Ashley Gee

Not sure what Ash is up to here armed with an axe but he’s dressed all combat. Taken outside the Gee Wanda house early 80’s. Photo Chris Stroh.

Darryl “Boogs” Vandepolder

Boogs charges hard.Hanging out with the likes of Rusty , Sparky, Jezza, Franky and Terra its a given. Whether he’s paddling out to the horizon to surf macking 5th Left, Voodoo, or Shark island you can guarantee he will be pulling into some of the biggest pits of the day. A proud Christian, Boogs is quiet by nature and soft spoken but when the reefs start going double overhead he’s turns into a barrel hungry beast. This shot shows him cranking a hard turn out of the Surge bowl a difficult feat on your backside . Photo Craig Stroh.

Southern Comfort Adv.

Southern Comfort Surfboards when Pete Smith, Ross Marshall and Craig Naylor were on the team around ’78. Image courtessy of Rob King.

Glen Pringle

Trust your mates, Glen wins the EBC Club championship and is rewarded with a Fat-O-Gram. Pic Chris Stroh

Ben Horvath

Benny has played plenty of roles, from editor of  Undergroud Surf Magazine, Clothing , Weather reports and now Coastalwatch but hes also been a longtime EBC competitor. This backside blast pic taken in the latter 80’s by Chris Stroh

Scotty Yealand

Our favourite lifeguard Scotty Yealand one of Cronulla Point Boardriders longtime top guns scores a thick throaty dredger at the Island from a 5 shot sequence by Chris Stroh.

EBC Presso

Mark Moylan gets presented with the Mirror Award, former winners included Tim Gibson and Stewart D’arcy. From left to right Andrew Linegar, Murph, Mark Moylan and Miles. Around mid 80’s photo Chris Stroh

Mackie Pro Junior.

In ’84 upencoming Cronulla surfer Michael Mackie was profiled in Tracks as one of the hottest kids in Australia. The Pro Junior was the stepping stone for young Surfers and Mick was regarded as a future champion at the time. Ross Marshall,Greeny, Occy , Dog and Glenn Pringle were all Pro Junior standouts which helped launch their pro careers. Mick eventually took a different route charging heavy reefs at home and shaping boards. Tracks clipping below pic Nolan.

Damien Hodge

In the latter half of the 80’s a nuggety little kid called Damien Hodge showed heaps of potential and looked to be heading in the same direction as Occy. Jason and Richard Marsh took him under their coaching wing and he looked set to be the next big thing from Cronulla after he was sponsored by Billabong and Peak. Damien in the coming years may not have reached early expectations but he still was and is a solid surfer who on his day is up there with the best. This pic of Damien is when he was still a very young grommy. Photo Chris Stroh

Paul Campbell

Paul Campbell is another one of those older Cronulla statesman who charged hard back in their day. Paul was a regullar Island maniac taking it on when it was at its craziest in the late 80’s early ’90s era alongside Mackie and Chris Iredale. These days Paul and his family live at Stanwell Park and recently he suffered every older Surfers worst nightmare having a heart attack in the surf. Luckily he survived. Pauls daughter Rach is now making her name for herself as one of Australias most promising girl surfers. This pic of Peter charging late 80’s by Chris Stroh.