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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Pro surfing, we cant handle the truth.
As a casual observer of Professional surfing contests which I occasionally see in the reruns of heats or the like, I take a passing interest in the state of play.Now I am not fully up to date on all the … Continue reading
Sports woman of the year, same as it ever was.
Sally Fitzgibbon won the sports woman of the year in Australia last night and that is a big deal and I congratulate her, she rips and wins and deserves what she gets( and she is from the south coast which … Continue reading
The Basin, where it all began.
My earliest memory of going surfing was about, lets say a very long time ago I was at my cousin’s house in Killara on the North Shore of Sydney. Murray and Richard were older than me and one afternoon they … Continue reading
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When Witzig turned on his brothers.
In the early 70s some young surfers had found a place to get right away from it all, society the Vietnam draft ,parents, police, a place that had great waves in the middle of no where a young person could … Continue reading
Posted in Beach Culture, Localism, Retro, Surfing Lifestyle
Tagged Cactus surfing, Images from Cactus book by Christo Reid
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Steve ‘Blackie’ Wilson.
Always liked watching Steve Wilson surf he personified the Maroubra, style of the late 70s early 80s which was all about clear boards, black wetsuits and strong single fin surfing. This photo shows him riding one of his Dark horse … Continue reading
Posted in Retro, Surfboards, Surfing, Sydney Scene
Tagged Dark horse designs, Hot Buttered surfboards, Steve Wilson surfer
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Kevin Parkinson Revisited
It seems one of the most fondly remembered passed surfers was Kevin Parkinson of Wollongong. I have had some heart felt comments from a post I did some time ago and have met and talked to a few people since … Continue reading
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