I managed to contact Tad recently and thought many of you would be interested in what he is up to. Tad has also promised to dig out some good shots of the first surf trip to Biarritz in ’71. If you went to Biarritz in ’71 too, please let us know? Tad is still in [...]
Feb 26, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs, Surf Trips, The Noughties | Tags: 1971, 71, Bali, Biarritz, Carribean, Ciastula, Dave Mercer, history, Indonesia, IOW, Isle of Wight, Kite Board, Kite Boards, Kiteboard, Spain, stoked, surf, Surf Trip, surfboard, Surfboards, Surfer, surfing, Tad, Tad Ciastula, Thailand, The Noughties, Tobago, Tony Macpherson, Wake Board, Wake Boards, Wakeboard, waves, wightsurfhistory | Leave A Comment »
Johnny Fryer made cover for The British Surfing Magazine Wavelength, issue Sept 168 in 2007. The article to go with the cover shot was entitled ‘The Magnificent 7 ride’. It was a piece about a boat trip to Indonesia with a selection of Britain’s best surfers Oli Adams, Gary & Danny Wells, Isaac Kibblewhite, Matty [...]
Feb 23, 2010 | Categories: In Print, The Noughties | Tags: 2007, British Nationals, British Surfing Magazine Wavelength, Compton Bay, contest, Cornish, Craig Sharp, Danny Wells, Douglas Richards, Fryer, Gary Wells, Headworx Pro Junior, history, Ian Pacey, Indonesia, IOW, Isaac Kibblewhite, Isle of Wight, Johnny, Johnny Fryer, Matty Capel, Mentawai, Mentawai Islands, Newquay, Nick Dennington, Oli Adams, Sept 168, Spencer Hargreaves, surf, Surf Trip, Surfer, surfing, Surfing Magazine, The Magnificent 7 ride, Tiago Pires, Timmy Dyer, Wavelength, waves, wightsurfhistory, WQS | Leave A Comment »
February 2010 – Freshwater Bay Some great footage here of Freshwater Bay on 6th February 2010, filmed and edited by Chris Court Many thanks Chris
Feb 19, 2010 | Categories: Surf Videos, The Noughties | Tags: 6 February 2010, 6th February 2010, Andrew Court, big, blackley, Chris Court, Epic, Epic Swell, February 2010, Freshwater, freshwater bay, history, IOW, Isle of Wight, joe truman, longboard, paul blackley, people, Saturday, saturday 6th, stoked, surf, Surfer, surfing, swell, The Noughties, waves, wightsurfhistory, Wil Rome, Will Rome, William Rome | 3 Comments »
Isle of Wight Surf Club Trip to Morthoe 1987 In 1987 The Isle of Wight Surf Club organized a Surf Trip to North Devon about a week or so before the infamous storm of ’87. This was my first ever time to the West Country and my first ever surf trip with friends. We loaded [...]
Feb 18, 2010 | Categories: Surf Trips, The Eighties | Tags: Alex Farr, Annie, blackley, Bryn Saunders, Chris Salter, Dave Jacobs, Devon, Doug Saunders, Dougie, Dougie Saunders, Gail Sheath, Graham Skelley, history, IOW, IOW Surf Club, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Surf Club, Johnny Hayward, Jon Hayward, Jonathan Hayward, Keith Williams, longboard, Malc Dredge, Mick Thompson, Mike Smith, Morthoe, North Devon, paul blackley, people, photo, photographs, Richard Harvey, Riverside Motors, Sid Pitman, stoked, surf, Surf Trip, Surf Trips, Surfer, surfing, waves, wightsurfhistory | 1 Comment »
In the water… Steve New, Matt Harwood, Scott Gardener and Manni.
Feb 18, 2010 | Categories: Surf Videos, The Noughties | Tags: Hayley Best, Manni, Matt Harwood, niton, Scott Gardener, Steve New, surf, Surfer, surfing, The Noughties, video, waves | Leave A Comment »
“one of those days that will be etched in everyone memory as being one of the best swells anyone has seen for a long time”
Feb 13, 2010 | Categories: The Noughties | Tags: 6 February 2010, 6/2/2010, 6th February 2010, Al Reed, alan reed, big, blackley, compton, Compton Farm, Epic, Freshwater, freshwater bay, joe truman, Mick Thomson, Military Road, paul blackley, perfect, Rex Haines, Roger Backhouse, Saturday, saturday 6th, Ventnor | Leave A Comment »
heavy waves, nice long walls of water and some fine surfing
Feb 10, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs, The Noughties | Tags: "jason swain", blog, freshwater bay, Isle of Wight Surf Club, longboard, people, photo, photographs, soul-surfing, surf, Surfer, surfing, The Noughties, waves | Leave A Comment »
There were little pockets of surfers scattered around the Island all experimenting with surfing in their own ways
Feb 09, 2010 | Categories: The Sixties | Tags: 1960's, 60's, beach, Belly Boarding, Ben Kelly, boat, canoe, Canoes, Captain Cook, Captain James Cook, Colin Burgess, Cook, Cornwall, Culture, Duke, Duke Kahanmoku, fibreglass, Fishermen, Geoff Gardner, Geoff ‘Ned’ Gardner, Glyn Kernick, Great Western, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hutch, Insurance, Jimmy Dix, John Ainsworth, Kauai, keel, Keith Williams, Kevin Digweed, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Matavai Point, Mike Hutchinson, Mike ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson, Ned Gardner, Paddled, Pat Morrell, Pip Staffieri, Polynesia, Prince Edward, Roger Backhouse, Russell Long, Sid Pitman, Sue Backhouse, Susan Ellis (Backhouse), The Sixties, Towan, Waikiki, Wave riding, waves, wooden board, wooden boards, Wooden Surfboard, wooden surfboards | Leave A Comment »
Guestbook for ‘The Exhibtion of Surf Photography’ at Dimbola Lodge, Freshwater Bay from the 15th – 31st January 2010
Feb 08, 2010 | Categories: In Print, The Noughties | Tags: Aaron, Al Reed, Andrew Swinton, Annie, BH Rusty, Big Jame, Cameo Craig, Dave Downer, Derek 'Bloody Hell Rusty', Derek BH Rusty, Derek Rust, Dimbola, Dougie Saunders, exhibition, Gail Broomfield, Gail Sheath, Gallery, Jamie Isaac, Jamie Whittle, Jay Isaac, Keith Williams, Nigel Howell, Penny Downer, Rog Backhouse, Roger Backhouse, Steve Holland, Sue Backhouse, Wendy 'Bloody Hell Rusty', Wendy BH Rusty, Wendy Rust | Leave A Comment »
Congratulations on your exhibition – from Andrew Turner MP I read with interest the recent article published in the Isle of Wight County Press regarding your photographic exhibition at Dimbola Lodge in Freshwater and I would like to take this opportunity in congratulating you on the exhibition. I am pleased that the exhibition, showing some [...]
Feb 08, 2010 | Categories: In Print, The Noughties | Leave A Comment »
‘Best be Ready’ from Tube News “I’ve seen it good here. I remember, it was an August Sunday, one of those days when it seems everybody goes to the beach. This place was packed. The sky was that deep blue you associate with a clean and dustless atmosphere; it was sweltering, the sun a fireball, [...]
Feb 08, 2010 | Categories: In Print, The Eighties | Tags: archive, autumn, compton, history, IOW, Isle of Wight, longboard, stoked, surf, Surfer, surfing, swell | 3 Comments »
This is a piece written by Steve Williams for Tube News which was published by Wessex Surf Club in 1985. A Pre-Gran Slick Era Report From Sea Area Wight by Steve Williams Winter on the Island was confined mainly to the first three months of the year. A reasonable menu of waves – from ankle-snappers [...]
Feb 08, 2010 | Categories: In Print, The Eighties | Tags: archives, compton, freshwater bay, history, IOW, IOW Surf Club, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Surf Club, longboard, steve williams, stoked, surf, Surfer, surfing, williams | Leave A Comment »
The perfect location for the exhibition, at the Beach Bar in the Sandpipers Hotel
Feb 05, 2010 | Categories: Surf Exhibitions, The Noughties | Tags: "jason swain", bar, beach bar, exhibition, freshwater bay, paul blackley, photo, photographs, photography, photos, sandpipers, show, The Noughties, wightsurfhistory | 1 Comment »
