Mick Hatzis

Mick Hatzis at The Point on a beautiful spring day circa 1975. Mick lived near The Point and was a very close friend with Chook, Luke and Popout from the age of 15 to 18. He worked at G&S sanding and glassing. Ross Longbottom was his boss and the best one he ever had according to Micky. The shot was taken by Graham Cassidy.

 

 

Les Martin

Les Martin was one of the new kids at The Point when this shot was snapped by Peter Solness around ’76. Along with the White Brothers, Popout, Gary Hughes and Matt Woodcock, the new kids were fearless. Les was a standout  at both macking Point and Shark Island. From a Surfing World story on Cronulla.

 

Michael Ho @ The Point

70’s Hawaiian hero Michael Ho paid a visit to The Point in 79 while out touring Australia. Photo Stroh

Ross Bullard ’76

Throughout the 70’s Kneeboarders were an integral part of the Point and Island lineups. Pictured below is one of the Point regulars Ross Bullard nice and deep photographed by Rolf around ’76.

 

 

Mark Munro

  In the very early days of Island history Mark Munro a kneeboarder along with Steve Doheny who was a mat rider and Chaz McCall a bodyboarder the trio of test pilots took on mutant Shark Island and showed what could be ridden and what could not. Mark was fearless and on many days when it was deemed unrideable he’d be out there alone. This shot from the mid 70’s was by Simo (I think).

Smurf

Shaun Smith aka Smurf (not Shane) as credited in the photo was a charger back in the day taking on the Point backside or disappearing out to Voodoo. Smurf was straight out of the 70’s Animal era who lived to surf. Occasionally I’d see Smurf at Voodoo after he’d walked out there from Wanda. This shot of Shaun was taken by Peter Simons who was a hot goofyfoot himself,taken at Midway late 70’s.

Ocean Rhythms

Around the mid 70s local surfer, photographer, shaper and magazine mogul produced the 16mm film Ocean Rhythms this adv. appeared in Surfing World Vol 22.

Ross Marshall

One of Cronulla’s stars of the 70’s and early 80’s before moving north. Ross Marshall oozed style and was part of the MP generation of rip tear surfing. Photo Surfing World.

Jeff Day The Point.

Peter Simons captured many of the classic images from around Cronulla in the 70’s when at the time he was supposed to be managing the G&S Surf Shop on the Kingsway instead of gallivanting around the beach. Fellow photographer Steve Core reckons it was Simo who inspired him to get fully into taking pics as well as taking advantage of his hospitality by using Simo’s’ dark room. This Simo image taken in the mid 70’s of Jeff Day a regular bearded face at The Point shows the headland hasn’t changed much in all those years.

 

Danny Childs

Here’s a pic of  a very young Danny/Denny ? Childs working out of the Jacko Factory at Taren Point. Danny went on to start Southern Comfort Surfboards as well as being one of the areas talented goofy foots throughout the 70’s photo from Australian Pictorial History of Surfing book.