Boogs

Ever wonder where Daryl got the knickname Boogs  from. It was his brother who  gave him the title after young Daryl wore a wetsuit with green arms.”Looks like boogies” he remarked and the name has stuck ever since. This Island shot of Boogs on his usual snot green board taken at The Island Circa 2000s.

 

Nigel Dwyer

Nigel was born in Cronulla and began surfing at age 15 as part of the Cronulla Surf Lifesavers Club. By age 19 he was doing ding repairs at Jackson Surfboards where he began learning every aspect of the surfboard manufacturing trade under Jacko’s guidance. In ’63 Nigel moved to New Zealand and started up Del Surfboards in New Plymouth where he his still running the factory today. Pictured below Nigel Dwyer glassing at Norm Caseys factory at Taren point early 60’s.

 

Cronulla Crew ’64

The Cronulla crew 1960. From Back – John Coleman, Gitto, Nicko, Nigel Dwyer & Stud in front. Ulladulla trip  image from the lens of photographer legend Bob Weeks

Jim Parkinson-Jackson Surfboards

Jim Parkinson began shaping boards at Jacko’s in ’74 when he replaced Froggy Byrne. Prior to that he was a backyarder making boards for mates. He began in the short board singlefin era and has been shaping at Jacko’s ever since. Jim continues to stay current to produce the latest shapes and styles but also is renoun for the retro shapes of days past. Along with Dave Mathison the pair bought Brian Jackson the original owner out in the late 90’s .

Green Machine

This shot of Gary Green is part of well over a 1000 or more B/W negative photos I discovered recently in a box tucked away in the garage that Id forgotten all about. Theres plenty of unseen shots of Occy, Murph, Mackie,Pringle and the rest of the 80’s crew that will be featured in the coming months. This snap of Gary shows the clean style that took him right to the top of pro surfing back in the day. Words and image by Chris Stroh

PT, Steve Core and G&S

Local photographer Steve Core was responsible for getting the Cronulla area some hard earned publicity , first through his photos, magazine and videos. One of Steve’s most successful collaborations was with 1976 World Champion Peter Townend who happened to move into Cronulla to be nearer to his sponsor G&S around the same time. Steve snapped the pics below of PT for the G&S advertisement around ’77.

 

 

Peter Clarke 70’s Single Fin

Mid 70’s shape, single fin swallow  tail by Peter Clarke.

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Kev Cassidy

Before Boogs and Jezza began their backhand assault on Shark Island and Banksy was mostly off overseas surfing some exotic reef location Kevin Cassidy was the standout goofyfoot taking on the Islands notorious steps and ledges. Its hard enough front-side when the wall begins to buckle and warp but for Kev the rewards were worth the occasional thumping. This photo taken mid to late 80’s shows Kevin hitting some hurdles the type of which make the Island so challenging, photo by Chris Stroh.

 

South Cronulla Rockpools

On those rare big cyclone  north swells the outside left that breaks in line with the Rockpools and South Cronulla can produce some heart in your mouth drops. The Voodoo express rip is running at full speed on these days and will suck you towards the horizon if you let it. This shot taken in the early 80’s shows an unknown thrill seeker using a Hawaiian sized gun or Clubbie board to paddle into the maxed out swells. Photo Chris Stroh 

Gary Hughes @ The Point

Late 70’s early 80’s Gary Hughes was ruling The Point along with Popout, Jim Banks and a tight crew of locals. This day was solid and as the 3 shots show Gary was in top form. Photos courtesy Andrew Duncan 1980?