Martin Potter "Pottz" Model Thruster
Artist
Blue Hawaii Surf
Date1980s
ClassificationsSurfboards
Object numberS.121
DescriptionThis surfboard is a foam thruster with a channel bottom, known as the Martin Potter "Pottz" model. It's worth noting that this specific board belonged to and was ridden by Martin Potter.“The 1987 and 1988 champs, Damien Hardman and Barton Lynch, were renowned conservatives, bred contest machines. At the same time, Martin Potter was, without question, the best freesurfer on the planet. Through the ’80s, he was a card-carrying member of the Big Four, along with Tom Curren, Tom Carroll and Mark Occhilupo. His fluid, powerful, radical style -- an unheard combination -- made him one of the most admired surfers anywhere. He also helped pioneer aerials, although his were fluid extensions of powerful off-the-tops rather than the forecast hip-hop tricks of today. A teenaged Kelly Slater even patterned his style after Potter’s, plastering his walls with shots of Potter putting his trademark green-and-yellow explosion boards through their paces. He stayed near the top of the ratings, remaining firmly in the top 10 until his retirement in 1995. The proclaimed freesurfer spent a record 14 seasons in the world’s Top 16.”
-from Surfline’s Surfing A-Z
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