Spike James

Richard “Spike”James  excelled at The Point on those mean days and earned a reputation as one of the areas best tube riders during his time in Cronulla throughout the 80’s before moving North. Photo Stroh late 80’s

Terry Tumeth ’61

Another of Jacks classics this time Terry Tumeth styles his way down a South Cronulla left in ’61. Terry was also one of the pioneers of Sandshoes and has plenty of stories how the local boys used to trick visiting Surfers to the whereabouts to the much sort after secret reef in the early days. The Shoes boys would lead them down the coast then at the first opportunity loose them and head back to their little secret spot and have all the waves to themselves. Photo Jack Eden.

Richard Herbert

Herbie was one of Cronulla’s true characters, he was quick with the one liners and a truly funny bastard. He was also a damn fine tube rider and especially at The Point where this photo was taken on a solid day sometime in the mid 80’s. Absolute shame  he was taken so young; Photo Stroh

Craig Naylor ’80

Craig Naylor used to live downstairs from me in Burke rd so I often managed to hook up a shoot whenever he was heading out. On this day it was only small but Craig was making it look better that it was, this stylish MR turn must have been shot around 1980 at The Alley. Photo Stroh

Ken Williams.

One of Cronulla’s first stars Ken Williams takes the drop at The Point early ’60’s snapped by Jack Eden. This pic appeared in A Pictorial History of Surfing book which was a part of many school libraries and a constant source of entertainment for obsessed surfers during school hours.

Shark Island Warp.

When photos first started appearing in magazines of Shark Island it quickly gained a reputation as the heaviest wave in Australia. It was all because of its unpredictability and tendency to warp, bend and buckle as the wave hit the reef. The uniqueness guaranteed that no two waves were ever going to look the same. The Island may have been knocked off its heaviest wave title more recently but those warping barrels are still doing there thing today. Dredging empty Photo ’77 by Chris Stroh

Murph

In the mid 80’s the late Andrew Murphy was the hot goofyfoot kid that had all eyes watching him rise up the ranks and dominating local comps. Photo Stroh

Pro’s Hit Town

Whenever the World Tour rocked into Cronulla on a regular basis throughout the 80’s most  locals looked forward to seeing the the worlds best tear up the local breaks. During the ’85 Beaurapaires the Island fired and big Willy Morris from California was right on it. Photo Simmo.

Wanda Kids ’75

When these photos werte taken on the 19th August 1975  Lindsay Williams, Glen Vickers and Wayne Simonson were a a bunch of 15 year old kids that were Wanda regulars.Lindsay was a standout surfer on his 5’10” twinny.Photos Tim Vanderlaan

Banksy ’83

Before Occy, Greeny and Dog made their charge at the World Tour, Jim Banks almost single handed had been flying the flag as Cronulla’s main pro rider in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Jim was a regular  Top 16  performer as well as a respected shaper before he got burnt out with the contest grind and hit the travel road pioneering new surf breaks around the world. This photo was taken around ’83 at Pipeline.