Dale Webster, surfer riding for 14,642 consecutive days, died of 77 | Surfing

Northern California surfer Dale Webster rows for more than 40 years every day at the age of 77. Friends and surfers shared news of his death on social media. There is no cause of death.

Webster is known as “Day Dell” and “Day Wavest” Holding Guinness World Records When surfing for the longest consecutive days: It was an extraordinary 14,642, an extension that began in 1975 and ended in 2015. His feat requires him to surf at least three waves a day, in a disease or health condition, through the cold Pacific waters and the Shark-rich-rich lineup of Sonoma County in Sonoma County.

Born in 1948 in Alhambra, California, Webster began surfing in 1961 at the age of 13. In 1973, he moved to Bodega Bay, 70 miles north of San Francisco. Two years later, the huge expansion of a group of monsters known as New Zealand triggered a personal challenge: surfing every day for 100 consecutive days.

When he reached this milestone, a local newspaper wrote. “This publicity gave me some taps to get it to a year,” Webster said. Tell Surfer Magazine in 2015. “So the challenge becomes a year. And so on.”

From September 3, 1975 to October 5, 2015, Webster never missed a day in the water. Inspired by surfers like Doc Paskowitz and Phil Edwards, he followed Edwards’ command that the wave is not really a ride unless it is taken to the beach and Fin drags to the beach.

Stripes are as much as courage and are related to waves. His year-round water temperatures hover around 50F (10C) on the coast, usually falling into his 40s during winter. Storms often beat the shore, and surfing can be fickle or totally dangerous. Webster endured kidney stones, thyroid problems, and still rowed after his wife died of cancer on a difficult day.

He built his life around the pursuit, never taking a leave, or even quit work that interfered with his meetings. “The only thing I have to have is the memory of riding all these waves,” he Tell the New York Times In 2000. “When I was outside watching seals and sea lions, and 30-inch salmon jumping, I had all these waves to myself, like my own Disneyland.”

His winning streak ended in 2015 when he needed surgery for kidney stones. By then, Webster had an estimated 43,923 waves. In 2003, his dedication was introduced in Dana Brown’s surfing documentary Liquid. Eleventh-time world champion Kelly Slater was one of the people who paid tribute to him, writing: “#DaleWebster didn’t miss the surfing day #14641, and I think he’s great.”

Webster reflects his dedication philosophically. “Surfing is really a challenge,” he told the surfer. “It may not be a bucket, but it’s great to wear a suit and go out there and just behave in the water.”