The Drop In

May 1979 Cronulla Point.  The classic “drop in”.  I’m not sure what the guy on the inside is thinking, but he sure ain’t  impressed!   Tim Vanderlaan photo.

The Point

Big swell rocks the Point in the early 80’s all photos Chris Stroh Popout would go

 Popout again

 Straight hander

Cronulla Point 2nd Reef

Classic day at Cronulla Point from a story in Surfing World in the mid 70’s photo Peter Simons

Cronulla Point 1905

Cronulla Point Cliffs

Haven’t changed all that much today since this shot was taken Circa 30’s.

Dave Spiler photo Greg Button

Cronulla Point

Back when when dreaming of high rises would have been like a science fiction movie.

The Point 60’s

The Point was the first break on the Southside to attract the best big wave riders from Cronulla. Names like Jacko, Gitto, Birdsall, Bobby Brown, Nigel Dwyer were just a few of the standouts in the late 50’s and 60’s when this shot was taken.

Gary Hughes

In the mid to late 70’s a young surfer from San Souci called Gary Hughes  name was synonymous with Cronulla Point. At the time The Point had become the focal point of Southside surfing. The big open barrels made great water photos and locals photographers like Steve Core who shot the pic below captured the intense barrels that had been overlooked for many years after Jack Edens mag Surfabout was shelved in the late 60’s. Hughsey was a standout when the Point was at its heaviest but he also had plenty of competition back in those days for waves which helped push performance levels up a few notches.  This photo of a late drop by Gary appeared in Surf Magazine in 1977.

 

Bill Penrue

This pic of taken at The Point appeared in Surfabout magazine in ’63. The caption read “Bill Penrue locked in a transperent early morning wave and on the verge of being wiped out. A local rider keeps a wary eye on Bill”. Photo by legendary surf photographer Bob Weeks.