Unknown The Point 1961

Ledgend  surf photographer Bob Weeks captured many of the  classic surf images of the 60’s  era. This is one of the earliest images of Cronulla Point being tamed in 1961.

Gary Hughes 81

Tracks January 81. Gary Hughes scores the cover of Tracks during a session at The Point. The start of the colourful 80’s saw the old school rule of black wetsuits only go right out the door. Photo Peter Simons.

Jim Banks

In the 80’s Jim Banks began his serious travel adventures disappearing to exotic wave locations in uncharted waters all around the globe. Banksy would  return  home with great tales of wave discoveries and adventures inspiring countless other surfers to hit the highway. This pic styling at home while planning his next tubular odyssey photo Stroh.

Greg McMasters ’78

Greg was a lot like Gerry Lopez. He didn’t do a hell of a lot of tricks on a wave but he made it look good just pulling in and he could ride the barrel as good as anyone else at  The Point. This pic taken with my Nikonos was shot on a cloudy day as Greg lines up the next section. Photo Chris Stroh ’78.

 

Tracks January ’80

Unknown gets immortalised on the front cover of the January issue of Tracks ’80 by pulling in at The Point while Dave Shaw happened to be floating in the impact zone with his trusty Nikonos camera.

Surabout Magazine ’64

Jack Edens classic Surfabout Mag came out in Fall ’64 with a shot of The Point and a main feature story inside.

The Point

A lot of the older crew reckon the Point doesn’t break as good as it use to. Less sand in the bay, more seaweed on the bottom and less quality south swells are a few of the reasons given. Maybe its a case of  only remembering all the good days. This shot taken around 2010 proves that the Point can still produce the goods.

 

Gary Hughes

From the pages of Steve Cores “Surf Magazine” that was around in the late 70’s. Gary Hughes carving for Dave Shaw’s camera lens. Core’s mag was chock full of Cronulla based riders and waves  and it gave the Southside some much deserved recognition and a breath of fresh air rather than the usual Northside push in all the other Oz publications at the time.

 

Cronulla Power

There’s few other Aussie  areas that can claim the raw reef power that the Cronulla beach area boasts. From Solander to Sandshoes there lies some of Australia’s heaviest waves. Reefs like Pikers, Suckrock, Voodoo, The Reefs, The Point, The Island  and Windy are responsible for The Shires reputation for producing big wave chargers. On any swell you can luck into one of the heaviest barrels right here in your own backyard. Below you wont get barrels like this at Bondi, unknown pitted at The Point around ’09 .

Cronulla Point

The Point in all its glory around 2010