Coolite at Wanda 1970
Posted: May 26, 2015 at 9:25 pm
The “Firestone” GT Coolite Senior Board was the natural progression to fibreglass boards for a kid in the seventies. The cooite board was 5’8″ long, with two keel like ridges underneath instead of a fin. You can see where my toe nails dug into the back of the board when knee paddling. Because they were more than 18 inches wide, we preferred to knee paddle the boards to avoid getting board rash under the arms.
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Cronulla Street/ Then and Now
Posted: May 26, 2015 at 9:21 pm
These shots were taken from the same spot in Cronulla Street but 60 years apart. 
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Shoes /Then and Now
Posted: May 26, 2015 at 9:19 pm
These shots were taken from the same spot at “Shoes’ (Oak Park) 40 years apart 1975- 2015
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Greg Button
Posted: May 26, 2015 at 9:15 pm
In the 70’s and 80’s Greg Button put himself in the firing line to get some of the Cronulla’s most iconic surf images. Greg is pictured here in the main shot at Shark Island shooting from the water, and from the land with his Century 650mm lens at Cronulla Point in the mid 80’s. Greg was responsible for the best ever shot taken in Cronulla of “Popout” on Easter Sunday 1977. Photos of Greg by Tim Vanderlaan.
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Tim Vanderlaan ’77
Posted: May 19, 2015 at 8:56 pm
Not only is Tim a great surf photographer he is also a talented surfer with a special love for Mals which sees him still compete regularily in the Monthly Southside Club Comps. This shot ’77.
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Smurf
Posted: May 19, 2015 at 8:48 pm
Shaun Smith Cronulla Point standout known as Smurf or Gluefoot taken in the 90’s by Tim Vanderlaan.
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Ian Fraser @ Shoes Oct ’79
Posted: May 19, 2015 at 8:46 pm
Riding a Brad Mayes Emerald model photo Tim Vanderlaan
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Billy Dews ’97
Posted: May 19, 2015 at 8:43 pm
Billy Dews back in Cronulla for a reunion in ’97. Unfortunately Billy is no longer with us RIP.Photo Tim Vanderlaan
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Billy Dews ’64
Posted: May 19, 2015 at 8:41 pm
One of Cronulla’s best and most underated riders from the 60’s photo Bob Weeks
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Paipo Foam Board ’64
Posted: May 10, 2015 at 1:33 pm
Jim Mcnamara was one of the original Paipo board riders in the area back in 1962.
He shaped a Paipo board in foam in 1964 and glassed at Gordon & Smith. (It was the first foam Paipo board in the Cronulla area) It’s been under the house for 30+ years! Shape was taken from an Hawaiian Paipo board (rose wood), brought to the Cronulla area in 1962. “Only one of its kind at that time, and we shared it” said Jim.
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