After the paddle out, we all caught waves in. I wish I had half her energy! They called him Malibu Mike, a tall kid from the wrong side of Interstate 5 who rode the waves with a muscular aggression many on the Southern California surf scene had never seen. Doyle is survived by his wife, Annie Marie Doyle. So his mindset has to be to score points. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue. We went to the contests together, went to Hawaii together. The paddle out and Celebration of Life were held on June 3 at the Cabo Surf Hotel in San Jos Del Cabo, which is also home to the Mike Doyle Surf School. (Courtesy of Doyle Surfboards), Mike Doyle was a pivotal figure in surfing culture, first surfing in Manhattan Beach in the mid-50s before making a name for himself in Malibu, then in Hawaii. In Doyles world, surfing was fun. Mickeys comments to me about Mike, who hes known since the early 60s, were that Mike was an articulate, well read, intelligent, and amazing surfer and all around waterman. He said Mike could always beat him at surfing and paddling, and he knew something wasnt right when he started catching up to him in the last few years. And how many giant waves hes ridden, but a lot. 2022 Discover Baja Travel Club - All rights reserved. That was not always easy for me as I was pretty much a loud-mouthed punk most of the time. Doyle 100 MPH Hat. Mike Doyle passes away in his sleep at 78 - Surfertoday In tandem surfing, he won both the U.S. and world championships in 1965. We had a great time, sold some art, and drank a little tequila. The only women whove beat her are full-time professional SUP racers! Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.. The cause was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, said his niece Jamie McCafferty. Mike had been battling ALS, or Lou Gehrigs Disease. He was also an amazing artist, a whole story in itself. He maintained his solid relationships with friends around the world throughout his life. Probably because of this, one of Garths remembrances about Mike was that he was dangerous to drive with. Don also talked about how Mike was such a creative thinker and was involved in the invention of surf wax through his company Surf Research. He was always generous with his praise, although sometimes not so much, and on one memorable occasion after we ran a photo of a longboarder doing a drop-wallet layback cut-back, he emailed, Those cutback are just so bad, why would anyone do one of those? Dabbling in the Shortboard Revolution with mate Nate Young, by the 70s, Doyles interests took him to other thrills. He wrote that his heart still leaped when he saw a car full of surfers going down the highway with a rack of surfboards. In July 1969, mike and I swam Na Pali . The two surfers had something in common a passion for invention. Soon he was surfing regularly. Q. Mike Doyle, a waterman known for his big-wave prowess one of the original "hot doggers" died in his sleep early Tuesday morning, April 30. Four anonymous surf guides describe the reality of their roles and share some advice.