Paul “The Bear” Burridge

The Bear started riding Paipos in early 60s out Cronulla Point Here is a an original Paipo home made by Wayne Munroe “We used to ride prone then kneel then spin around do a bum stand” Paul remembers. He rode this  custom Paipo knee board pictured below at Shark Island in ’68.

 Thats Paul in the lip at The Point  Shark Island riding the Paipo kneeboard

G&S Flex Tail Kneeboard 70s

August ’76

August 1976. Wanda and Midway were renown for their rip breaks back in the 70’s and 80’s. Deep gutters and sandbars produced great surf conditions and put the newly invented leg ropes to the test. The early legropes were made from rope, but later were threaded through stretchy rubber tubing. Tim Vanderlaan Photo.

 

Jacko Turning 80

Clipping from the Sydney’s Sunday paper: Back in 1963, Brian Jackson had just returned from a surf trip to Phillip Island, Victoria with his buddies Dave Carter, John Batchelor and Tony Nichols. Below Jacko has surfed all his life and next year will turn 80. Tim Vanderlaan Collection.

Peter Britton

May 1979. Back when this photo was taken of Peter Britton , a core crew of kneeboards rode the island with the same fearless abandon just as the modern day bodyboards do these days. Tim Vanderlaan Photo

 

Andrew Murphy

The late great Andrew Murphy loved bright wetsuits photo Stroh.

The Point to Greenhills

The Point with mountains of sand at Greenhills early 80s photo Chris Stroh

The Wall

Fish eye view from The Wall with Old Joes and The Workers Club in the background photo Chris Stroh

John Monie ’66

John Monie was a shaper and part owner at G&S from ’67 to 69 around the same time he was playing five-eight for the Sharkies.

Greg Mc Masters ’83

1983 Shark Island.    During the mid 70’s Greg Mc Masters was one of the fearless pioneers of surfing big waves at the island.   Still surfing a sizeable slab in this photo taken back in the  winter of 1983. Tim Vanderlaan photo.