by paul-wsh | Feb 1, 2012 | The Nineties
While travelling in New Zealand, Richard Holmes from Newcastle, Richard Harvey and myself (Paul Blackley) had been told of a secret spot in West Java called ‘Turtles’. We had learnt of a place where there were no crowds and epic barrels but that it was well off the...
by paul-wsh | Jan 25, 2012 | The Sixties
Alan Hunter contacted me last year and told me about the apprentices from BHC (British Hovercraft Corporation) back in the 60’s being some of the first guys to start surfing. Earlier this week I met up with Alan and he told me a few stories from those times....
by paul-wsh | Jan 30, 2011 | Surfer Profiles, The Noughties
I always remember seeing Johnny down the fields at Compton surfing from dawn until dusk, and then in 1994 people began to notice his amazing talent as he became best cadet in the South Coast Surfing Championships at Niton. Johnny grew up surfing on the Island and last...
by paul-wsh | Jan 20, 2011 | The Nineties
A break were surfed a lot just south of the Kumara Patch Craig, Nathan and Jo at Mt Hutt Beach break just south of the Kumara Patch Craig and Jo Blackley on the NZ, North to South Island Ferry Nathan Holt and Craig on Arthurs Pass Craig and Nathan in Auckland Craig...
