Anthony Ruffo
Anthony Ruffo, Part 4: The dangers of documenting a surfer’s journey
Posted by staff / April 29, 2012Rocky Romano reached out to professional surfer and methamphetamine addict Anthony Ruffo in September, 2010 about filming a documentary. The story of a champion wave rider turned junkie could provide a simple cautionary tale on the dangers of drug use, but Ruffo’s rebound from rock bottom ended up giving the story an inspiring new direction. …
Read MoreAnthony Ruffo, Part 3: The pro surfer’s downfall
Posted by staff / March 28, 2012A godfather of Santa Cruz’s thriving surf community of the 1980s and 1990s, Anthony Ruffo was also a part of coastal city’s notorious party scene. His arrest on drug charges in July 2010 made the front page of local newspapers, shocking casual surf watchers, but sparking significantly less surprise among many fellow surfers who witnessed …
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