Under Currents ’96

Bluey created  Under Currents a local magazine to promote his Cronulla Surf Design shop as well as give exposure to local riders. The first issue came out in September ’96 with Andy King on the cover.

 

Lance Fisher ’63

For 1963 this photo was pretty rad, with local hottie Lance Fisher pulling into a nice sized Point wave. The shot was captured by Bob Weeks.

 

 

Banksy Surfabout ’81

It was at a Surfabout comp that Banksy made his first big impact on the World Tour and ended up replacing Cheyne Horan on the Bronze Aussie team. In Narrabeen’s perfect lefts Jimbo was right at home and scored one of the best barrels of the comp. This shot of JB was taken at the ’81 event Photo Stroh

Occy Shark Island

Around 87 Occy lucked into a solid uncrowded session at The Island. This shot captured the Occster stalling on his backside, most other surfers would have been high tailing  it out of this section at Whiterock. Photo Chris Stroh

Shane Pringle

Shane was Elouera’s unofficial team mascot when he was grom, he was so amped and keen always placing high in the cadet divisions and a familiar sight in the Dunnies shorey. These shots were taken in the early 80’s by Strohy

Foo Sara

In the 80’s Foo was one of EBC’s top boys, a regular finalist in the club comps and a member of the Surf League teams. This pic of Foo taken at Midway by Stroh

 

Dog

Sequence shot out somewhere beyond the sand dunes. Dog dissecting this wave one clean cut like a Mexican drug lord lopping off his enemies head with a machete. Photo Stroh ’87

 

Nulla Soul Skaters.

In the mid 80’s a crew of Cronulla soul skaters including Evo, Steve Higgins, Neil Davies and a young Jake Brown were a common sight around the streets of the Sutherland Shire tearing up the local terrain.. Ken Gibbons below wearing the Soul Skaters t’shirt was the skater who influenced all the younger guys, seen here at Flemington photo Chris Stroh around ’85.

 

Eddie Little

Eddie Little was one of the Point regulars in the 70’s,captured here lining up the barrel  for Peter Simons camera and featured in an article on Cronulla in Surfing World.

Aaron Blue

Aaron Blue back in his cadet days riding for EBC. Aaron lived across the road from the Elouera Dunnies so it was only natural where his loyaties lay. Photo Stroh