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On The Edge: Hampton Bays Native Penny Posthumously Inducted Into East Coast Surfing Hall Of Fame

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Hampton Bays native Eric Penny surfing in Mexico in the 1970s. He was known as a hard charger, and an early pioneer of the surf road trip. He was posthumously inducted into East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame recently.

Hampton Bays native Eric Penny surfing in Mexico in the 1970s. He was known as a hard charger, and an early pioneer of the surf road trip. He was posthumously inducted into East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame recently.

Hampton Bays native Eric Penny surfing at Petacalco in Mexico in the 1970s.

Hampton Bays native Eric Penny surfing at Petacalco in Mexico in the 1970s.

Hampton Bays native Eric Penny (holding board) with friend Bob Rotherham, on the cover of Surfer Magazine in 1973.

Hampton Bays native Eric Penny (holding board) with friend Bob Rotherham, on the cover of Surfer Magazine in 1973.

The cover of the program for the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame, featuring Eric Penny.

The cover of the program for the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame, featuring Eric Penny.

Hampton Bays native Eric Penny surfing in Mexico in the 1970s. He was known as a hard charger, and an early pioneer of the surf road trip. He was posthumously inducted into East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame recently. CRAIG PETERSON/SEARCH-FOR-THE-PERFECT-WAVE.COM

Hampton Bays native Eric Penny surfing in Mexico in the 1970s. He was known as a hard charger, and an early pioneer of the surf road trip. He was posthumously inducted into East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame recently. CRAIG PETERSON/SEARCH-FOR-THE-PERFECT-WAVE.COM

Eric Penny during a surf trip to Peru in the 1970s. COURTESY DEE DARGAN

Eric Penny during a surf trip to Peru in the 1970s. COURTESY DEE DARGAN

authorCailin Riley on Feb 22, 2022
Surfing in the 1970s required a certain kind of approach to life. A thirst for adventure; a willingness to forgo creature comforts; an absence of fear and, beyond that, an... more

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