phase 5: Forever Fired Up
“These are the twilight years, the really good years. Every session is a blessing, and that’s what keeps me psyched.” - Mark Occhilupo
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I met Occy at snapper , Nov22 when we stayed in the unit below his. As a tourist you might expect to be brushed. Occy took a little tine out for a few chats and was an absolute legend. Always loved his style and he didn’t disappoint as a person either! Super nice guy! 👍
🙌 🙌
Ocky is the man! I’ve grown up in Cronulla and always loved the powerful carves Ock is famous for! Hope he keeps carving for another 30 years
As a grom growing up in the nineties, i watched Occy the Occumentary by Jack McCoy a thousand times over. Changed so many groms lives! I can still hear the soundtrack and see the imagery in my head sometimes while I'm sitting out the back.
love to hear it! 🙌
my hero as a grom and still my hero as a rapidly aging man..
A hero to us all.
Growing up in Cronulla in the generation after Occy it gets me stoked when he mentions our little patch of paradise. I remember the first time I saw him back at home after he moved to the Goldie, he was surfing Alley ripbowls with his good mate Richard, it was amazing to see a bloke who went so far around the world back home where it all started and ripping the place apart still.
All of us boys from Santa Cruz have always been proud of Occy....we love you bro. You rip.
Those early Jack McCoy films Pump, Green Iguana, Bunyip, Sick joy... timeless awesome surf images and memories #Billabong heritage!!
No doubt "pump" is a 10
Good times, glad to hear 🤙
@macrovigilance Pump is a 10 outta 10 for me. Lived in a house with 8 guys & we always watched that movie having a few pipes before the sunrise surf seasons every day. We basically wore out 5 x VHS tapes of it playing it over & over. Great footage/great surfers/great soundtrack 👌
Just being out by the sea being out on the waves and enjoying life that is the main thing - thank you for the memories and the incredible surfing Occy
So sick - no one will ever surf like Occy! Legend
Facts.
Yeah because most pros can actually surf good. Occy is gumby. Far from being up there with Slater, Andy, Curren and anyone today. Not even close.
LEGEND! I saw him the year he won the title while he was surfing in France. There were a bunch of pros on the same peak and Occy was just leaving them in the dust, and they were not surfing shabby mind you. Total phenom.
What a feat.
Occy was ment to be world champion in the early days but that didn't happen 30 years go by and became world champion Peter pan finally grow up
Love to watch his beautiful technique, the way he unleashes it is so unique, raw and powerful yet stylish and classy.
Occy loading up his bottom turn is one of the most iconic images in surfing every time he does it.
so good.
Occy and Luke - goofy style masters
Odmb
Having lived in Kahuka ( North Shore ) for a long time ive come across him 50.times ...he will always stop and have a chat ...really genuine guy ....
I read his book. I was so stoked about his journey. I believe he was meant to have a comeback and God showed him that when he had a vision of the trees bowing in front of him like the winning circle and then they told him he had won the wsl
Awesome awesome awesome cool yeah!!!!!!!!
Occy was my hero when I was a kid and I think at 48 he has re-inspired me and Im going to dust off those boards soon.
Occy! Such a classic, good person.
I born un 84 ' AND Occy was muy idol ... I'm goofy style .... So AGRESIVE un rights waves ... Lot of memories !!!!!!!!
I remember surfing with him and a group of top surfers in 1987, it was in hossegor at "les bourdaines" with a magic sand beach break, there was at that time tom Caroll, Barton lynch, Damien Hardman, and others,... great souvenirs!
I would love to meet Occy🎉. I've surfed California as a young man and I've always been a big fan of Occy. He's only one day older than me and I would truly love to surf his and his son's wave creation down under. C
Occy☆*~^! Thank you for all! ONE LOVE CHAKKAS - Joe Hannah
ANOTHER 50 YEARS. 🌊🐳🐋🐬
Occy is Aloha! Always has been always will be🤙🏼🌊
Love it!!
its always a pleasure watching occy bottom turn as if he CANT do a bad one
Amen Mark, keep on going!
In 1981 my brother told me that this kid named Mark occillupo was going to win a world title. He almost didn't . But my brother was right. Just like his demeanour as well as his talent and styke
Bring back the Occ Cast!
Hey hey Cronulla,,, seventies,,,, the old wall ,,,, sleeping on the beach ,,, great parties great surf , i was there , Shazza
I surfed with Occy in Newport Beach, California around ‘84. It was a pumping day at Newport Point with well overhead barrels. I remember thinking “Who is this kid?” He was ripping…
so rad
Makes me feel old and young at the same time.
Growing up Occy was one of my idols, his liberated style was refreshing and his power was insane.
Thanks Billabong, thanks Occy 🤘
Yeah JB 🤙
i remember occy came and surfed in the LOO in NW it was some of the sickest surfing ive seen .. He was a mythical creature back then filming Bunyip .
So dope thanks for this one. Perfect mini documentary
Glad ya enjoyed it. 🤙
So iconic even the groms know occy
falling out of love with life is a good way to describe depression...
Amazing stuff
Someone made fun of me once… said I surf like ‘Occy’… it actually made my day
What a complement.
❤ so extraordinary :)
Go Occy, what a legend
Occy Bells 1997😭😭😭😍
keep it up Occ!
Aloha Occy, well spoken bruddah🤙
love occy !
Guys on tour these days could only dream of surfing like Occy!
🙌
Bring the Occast back!
'The drone tour'. Was that a deliberate slip of tongue?
Occy rips hands down
That bottom turn
The boards that he uses is much bigger than today's boards. Very stretch
whens the next occ cast
Occy rips!
GC
why dont you show all the drop ins he does.
Best goofie togheter with Tom Carrol all the time
Man he matured well as a bloke
you obviously dont know him at all. biggest cunt in the water, always drops in from the shoulder
3 amigos at dbah
2:35 - looks like he lost his back foot for a second there!
Nothing could bring the Raging Bull down that day.
Occy the backside attack
Occy is surfings Ozzy Osbourne
He was arrogant to a guy I worked with 1997 but he wad OK to me in coolangatta
Can I get a paddle pop-up and ride the OCCY way? ....and the result.
Occy is god, is backside powerfull The world
It Ain’t Any Weirder Than Kongs….
Surfed snapper plenty when he's in the water. Blatantly drops in on anyone and everyone - total flog.🖕🖕
"style is forever.." unless you are a brazilian pro surfer or an wsl judge... the more your arms flail and the more stinkbug your stance is, the more points you get...
Occy had power. He didnt have style
Overrated surfer. He is bit of a gumby. Never understood why he won comps and was hailed as one of the best. His carves are just sloppy rail digs. Half the wave is him trying not to fall off.