Herbie Fletcher, Big Banzai Pipeline, 1984. So how many people rode jet skis in big surf in 1984? Laird, Buzzy and 'Double D' used a high powered zodiac when they first started towing Backyards years later. Not very many people have had as much impact on surfing as Herbie, from his surfing, Astrodeck pads, film making, photography, artwork...... And then came Christian and Nathan and Greyson(skateboarding genius). The next generation of Fletcher's are prepping!