1968 Isle of Wight French Surf Trip

An Isle of Wight Surf trip to France in 1968 remembered by Graham Sorensen who shared a campsite and waves in a field along with Bob Ward, Elizabeth, Angus, Hutch, Mo, Trevor, Dita and Pat.  Traveled in a green kombi van with a kiwi emblem drawn on the front. Taken in...
UNDERGROUND EXPLORER: ROB WARD

UNDERGROUND EXPLORER: ROB WARD

Roger Mansfield has very kindly let me publish this great piece on Rob Ward taken from his book ‘The Surfing Tribe’. The story of British surfing would not be complete without reference to its underground surfers – those who passed up competition, fashion...
Future of my life – Rob Ward

Future of my life – Rob Ward

When I was in Simonstown Naval Dockyard with HMS Jaguar (in South Africa) I had made friends with a young fellow on a Naval  replenishment vessel. We’d met, so to speak, in the Mozambique Channel, during a RAS  (“Replenishment at Sea”). He and I...