Roach Approach

 Cronulla surfer/shaper Wayne Roach was interviewed in Tracks in Oct ’84 about fins and there relationship with boards. Roachy who mows foam for Force 9 gives his take on Quads, thrusters and Twins.

Back Peak Cover.

Underground Surf Mag featured this virgin back peak Shark Island cave on its Spring ’96 issue. Photo by Craig Stroh

Ross Marshall and Emerald

Ross from the pages of Surfing World Annual 5 early ’80s. photo by Peter Simmons

Waterforce Surfboards ’84

This Waterforce advertisement appeared in March Tracks 1984.The pic is of Sean Charters.

Bob Liddell “Mr Moonbeam”

Peter Simons pays tribute to his Cronulla mate Bob Liddell one of the areas best shapers in this Tracks writeup in Feb 83. Working under the Moonbeam logo and a former G&S shaper  Bob was a popular guy  around Cronulla and a great loss to the community.

G&S Winter ’75 Adv.

1975 this G&S advertisement appeared in Surfing World magazine. It featured some pretty impressive shapers for the time like PT, Alan Blythe, Terry Bishop, Steve Griffiths, Robert Connely, Peter Glasson and Bob “Mr Moonbean” Liddell.

Groyne For The Nulla

     Local scribe Graham Cassidy stirred up some controversy when he reported in the December 79 issue of Tracks the Government and Local Councils plan to build  a 300 metre concrete break wall in the middle of the beach just south off Elouera clubhouse to combat sand erosion. The positive was the fact that the new groyne could maybe offer Kirra like tubes. The negative was how ugly it would look. Nobody apart  from the land owners really cared about the real estate in Prince St that was being threatened by the erosion.The plan was later scrapped.

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.

Ross Marshall-Road Song

Ross Marshall and Craig Naylor two of Cronullas hottest riders around the late 70’s scored when the Surfing World crew took them south on a surf photo mission. The result was a huge feature in the SW Annual Vol 7. Ross made the cover and his sunglasses were cut out. Many of the pics were snapped at Blackrock where Craig excelled in the barrel on his forehand.The boys scored big time.

Kong @ The Island.

  When Gary ‘Kong ” Elkerton was in his prime in the 80’s, during the Beaurapaires Tyre Open at Cronulla the Island turned on and the local crew got to see the Qld animal in the flesh. One pic from this day ended up on a classic Piping Hot poster photographed by Peter Simons. Simon Anderson and Californian Will Morris also ventured out this day.Other shots ended up in a 6 page article in Waves Magazine Nov 87 featured below.It was the first time that outsiders had invaded the sacred reef and came away with the photographic proof of what the Island was capable of. For a first timer,Kong was a natural.