1973 Cronulla Surfing Championships

Finalists from the 1973 Cronulla Surfing Championships from left to right Deny Childs, Andrew Britton, Peter Glasson, Wayne Roach and Reno Gillespie. Photo courtesy of Wayne Roach

The Power and The Glory

The cover of the June 1974 “Surfing World” magazine in which the Cronulla Point article “the power and the glory” featured. Insert: Some of the words written by Peter Glasson of that day. Tim Vanderlaan Collection.

 

Jack Eden

September 2019. This week saw the passing of Jack Eden, pioneer surf photographer, surfer and a mentor for so many. RIP Jack. Pictured here in 1995 with his lifelong friends Peter Glasson and Midget Farrelly. Insert images: Jack surfing Wanda beach, and the very first edition of his “surfabout” magazine. Tim Vanderlaan photos

The Power & The Glory

Huge surf at Cronulla Point in 1974. Peter Glasson wrote a piece in the 1974 Surfing World Magazine called The Power & The Glory of the day he and his mates surfed huge waves that battered the Cronulla coast. As a kid I was standing on the rocks in total awe these guys, in one of my first ever surf pictures shot with a Kodak Instamatic camera. I wonder if this image is in fact Peter riding on that day. Tim Vanderlaan Photo.

Peter Glasson

Glasso at Shoes ’73 photo Simo

Colour of Thought

Surfboards shaped by Peter Glasson

 

Colour of Thought

Peter Glasson shape 70’s

Peter Glasson ’73

Glasso like many Cronulla surfers headed south to Aussie Pipe whenever a south swell kicked in.

 

 

Peter Glasson

Big wave surfer and Cronulla Point standout as well as a respected local shaper lining up the barrel  on a big day at The Point in  ’75 photo Peter Simons

 

Peter Glasson ’67

From Glasso’s memorabilia, two invoices for Bobby Brown custom boards from G&S in 1967.