Looks like another legend has passed to surfing's Valhalla.

https://www.facebook.com/thebeachsideresident/

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I was right.

never had the Honor of surfing with Dick...but we did trade fishing stories..

i would tell one and then Dick would tell one...His were always Better!!

rip

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BurrysBreak

Inflation caused The BIG BANG...look it up!

Edited: 05/16/2017 at 05:07 AM by Burry

RIP Legend, wish I could have seen him shred monster hole!

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I troll 2L.com to be a better person in real life

Bummer. R.I.P.

http://www.facebook.com/thebeachsideresident/

He was a force of nature and will be missed

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"Most people would die sooner than think; in fact, they do." - Bertrand Russell


"Morality is doing what is right, regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, regardless of what is right.


If I do not answer you .... nothing personal, I just have you on ignore.

His signature is on some of the highest quality boards around.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

RIP

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Replace turf grass with native plants that don't need irrigation and synthetic fertilizers or chemicals that can go into our waterways and ocean

Legend  RIP

The Godfather of East Coast Surfing will be dearly missed RIP Capt Dick

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The Wavecaster

I've seen flags at half-mast around Melbourne this morning. Not sure for whom, but fittingly appropriate. RIP

@ RegularJoe
Flags are at half staff to day for National Peace Officers Memorial Day


RIP to Dick and all.






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Puerto Rico 11 - 24 - 2013

One of the pioneers, may he RIP.

R.I.P. He was a true legend in every way!

A true legend RIP

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@surferscomposition
Daily (sort of) video reports in my IG stories

I could go on and on recalling 60's surf trips together, fun local surf sessions from inside Canaveral Jetties to Ft Pierce Inlet. Was awesome to hang with him in his prime (late 20s) and continue the friendship thru the years.
Great memories
May God bless his soul and comfort his family.
-BobF

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... positioning and selection

Sad day.

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Do you know what Wubba-LubbA-Dub-Dub means in BirdPerson language?

Warshaw, Encyclopedia of Surfing.  

http://www.easternsurf.com/news/rip-dick-catri/

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Need more water time. Plenty of time left to make $$

FL Today

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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill

Love that guy.....

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I've decided to accept the fact - I'll always be a big kid!

When Dick opened his SatBch surfshop in 1964 I was 12 years old. I already had my first board, a Surfboards Atlantic popout. My surf buddies and I all had the surf fever.

Dick was the oldest guy we ever met or saw in person that surfed. I mean he was ancient!

He was 26.

I just read "At the Helm with Dick Catri" in the link above and learned more about him than I ever knew. I first met him in '79, and knew he was well connected in the surfing world, but not all those subtle nuiances that led to all that he became and meant to the surfing world.

A huge loss, RIP Mr. Catri.

Immortal

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"Don't count the days, make the days count." -Ali
#rydyrstrong

damn

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hey, i don't know if you read this yet ----------> I <3 16streets.com

thank you Sean O'hare

Delicious beer comes from here

Legend...RIP

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"If I say it's safe to surf this beach, captain, then it's safe to surf this beach!"

 

damn, that's sick - RIP Man!

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https://www.instagram.com/dj_kaye_/

Legend. Rip

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Style is what you make it!

Where was the surf shop in Satellite?

A little south of the Jackson/A1A intersection. Now there is a real estate office and a Thai place next door.

It was in the same building where Ricky Carroll's shop was. It was the north west corner of the building. It probably wasn't any bigger than 20' by 20'.

There was a girl's surf shop in the exact spot a few years ago.

Shagg would make custom lined corduroy baggies on a sewing machine in the shop. Retail price $8.00.

 

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... positioning and selection

Many great memories with Dick, surfing Shark Pit and the early days of 1st peak, sharing time while he shaped our boards and just hanging out with Him and Shagg at the shop. (Also with Ed Clapp)

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Romans 8;18-32 John 3;16-18

RRIP Old Friend!! Godspeed!!!

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Tubes, Boobs, & Doobs!!!

Edited: 10/30/2017 at 10:58 AM by MyCatSprays

I was at a party with my brother and my dad in crystal lakes where we lived when I was about 9 or 10. Dick was there and we had a chat about surfing. he offered to take us back to his house and give us a surf history lesson, we accepted. He showed us his shaping room and shed full of old boards on which he and the likes of kelly, todd holland and others surfed on. He also gave us a tour of his house and had some pretty awesome stories, showing us trophies of past east coast surfing championships and contests he won. hard to remember every detail but it was a huge inspirational moment for me at the time as i was a grom just trying to rip and be like my heroes. RIP, thank you for your contribution to surfing as a whole and to melbourne beach

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Tubes, Boobs, & Doobs!!!

Edited: 10/30/2017 at 10:59 AM by MyCatSprays

Let me guess. In your delightfully cheerful poetic style you managed to piss off the calmest guy in the world. LOL



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i think slater forgot to mention him in his post about surfing for Catr back in the day, if you were on the team you would be upset too, I know I would be. Did you guys get along back when you and KS were teammates?

Yep. Would.



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Tubes, Boobs, & Doobs!!!

Edited: 10/30/2017 at 11:00 AM by MyCatSprays

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Tubes, Boobs, & Doobs!!!

Edited: 10/30/2017 at 11:01 AM by MyCatSprays

Medic!

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add a signature since I'm here in profile anyway

Plagiarism?

It would only be plagiarized if Kelly stole Catri's quote.

Perhaps Dick said the same thing more than once?



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I was right.

Perhaps it's a phrase we've all heard more than once.

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Replace turf grass with native plants that don't need irrigation and synthetic fertilizers or chemicals that can go into our waterways and ocean

Dick was always throwing coach-speak and life-speak out in those days. When your elders spoke, you listened back in those days and people like him were worth listening to if you cared about surfing, especially East Coast surfing. In fact, I cared so much I put my money where his mouth was and -at 23- decided to run the very district Ke11y, Todd, The Colonel, Billy Mac, Rich Rudolph, Bill Johnson ... and all the rest surfed in, yes the ESA CFL district. And damn we were good!.

Our district in the mid to late 80s had as much talent lb for lb as anywhere in the world. It was a special time to be a young surfer around here, even if you were just a regular kook like me. I think Dick kicked that off and mahalo to RC for his contribution.

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"If I say it's safe to surf this beach, captain, then it's safe to surf this beach!"

Saturday, June 10 at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Dick Catri Paddle Out

Location Details: South side of Sebastian Inlet by bridge's catwalk

9:00 am Breakfast Reception
10:00 am Service
11:00 am Paddle Out

Important Event considerations: Carpool - parking is limited Show park pass if you have one
No parking on A1A

If you only plan on paddling out at 11:00 am ~ please park in beach lot on south side of inlet

Donations in lieu of flowers:
Eastern Surf Association
PO Box 4736
Ocean City, MD 21843

Surf Rider Foundation
PO Box 372923
Satellite Bch, FL 32937

Surfers for Autism
http://surfersforautism.org/
Donate button on home page


MC by Hunter Joslin and also helping is Bill Yerkes, Trip Freeman, Pat Burklew, Phil Salick & NKFsurf volunteers

R.I.P. Dick Catri (1938-2017) ~ The Godfather of East Coast Surfing

Dick is survived by four beautiful daughters. Cherylnne Catri Kirby (oldest from 1st marriage) and daughters with Shagg: Kimberly Catri Cullen, Keri Catri and Kristen Catri Finn. Please keep his girls in your thoughts and prayers and help us celebrate his life on June 10th

http://www.facebook.com/events/1854691904856456/

I was offshore with a friend this past weekend who spent a lot of time on the water fishing with Catri back in the early 2000s.  

He said, "Dick was was one of the few people I actually enjoyed when they yelled at me."

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"Don't count the days, make the days count." -Ali
#rydyrstrong

Thank you CENTRALFLAORIDAVE. 

UPCOMING:
Saturday, 6.10.17

If you are attending the morning paddle out to celebrate the life of Dick Catri, please join us afterwards for the
Surf Fest and Expo
at Captain Hiram's Resort
1606 Indian River Dr., Sebastian, FL 32958, 2-11 pm.

It will be a day of Jah reggae music, give-aways & exhibits, all to benefit our chapter. Dick was always an amazing supporter of our chapter and he will be with us in spirit.

Just something to think about Col. I was older than you guys and you were all kind of the upcomers. Kelly was just a kid. He is now in his 40s. No one has mentioned Bryan Stamper and I think he was on your team?? A lot of years have gone by and I recognize people in the water and we have to do a lot of fill in the stories because one person remembers one thing and the other remembers something else. Just my 2 cents.

As for Dick...

I have a pic of us when I was in the Boys division and I am in my 50s now. I really see no difference between he and my blood relatives. A big loss.

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My parents went to Cocoa Beach and all I got was this lousy surfboard!

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Tubes, Boobs, & Doobs!!!

Edited: 10/30/2017 at 11:03 AM by MyCatSprays

Bump