A look back at the now golden boy of the ASP tour, Trestles. The ex-military training ground was off-limits until 1971 when public access was finally granted. Prior to that surfing at Trestles was a game of Cops and Robbers with the US Marine department.
Fortunately this film was shot over a decade after the Marines gave up their defence and sees some great early action from Tom Curren, and Robert August
Read the full history of Trestles over at the Encyclopedia of Surfing
Trestles, “Only Seventeen” from ENCYCLOPEDIA of SURFING videos on Vimeo.
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