Chris Stucky

In the late 80’s Chris Stucky was a regular fixture at Shark Island. When those southerly swells crept up the coast and the infamous flat rock shelf that loves to scrape skin off those who dare takeoff came alive, Chris would be out amongst it risking life and limb to get barrelled photo Stroh

Craig Naylor

Craig Naylor below pictured from the pages of Suring World late 70’s . Along with Jim Banks,Ross Marshal and Pete Smith young Craig was part of a new competitive push coming out of the Southern beaches that hadn’t been seen in many years. Cronulla had gone through a virtual drought throughout  most of the 70’s at State and Amateur levels and the 4 Cronulla kids led the way for others to follow in their wake. Photo Hugh McCloud.

Bob Liddell

 French surfer , Ben Vinazza – Bordeaux City sent us these pictures of  a Chapter Surfboard (Get The Buzz ) shaped by late Cronulla surfer/shaper Robert ” Bob ” Liddell.

Coffin Ride

Rod Katis giving new meaning to the coffin ride. Taken at the fancy dress surf contests around ’85 at Elouera by Stroh

Soulman Board

One of Geoff Solness Highlight channel bottom tube shooters from his days shaping at Gordon and Smith early 80’s.

Bobby Brown

Cronulla’s first surf star styling into this left back in the day when competitors wore numbers on their vests. From Surfabout pic Jack Eden

Jim Banks

Banksy posing for Saltwater down at Gunnamatta Park featured on  the back page of  Surf Magazine – Vol.1 No.2 dated February 1977.Just before the Bronze Aussies and Billabong came a knocking. Photo by Steve Core.

Gerald Odd

Gerald was one of those super stylish surfers that habituated The Point throughout the 70’s and rarely lowered themselves to surf the beachies. Photo Stroh ’79

Terry Bishop

Terry Bishop was G&S main shaper for more than a decade mostly throught the 70’s. He was the man who shaped the stock boards and pretty well kept the factory pumped with boards. This adv. was from the late 70’s and photos were by Steve Core..

Farewell To Beaver

November 2011 was a time of great sorrow. Former Kurnell kid Brett Shweickle better known as Beaver sadly passed away. One of Occy’s buddies Beaver grew up with the Kurnell crew surfing the Point as well as competing for CBC in the 80’s. Beaver was another of the popular hometown heroes who up to only a few months ago was diganosed with cancer . A huge turnout of friends including Richard Maurer, Camo, Veage, Darcy and Occy had a paddle-out at Kurnell for their mate where his ashes were sent a drift as he requested. He will be forever missed by his many friends and deepest condolences to his wife and kids.This shot of Beaver at The Island was taken early 90’s by Chris Stroh.