Poznik loved spearing white sea bass, riding white sharks
Easy Reader 2015 Christmas Party. Left to right: Taras Posnik, Mike Purpus, Chris Rae Photo by Deirdra Davidson I first met Taras Poznik about 10 years ago when my next door neighbor Bob Carlson asked if he could go surfing with us. Bob was Taras’ sponsor and said that Taras wanted to meet me. The 6-foot-2, buzz cut red head was covered with tats and pretty intimidating. I asked if he was ready to go surfing and he grabbed my 7-foot Pat Ryan King Fish. I was impressed with his unique surfing style. He was a regular foot. He stood almost straight up like he was skiing with both arms stretched out like they should be holding ski poles. He was very agile turning up and down the face. We started surfing a lot together as he adapted to the quick rights between Knob Hill and Topaz. Taras hated small waves. He had a Greg Noll mentality when it came to big surf. He didn’t care if it was blown out or not. Just as long as it was big. Topaz local Don Swift and Taras would be out before it got light, with Don riding his peak a half block south of the jetty and Taras perched in front of the rocks waiting for the next set. They always caught the biggest waves of the day We would talk surfing or…
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