by paul-wsh | Mar 29, 2010 | The Sixties
During the early sixties it wasn’t just the boys enjoying the waves, there were some pretty hardcore girls surfing on the Island with no wetsuits or leashes too. One of those was the young Susan Ellis (now Backhouse) who became the first Isle of Wight Surf Club...
by paul-wsh | Feb 23, 2010 | In Print, The Noughties
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...