Kris Puckeridge
Posted: May 21, 2012 at 1:05 pm
When Frank Latta moved North in ’68 to shape boards two young Southside surfers began to stand out and make a name for themselves. Kris Puckeridge and Eddie Conlon took over the local junior contest scene at Cronulla winning all the local comps and became friendly rivals. Kris eventually moved to Kiama in the late 70’s and set up his buisness shaping boards. This photo of Pucko competing at Bells ’75 photo HM
Posted in 70's
Frank Latta
Posted: May 21, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Frank Latta was never destined to be a scholar, not when he lived at Cronulla, the surf was up and all his mates were taking to the waves on boards. As a 15-year-old, he wanted to join them and bought a balsa wood board from Coles Marine in Cronulla, undertaking to pay it back at 2/6 a week.
Latta bleached his hair and became hooked on the sport. When he forgot his 2/6 repayments and Mr Cole repossessed the board, he borrowed a mate’s board and took the day off school. He had a misfortune in the surf, knocked out his front teeth and got a school caning for wagging it. His resolution to that problem was to virtually abandon school. In the decades that followed, Latta became a top competitive surfer, a skilled and prolific surfboard shaper and designer and a character of the Australian surfing scene. Below Frank competing at Bells Beach ’75 photo HM
Posted in 70's
Jim Banks.
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Banksy was the first goofy foot surfer to lead the pack at Cronulla Point in the late 70’s. Jimbo took off just as deep, pulled in and made the tubes on the biggest gnarliest days as consistently as any of the front side stars. This shot Big Jim scoops off the bottom on his custom shaped Gun Club rhino chaser as he waits for the barrel section to form. Photo Chris Stroh Circa 80’s.
Posted in 80's
Jens Moller, Chubby and Jacko.
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 5:06 pm
Peak hour at The Point in the early 60’s. This was regarded as crowded. Jens Moller goes backside while Jacko and Chubby share the experience Photo Del Surfboards.
Posted in 60's
Troy Dennehy
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 5:04 pm
Cronulla has lost several talented surfers long before their time. Names like Bobby Brown, Andrew Murphy, Geoff Solness and Troy Dennehy are just a few who have left their mark etched deep in Cronulla surf history and hearts. At The Alley at Northies, Nugget is still so revered that his name appears from time to time on graffiti around the beach. This shot was taken at The Wall of Nugget around 1990 by Chris Stroh.
Posted in 90's
Cronulla Team in NZ
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 4:54 pm
In 1965 a crew from Cronulla sailed over to New Zealand to compete in Gisborne. Among the surfers was Keith Paul and Nigel Dwyer seen hanging out with the team car. Nigel loved the place that much he moved there a short time later and hasn’t returned. Photo courtesy Del Surfboards.
Posted in 60's
Aaron Blue
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Aaron Blue lived right on the beach at Elouera and grew up surfing out front of The Dunny’s. In the late 80’s he was one of the regular finalists in EBC comps and gained a reputation for his powerful turns. This shot taken at The Point around 1990 by Stroh.
Posted in EBC
Norm Casey Surfboards
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 4:43 pm
This is a rare Norm Casey Surfboard logo from ’65. The Norm Casey factory at Taren Point ended up becoming the Peter Clarke factory.
Posted in 60's
Richard “Dog”Marsh
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Young Doggy back in his Daniel Surfboard days looking very determined to make this heavy local reef dredger as it jacks up and drains the reef nearly dry. Dog used similar determination to reach the top ranks of Pro Surfing throughout the late 80’s and 90s as a regular Top 16 finnisher. Photo Chris Stroh around ’85.
Posted in 80's
Wanda Beach 50’s
Posted: May 6, 2012 at 5:47 pm
This could possibly be one of the oldest lineup shots of Cronulla. Taken in the 50’s at Wanda it shows a horse drawn cart on the beach.Photo courtesy Del Surfboards.
Posted in 60's