Stuart Gooch

Gooch is one of those natural talented surfers who could have taken his surfing much further had he wanted to. In ’91 he was EBC Club champion then in ’92 and ’95 he was CBC Open Champ. Also in ’91 Gooch entered the history books winning the Alley Masters event. Instead of chasing the Pro dream Gooch saved his best for his free surfing sessions along the beachies at home. Today Gooch is still ripping just as hard as always. Water angle  photo Craig Stroh late 90’s.

Damien Hodge

In the latter half of the 80’s a nuggety little kid called Damien Hodge showed heaps of potential and looked to be heading in the same direction as Occy. Jason and Richard Marsh took him under their coaching wing and he looked set to be the next big thing from Cronulla after he was sponsored by Billabong and Peak. Damien in the coming years may not have reached early expectations but he still was and is a solid surfer who on his day is up there with the best. This pic of Damien is when he was still a very young grommy. Photo Chris Stroh

Fanga

Barry “Fanga” Tyte is a talented goofyfooter who is treated with plenty of respect down at The Alley. Fanga has been a dominant part of the Cronulla Boardriders Club since the earliest days. He was Open Club Champion in ’81  and over the next few years he was regularily involved in a 3 way tussle with Craig Naylor and Ross Marshall for top honors. Fanga was renown for disappearing to a  secret left reef long before word spread about its hollow barrels and got crowded. Fanga had it to himself for years. This pic of Fanga was from an article on Cronulla Boardriders Club in Tracks in ’83 taken by Peter Simmons.

featured in Peak advertisements around the sametime.

Adam Brown

Browny has been a longtime standout at Cronulla mainly around the beachies. He was a member of Cronulla Boardriders Club winning numerous club titles in the 80’s. In ’84 he was Cadet Champ, ’85 and ’86 he was Junior Champ and ’89 he was the Open Club Champ. Browny was also an integral member of CBC winning Surf League teams . Adam was a bit of a stylemaster back in the day with punk mohawks , tatts and piercings long before they became accepted. This pic stylish float taken near Red House around mid 80’s photo Chris Stroh

Greeny Cover.

The image of Greeny on his Force 9 with the black deck print design was a regular feature in the surfing mags of the eighties. This cover shot appeared in Surfing World Issue 196. He loves a beer and a lip to hit.

Gary Green

    Gary Green gave up a solid career as a pro surfer to become one of the sports first sponsored soulman riders. This pic was snapped at one of Greenys favourite hangouts called Blackrock. He has the place wired and is one of the best tube riders to ever grace its perfect shaped barrels. Casual and stylish as always in the pit. Circa mid 80’s photo by Chris Stroh

Danny Maloney

One of the evergreens of Cronulla. A regular down at the Alley and known to hang out with Simo, Hodgey and Ricky Marshal.Comes alive when Voodoo is big and pumping where he unleashes his clean backhand turns. This pic Cronulla Point Circa late 90’s photo Craig Stroh

Troy Dennehy @ Southies

Nugget during the late 80’s and 90’s was the mainman at The Alley along with his brother Mushy. The pair were small in stature but big in heart. A natural talented goofyfoot Troy was the king of Northies lineup and ruled the Alley rip bowl, The Pools and Southies during those big Northeast days. Troy was a regular finalist in the Cronulla Sharks Boardriders Club monthly contests from a early age and won the Club Chamionship in 92, 93 & 2000. The pic below is of Nugget taking a set wave at South Cronulla during a huge cyclone swell. As always, this day Troy was the standout getting barreled time after time and hitting the lip in the mini Waimea like shorey.RIP…pic Stroh

Dane Durbin

One of the red hot Northies crew and a loyal CBC member. Known for his sponteniety and aerial assaults. This pic of Dane was snapped early 2000 at the Alley Rip Bowl.   photo Craig Stroh

Richard Maurer

Richard was another one of those Kurnel kids who in there Grom days would trudge over the Wanda sand dunes to have a surf. Along with his best mate Occy the pair would trade of heavy gouging front and backhand snaps wave for wave. Over the years Richard was a devoted Cronulla Boardriders Club  member surfing in there winning Surf League teams and at one stage a few years back he was even president of the club. This back hand blast was taken at The Alley sometime in the 80’s.  photo Chris Stroh