True soul surfer and my long-time surf buddy.

Sadly, Pete passed away on Christmas Day.
He was a pier regular and sometimes a regulator.
We also shared many fun sessions along PAFB beaks.

I've missed seeing him in the lineup these past several months and did not know he was ill. But, that's the way Pete wanted it. He never wanted to be a bother.
Miss you
-BobF



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Pete will be missed. I shared many sessions with him over the years.

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Shared many a fun session with Pete trading off right bowls over the years. Sad to hear. Please post if a paddle out is organized

Pete was a great guy! Classic as it gets. I've been wondering where he has been. I heard the news a few days ago. Sad to say the least. I'm going to miss seeing him!

So sorry to hear this news.  Hadn't seen Pete in several years, but surfed many a session with him and Jane back in the day at our local N Sat Beach break.  Always used to think he was a bit of grump towards me until I got to know him and learned otherwise...he was just a bit hard of hearing!  I do know that he was always stoked on surfing.  RIP Pete!  My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones and friends...  

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Surfing is my passion...obsesssion... addiction! Can't imagine life without it!

 

We did many sessions with Pete there at Perks, he was always on it. I always thought of him as a true true surfer. Pete had his old van, made many of his own boards, and never missed a good day. He really was living the life and I'm glad I got to know him and share so many good days of surf. RIP Pete.

Pete moved at one speed..His own.









RIP...


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BurrysBreak

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

Great shots, he was a blast in the lineup and will be missed!



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Bummer. He was a surf rat. Always out.

Didn't he make his own boards also?

Rest In Peace

Pete was a true individual and will be missed.

Thoughts go out to his children too.

RIP Pete.

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I was right.

Man, Pete and Jane were the first neighbors I met when I first moved into my house in Sat Beach 15yrs ago. Pete was always trying to encourage me to surf floatier boards and then one day, he called me into his garage and gave me one of his older retro fishes that he shaped (9 South Surfboards?) and from that point on, I discovered the joy of riding a fun shape in small glassy surf. I know he was quite the vocal one at contests and sometimes in the line-up, when it would get crowded at Perkins, but he was a pleasure to talk to if you took to time to know him. Full of surfing knowledge... RIP Pete.

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I was schooled and harassed at Perkins when it was Perkins by Pete :>. Once I got to know Pete he was a great soul and very fun to share the waves and stories with. I will miss him and the light he brought to the lineup. Rest in peace.

Yeah cool guy and a fixture at the pier. Will be missed by many. Someone going to organize a paddle-out at the pier? RIP Pete

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"It's always better than it looks from the crossover."

sad to hear.  He was full of surf stoke. 

Sad to hear, blessings to Jane and their Daughter!

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

So glad for those pictures. That's how I'll always remember Pete. Powerful, stylish, and an all-around awesome surfing buddy. Miss him already.

Way before it was N Sat Bch it was the Islander Hut, CB (aka Slater Way).
Great guy, always fun to surf with.
He used to keep me posted on how Jason doing.
Lost touch and regrettably had not surfed with him since 2007.

RIP Pete.

My condolences to his family and friends. He and I had some pretty good conversations wit and we shared a ton of waves. I thought of him often over the past few years, He'll be missed! If we do go to better place its gotta be with good waves and warm water, surf on Bud! Aloha and Mahalo!! Aloha Bob

Never seen/heard a bad vibe from him... RIP Pete


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Pete was a cool dude with a cool van. I remember him surfiing with me all day one time at Perkins and him telling me how pissed his wife was going to be because he promised her he was going to do a bunch of house work, but he couldn't make himself get out of the ocean. LOL. 

R.I.P. my friend! Always a friendly face at the Pier. Can't believe this ??! Really cool guy who gave me waves and let me try some of his boards! To me the pier won't be the same. 

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Yeah hurl, I was there too.  Rides to the jetties, the streets, the pier with Paul and Pete.  And Mitch too.  Pete was the first guy I saw eating granonla probably around '69 - '70 in his apartment in Cape Canaveral...I had no clue what granola was.  Would see him around campus at FTU.  Always a smile.  Always a good guy.  And a soul surfer, he was.

Rest in peace, my Brother.

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I enjoyed many sessions with Pete at Perkins and the Pier. Our condolences to his family.

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Bald Brother

"Surfing is prayer of a high order, the sea a beautiful church, the wave a silent sermon"
Tom Blake

I never knew his name until now. Used to surf with him at the pier all the time though. RIP

Bummer. I enjoyed my time in and out of the water with Pete. I knew if it was even breaking at the Pier I would have someone to surf with.

 

Fare thee well Pete. May you find a constant stream of 'Pier Rights' in the sky....

a real surfer

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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

Sorry to hear this.

First met "Petey" Barnes late 60's early 70's at the Ron Jon Surf Shop in Collage Park run by the one and only Paul Eaton. Used to give me rides to the beach when I was in high school. Ran across him driving by his house in Cocoa Beach say 10 years ago. He was in the front yard shaping a board. Always smiling. There's a big hole in the water.

rip on pete, rip on

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Bored without my board...

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A true soul surfer pete was. I will miss surfing with him. It was alway a good times surfing with pete. Is there any memorail services or paddle out info.  

Don't let him fool you, he loved competing in the ESA back in the day!

R.I.P. and condolences to his family.

Is there a paddle out scheduled for him?

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thank you Sean O'hare

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This is not official, but a family spokesperson told me they already held a private ceremony.

If there was a paddle out forthcoming, that would be up to them.

Big Rick; You dont nor did know Pete!!! Col. SV

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Tubes, Boobs, & Doobs!!!

Paddleout Sunday, April 8th at the Pier.

More info on FB:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1206932616107572/

yes, at the pier Sunday morning at 9am

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So sad to hear this. Surfed with Pete and Jane many times at the O-Club and da pier... RIP Pete.

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Be Joyful because you have Hope, be Patient when trouble comes, Pray at all times. Romans 12:12

Darn! Looking at the pier cam and wondering why are there so many goobers out on a flat day. Then I catch this thread. Didnt look yesterday and don't facebarf. Oh well, all the best to freinds and family that showed. Forgivness to us dummies who didn't.