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 { A Great Day in the Stoke } 

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 Was the 2nd Annual Largest Gathering of Black   Surfers in History at the Huntington Beach Pier   on September 16, 2023

 BROHUNA Placing 3rd in Mens Londboarding

The FINALIST

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1st Black Owned Pro Surf Shop
1st Black Owned Pro Surf Shop

Dr. THURSTON SAWYER II

The very First African-American Pro Surfer RED BULL Competitor

A GIFT FROM RED BULL
to BROHUNA in 2022

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The Worlds 🌎🌍 #1 Black Surfer🏄🏾 33 years ago I was the First Black Professional Surfer.
NOW! Makes a Comeback out of Retirement & Becomes the First 🥇 African-American  PRO
 Red Bull  Surfer  🏄🏾‍♂️  at 61 years old.!!
Thank You VERY VERY MUCH

August 13, 2022

T-Street, San Clemente, California

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made my 33 year dream come true

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4  WAVES in a 20 minute Heat (#1)A Set wave 10'+,(#2) a 6'+ (#3&4) 4' little Tube ride & a Second ride. to a Cross-step on the same wave.

Definitely Highlight for my life👍 they give me a Purple Jersey☯️ so when I caught that Set wave and to hear the Announcer say purple is on a Set wave, looks like a 10-ft + wave.
When I caught it and heard the Announcer say that was a Crown Jewel of my EXISTENCE   !!!!!!!  🏄🏾

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OK for 61 years old 8-1-1961

Definitely Highlight for my life👍 The Purple Jersey☯️ Caught in 2nd Heat `1st Wave a 10 + set Wave, Cross Step, Kicked out over the top. `
2nd Left dropped kicked out for ridder going right was a women. Wave #3 Dropped into a 4 foot little barrel  🏄🏾 it closed out I landed on my stomach to pop up and got the same wave Twice with Cross Step then to leaped into a 3 feet of water at the shore to turn to paddle back out when my 20 minute Heat Ended.

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STOPPED  by  RACISM Again 

Many months ago the

WSL was to give me a 2022

Schedule and put info on my

WSL page - (0)

3x

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 GAVE ME A LAST SHOT
    

My  Story  as  the 1st and only African American

1990 ASP PRO

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STOPPED  by  RACISM 

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See My Story HERE

   SURF  SPOTs   I    NEVER  WENT  OUT

Home Pearl City

Lived on Oahu for 5+ years, 14 visits to the island.

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Dr. THURSTON SAWYER II

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Hawaii 1968 my best friends Stanly & Ava

 Visit

BROHUNA's

Surf Shop

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I joined the (ASP) Association of Surfing Professionals
and pursued competing under the advice from
Al Merrick owner of Channel Islands Surfboards
in 1998 setting on the famous Malibu's Surfrider Beach.
In 1990 I had a grand month on the North Shore surfing 
spots like Pipeline, Sunset, and Waimea Bay where I surfed in the Eddie Aikau; the BIGGEST waves of the year contest, were as I got 2 waves topping 30+ feet.
I competed in the Sandy Beach Pro-AM an ASP event.
I got 2 points for 1 wave I got in my heat.

Sponsored by Victory wetsuits in which gave me 
3 new free suits for the trip to Hawaii in 1990.
That Summer in 1990 I was in line at the OP Open
in Huntington Beach, California.
At the sign-up table, I showed my ASP membership card that cost me close to $100 dollars.
Put money for the sign-up fee on the table and filled out the entry form.


That is when Shaun Tomson the 1977 ASP World Champion's father, named Ernie Tomson came over to the sign-up table, he then went into cash box then put money on the table and then ripped up my entry form. Then he came closer to me saying
 "NO Kaffir's In this event".
{Kaffir} is the same as NIGGER in South Africa 
He then said; “As long as I am President of the ASP
You will never compete in an ASP event“.
The HO’ Brothers were behind me in line and

Mark Occhilupo
the soon to be 1999 World Surfing Champion. 
All said, Out Load
“That  is  FU*KED  UP”


That was 1990
THE year 2022 is my come back!!!
LOOK FORWARD TO IT WORLD





I was the first person in the line up this day below
1990 Eddie Aikau-Quiksilver Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii Biggest waves of the years.

 

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Thank You

The Very First African-American Pro Surfer RED BULL Competitor

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Dr. Thurston Sawyer AKA BROHUNA 

The Inventor of  the SPORT 

Aqua-Quadrathon

Surf, Swim. Cycle Run

🏄🏼‍♀️    🏊🏽‍♂️      🚴🏽‍♂️    🏃🏼

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1990 Surfing Magazine

In the 1990's

NOW at 62 years old

A  33  YEAR  COME  BACK

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Thank You

The Big Brohuna going right Back-side Sept. 15, 2021

NOW,,,,,at 62 years old 
As my Story in SURFER TODAY.COM
ran more than a year ago HERE are some
of the responses from some 
U.S. Senators 
 

 

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At 6' 5" the worlds tallest pro surfer

Van's Triple Crown
WILD CARD 2021

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Dr. Thurston Sawyer AKA BROHUNA 

The Inventor of  the SPORT 

Aqua-Quadrathon

Surf, Swim. Cycle Run

🏄🏼‍♀️    🏊🏽‍♂️      🚴🏽‍♂️    🏃🏼

AKA Brohuna

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My 2021 address to the Racist today still larking in the Surf Industry - (SI).

The Racist are so Busy keeping Black men out of the Surfing Industry.  Some how Black women are OK?

 SO   >   WOMEN  SURFERS 

are going to take OVER the entire (SI) ! 

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I THANK GOD for a GREATER than GREAT life.
I love you Mom & Dad! You will always be apart of BROHUNA.

As CEO for T&S Properties Inc. with many divisions from Sports Active Products to Transportation.

The First African-American Surfboard Shaper Manufacturer & Founder of the first Black owned SURF SHOP “Ocean Motioned Products”      https://online-surf-shop.com      owned by the very First African-American Pro Surfer and Pro Triathlete and NOW the very First African-American

Yacht Designer Builder - Transportation Innovator

NEXT a line of Shoes Called     ( BROHUNA’s ) ™©    target launch date Summer 2024

I guest Brohuna is a World Class Yachtsman and Sailor, all so, for more than 40 years.  Captain to many family owned vessels 20 to 45 feet.

  I  Thank   our  CREATOR  &  

The makers of     BROHUNA

In 1997

Brohuna's New 25 foot Bayliner

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Father                        Mother
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My 27 foot  Coronado  Sailboat

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The Sawyer               Sailboat

Brohuna's mooring F-16 Newport Beach, California

Brohuna's dock in Long Beach, California

Dr. Thurston Sawyer II AKA BROHUNA
The First African-American Pro Triathlete,

Pro Surfer - 1st Black Surf  Shop Owner - OCEAN MOTIONED Products - 
NOW the

First African-American - Transportation Innovator -
Yacht Designer Builder visit ELUXUR Yachts

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Nick Gabaldón WAS LATNIO 
A FASLE TOKEN to Sabotage African  American Surfing History & 
HE was NOT A PRO SURFER  

Sorry, BUT!

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Dr. Thurston Sawyer AKA BROHUNA 

The inventor of the SPORT 

Aqua-Quadrathon

Surf, Swim. Cycle Run

🏄🏼‍♀️    🏊🏽‍♂️      🚴🏽‍♂️    🏃🏼

Dr. THURSTON SAWYER II

See  My  Story  HERE  Below

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The Very First BLACK PRO Surfing Competitor 1990

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