- Following 461
- Followers 7K
- Engagement 2.79%
- Avg likes 177
- Avg comments 11
About Patrick Trefz
Patrick Trefz (@patricktrefz) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY and Culture. The account has 6,957 followers and 105 published posts. Recent posts average 177 likes and 11 comments, an engagement rate of 2.79%.
Patrick Trefz belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Patrick Trefz follows 461 accounts, so the audience is roughly 15 times the size of the list followed. Patrick Trefz uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Patrick Trefz under 3 categories, led by Artist and followed by Art & DIY and Culture.
The Instagram bio for Patrick Trefz runs to 16 words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Patrick Trefz dates from September 2026.
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105 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Patrick Trefz, 7 are carousels, 2 are single images and 1 is a video. That mix leans toward carousels. 105 published posts give Patrick Trefz a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 66 followers for each post published. Patrick Trefz also keeps 10 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 132 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include surf, santa, cruz, were and trip.
Pick up TSJ 35.4, or hit the link in our bio, to read “Riding the Crash: Santa Cruz’s surf-skate industrialist Rich Novak,” by Christian Beamish. Photos and collages by Patrick Trefz.
He’s surfed the whole way through, and did what it took to stay in the life. He built surfboards, then boats, sold fiberglass and resin, and distributed Clark Foam in Northern California. In the mid-’60s, he cut out from Santa Cruz for six months on a few hours’ notice to sail the South Pacific aboard Stanford University’s 156-foot gaff-rigged schooner Te Vega. He had a gig once as a road manager in Europe for Buffy St. Marie who was a big deal for a minute or two around ‘69-’72.
But it’s been the skateboarding business—which Novak and his partners, Doug Haut and Jay Shuriman stumbled into in the early 1970s—that really clicked. The trio were key players in the transition from “sidewalk surfing” to downhill racing, then to vert and street skating via crucial innovations in trucks and wheels. It’s paid off handsomely of course, not merely in financial terms, but also in the creation of modern skateboarding as a global phenomenon.
Despite his achievements, Novak plays it cool:
“I always wanted a piece of the pie, not the whole thing,” he says, then connects his business philosophy back to the early days of riding waves. “We were the oddballs—we went left when everyone went right.”
Directed by Patrick Trefz
Cinematography by Roman Bellisario
Starring Peter Garaway
Music by Ray Barbee
Surfers
Josh Mulcoy
Jason Collins
Rob Machado
Film Booklet Intro Text by
Bicycle Trip is a short film from photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist Patrick Trefz from 2005. His work focuses on a deep sense of place, and identity by way of environment. Through his films and photos, he thoroughly integrates himself in the worlds he captures.
Trefz’s work has been featured in major publications such as The New York Times and The Surfer’s Journal, and his films have received recognition at international film festivals such as San Sebastian International Film Festival, SXSW, and Bicycle Film Festival.
“I came to the studio one morning and told Petey about a dream I’d had,” Patrick said in a discussion of the film with BFF Founding Director Brendt Barbur and the film’s crew. The full film and interview can be found on the Bicycle Film Festival Youtube channel.
Patrick Trefz's documentary Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan was included on the Oscars longlist of eligible films for Best Documentary for the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.
Patrick Trefz's engagement
Patrick Trefz's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.79%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 36 followers. An average post collects 177 likes and 11 comments, close to 16 likes for each comment.
Engagement rate
2.79%
- Avg likes
- 177
- Avg comments
- 11
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 36
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Who is Patrick Trefz?
Patrick Trefz (@patricktrefz) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY and Culture. Patrick Trefz uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Patrick Trefz runs to 16 words.
How many followers does Patrick Trefz have?
Patrick Trefz has 6,957 followers on Instagram (7K). Patrick Trefz follows 461 accounts, so the audience is roughly 15 times the size of the list followed. 105 published posts give Patrick Trefz a moderate archive on Instagram.
What is Patrick Trefz's engagement rate?
Patrick Trefz's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.79%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 36 followers. An average post collects 177 likes and 11 comments, close to 16 likes for each comment.
What does Patrick Trefz post about on Instagram?
Flinque files Patrick Trefz under 3 categories, led by Artist and followed by Art & DIY and Culture. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Patrick Trefz, 7 are carousels, 2 are single images and 1 is a video. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Patrick Trefz repeatedly use the words surf, santa, cruz, were and trip. Patrick Trefz writes those captions mainly in English. Patrick Trefz keeps 10 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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