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RIP: PETER TROY
Aussie surf travel legend passes away
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September 30, 2008
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On September 29th, Australian surf adventurer Peter Troy passed away
at his home in Mudjimba, QLD from a blood clot in his lung. He was 70 years old. Born in Torquay, Australia, Troy is best known for his discoveries in Bali and Java in the early seventies. In 1975 he was one of the first to surf Nias. A true adventurer, he claimed to have visited 130 countries, many in Africa. He surfed Jeffreys Bay in 1966. Other achievements include: an Australian Sports Medal in 2000, inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame in 2002, and awarded with a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to surfing in 2007. In Australia Troy ran a Sydney surf-movie-only theatre as well as a Noosa Heads motel. He was also curator of Surfworld, Torquay surf Museum. He is survived by his wife Libby and will be greatly missed. (Anthony Colas contributed to this report.) |
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Shaun Levings 09/30/2008 08:31 PM
Peter ran a surf shop in Mooloolaba for years and I would go down and pick his brain about his adventures. I could sit for hours listening to his tails of hardcore exploration. He was incredibly inspirational and a unique character. May his legacy for surf adventure live on. shaun@worldsurfaris.com
matt 09/30/2008 05:22 PM
LEGEND RIP
Miguel Plaza 09/30/2008 01:53 PM
Travelled all over the surfing world,got to Peru in 1964 to surf the Peruvian International at Kon-Tiki with aussies Rex Banks and Mike Hickey.Stayed with us 6 months and went to Brasil and then back to Peru for the 1965 World Contest and surf for Australia Team with Midget,Nat,Ken Adler and Rodney Sumpter.He was the first one to surf a wave at Punta Rocas on February 1964.Peter ,became "one more" of the Gordo`s Barreda`s surfing family;Peruvians & World Surfing Friends will never forget Peter .
fernando gonzales 09/30/2008 11:55 AM * PREMIUM MEMBER - Real Name
My condolencense to the Troy family, Mr. Troy was a pioneer surfer in Peru, I was probably 8 or 9 when I saw him surf back in teh sixties, we all kids in Peru admire him, with his long blond hair and his amazing surfing... passing under the pier in cerro azul or surfing mounster waves in KonTiki or Puntas Rocas( he was the first to surf Punta Rocas with Mota Navarro) Mr. Troy is in our memories, I know he is leaving a lot of good friends in Peru.
rod wallace scotland 09/30/2008 10:15 AM
can you imagine making a fim on this dude it be like indy jones instead of a bullwhip he used a 7,2 pintail through the roughest off terrains with nothing but a surfboard and some shorts... rip peter troy legend...
dan the adventurer 09/30/2008 09:44 AM
i read accounts of peter troy walking from one side of the amazon to the other with nothing but a pair of shorts on.no shoes,no camping gear,nothing. what a couragous and curious man he must have been!search his stories out over the net,and you'll find a real hunter for waves and a beautiful soul.just when you thought you'de found some secret break somewhere out in the middle of nowhere,chances are that peter troy had been there 40 or 50 years before you.his stories in a book i would buy.hail pt
ROSALDO CAVALCANTI 09/30/2008 08:38 AM
To Whom it may concern,
Peter troy was the phater of brazilian modern surfing. he arrived in rio de janeiro on 1964 from Peru. His journey trought the amazon forest caused him to arrive in Rio full od tropical disseases. After he had displayed his surfing skills in front of an astonished brazilian crowd at Arpoador beach he became the first to show the brazilians how to surf on a modern equipment. Peter spent 6 months in Brasil hanging with his new surf buddies. He will be never forgotten by us
Phil Davison 09/30/2008 08:32 AM
Dear friends, I'm a Scottish journalist (in London)keen to honour Peter Troy's memory by writing his obituary for one or more of the Brit national media. If anyone could put me in touch with Peter's friends or family, or anyone who might have biographical details, please get in touch with me.
many thanks and my condolences.
Phil davisonphil@aol.com
edgar vogel 09/30/2008 08:19 AM * PREMIUM MEMBER - Real Name
He had a great spirit of adventure. He travelled in a time that was special. He was one of the first international surfers that put it all on the line...EDDIE VOGEL
Daniel C 09/30/2008 08:11 AM
He brought one of the first surfboards to Rio de Janeiro and was instrumental in brazilian surfing back in the day. Thanks Peter!
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