Colin Eagle 6ft 10in G&S Design

      

The Bando Rd Hangout.

It was back in about 1973 that Brian and Ruby Pringle felt sorry for a bunch of Grommets and allowed them to stash their surfboards under the house in the garage instead of dragging them home on the train. The only other alternative was leaving them at the Age store-a-board. At the time unbeknown to the Prings this would become a tradition that has gone on for decades. There’s plenty of stories about what went on in the garage over the years especially about James Bickerton whose Grom bashings were feared. These resurface at the annual BBQ get togethers.Many of the tales have been embellished over the years but like wine they improve with age The first crew was Lloyd, Kenny, Frog, Mick, Strohy and Maddy. By the 80’s it grew with the likes of Bicko, Scotty, Rowey, Bretto, Lil Strohy,The Lodger and many many others. Glenn and Shane grew up with this constant gathering of surfers around them while Ruby cracked the whip if anyone got out of line. The Pringles are a salt of the earth family and there’s many grateful surfers whose life was turned for the better after meeting them.

  The latest Bando Rd BQ reunion with Scotty, Gareth, Glenn,Mr P, Maddog and Rowey photo Chris Stroh 

Shane and Glenn Pringle just micro groms in the 70’s

Wayne Roach ’97

May 1997 Wayne Roach. High speed layback cutback. Tim Vanderlaan Photo.

 

 

Paul Holmes EBC

1983 Elouera Beach. Paul Holmes. One of the original members of Elouera Boardriders members performing a pretty radical manoeuvre for the early eighties. Tim Vanderlaan Photo.

Emerald Twinnie

Early 80’s Steve Griffiths Emerald Twinfin.

Matt “Sparky” Clarke

June 1995 Shark Island, Sparky was a regular Island surfer in the 90’s.  This day must have been overcast and therefore had to be shot in Black & White 400asa film. The colour slide film of that time was Kodak 64asa or at best Fuji 100asa, and therefore unsuitable to freeze the action in low light. It was a  far cry from todays digital cameras where you can still get a great shot in almost dark conditions using 6400 ISO .Tim Vanderlaan Photo

Geoff Solness

Peter Clark 6ft 10 in Geoff Solness shape.

        

Popout ’83

Winter 1983.  Popout on a late takeoff. Shot 1 of a 2 shot sequence. Colour negative film could be used but only when the sun was shining. Tim Vanderlaan Photo.

Father and Son

Surf Mats

November 1976. Long before body boards hit the scene, matt riders were already investigating the potential.   Steve Downy was a fearless matt rider,  but this shot is of Dave Shaw spinning around for a late takeoff.  Tim Vanderlaan photo.