Banksy Interview ’78

From the pages of Tracks , Jim Banks interview by Paul Holmes discussing his offer by the Bronze Aussies to take Cheynne Horans place on the team. Its a career and life changing move for the Cronulla kid who will soon be thrown into the world of pro surfings fame game.

Baron Surfboards Logo 73

Jim Banks Logo

This was the logo used by Jim Banks in the late 70’s it was found on a Bronzed Aussie surfboard that was shaped out of the G&S factory at Taren Point.

Shark Island Design Surfboards’82.

The logo for the late Geoff Solness who died in ’86 surfboard brand Shark Island Design. Image courtesy of Rob Treage

Katzap Surfboards

Rod Katis was the shaper behind the Katzap model with G&S. Here’s Kat practising what he preachers with a lip bash at Elouera. Photo Stroh Circa mid 80’s.

Retro T’shirt

If you owned one of these Cronulla Title short sleeve fleecey jumpers you were the envy of all your mates back in ’87.

Gavin Coleman.

During the mid 80’s Gav was the hottest  kneeboarder in the country. He was blitzing the contest scene and was the man to watch. By the time the 90’s hit Gav packed up his boards and began travelling the world to Mexico, Hawaii and other exotic places and disappeared off the radar for many years. He’s now back ripping again. This pic  of Gav taken sometime around the late 80’s by Chris Stroh

Steve Wilson

Steve was a staunch member of the EBC club in the mid 80’s  and he was a familar face at the Dunny Bowl tearing it up. This pic was snapped at Voodoo for his sponsor Saltwater clothing. photo Stroh.

Scotty Topper

Scotty Topper was one of the Wanda crew and rode for Jackson Surfboards. Scotty a familar sight tearing up the beachies throughout the 80’s. With a low gravity wave stance similar to Occy and with powerful legs he was hard to beat on his day and won his fair share of local events. Pic below Scotty on fire mid 80’s photo Stroh

Cords

Craig “Cords”Cordingly hooking into a nice turn on a fine beachy in the early half of the 90’s. From the Stroh Files.