Wayne Lynch - the Shark Story

This could be a giant YouTube channel we all would love to watch.. just old timer legit waterman telling us their craziest surfing stories.. it’s so entertaining to watch idk why it isn’t a thing.

Aussies are the best story tellers !!! Mahalo Wayne

"And u went back out!?" "Well it didn't bite ..." Best story ever.

Ah stuff it, and I went back out.  Yep.  Top yarn top surfer.

love when its massive and the old school hellmen come out of the woodworks, and you just watch them absolutely charge! so much respect

Crazy story, respect to Wayne. Legends like this you don't know about & so cool to see him surf and listen to this story.

Wow. I surfed at Castles in the 70s with a mate of mine. It was big and i nearly drown. In those days there were no leg ropes. I lost my board and i was the only one out. Some guy on a kneeboard saved me. Eternally grateful to him. When you pull up to Castels you are high up and you don't realise how big it is. Now i check wait and see how big it is.

This guy is fearless.

At Puerto Escondido 1985, I was paddling for position on large perfect right peak. There was an Aussie paddling for same peak but I had position. So, Instead of cutting me off or giving me the stink eye, he pulls out at the last second. I was practically right on top of him, and then, in a thick Australian accent he said four little words, "Go for it, mate!" I don't care how hard core you think you are, hearing "Go for it, mate" with that accent right in your ear, will get your adrenaline going. The wave was huge and starting to throw. If not for the Aussie, I might have pulled out, but the guy pulled back for me and topped it off with "go for it, mate". I had no choice. I late dropped on the the monster backside right And was flying down the face. I took a hard bottom turn back into the wave. However I was going so fast, I shot up the face of the wave and was about to shoot out of the top of the wave, so instead I tried to turn my board hard back into the wave. In doing so I carved an amazing turn off the top and sent a fan of water that could have been a cover shot. It was totally by accident. I was just trying not to fly out the top of the wave. Well, the Aussie must have seen it, because after I kicked out and paddled back he said, "Beauty ride, mate. Beauty ride!" I tried to play it off cool, but I was giddy.

Husband of gal in pic writing! I was so impressed by this yarn when I read it in a 1970's Tracks magazine...tore it out and pasted it in my "Life" scrapbook,...boy, does it drain the blood from readers' faces when I drag it out for visiting surf Mates to read. Magic!

Great story and told especially well

Best shark storytelling ever!

Awesome, makes you realise how much of an accomplished, confident water men these pioneers are. 

Wayne seems like such a cool character. Always knew he was an amazing surfer since I was just a kid but now I know he's got balls of steel to! Cheers mate!

just paddled out to castles last week, beautiful spot, I always think of Waynes story out there! Very sharky spot but I think they have food around. Cool story Wayne you legend.

Great yarn mate! I have a few Surfer/Surfing magazines from the seventies with Wayne Lynch ripping up slabs by himself...

Great story and well told. I'd want this bloke on my side.

Best shark account I’ve ever heard. I think that shark would have eaten that John guy for sure if this Wayne guy hadn’t saved him. What an incredible story.

These interviews are the best ever.

"No sharks here mate, the crocodiles ate 'em out."