by paul-wsh | May 29, 2012 | Surfer Profiles, The Noughties
Roger Cooper Roger Cooper started out as an apprentice with Dave Bulford working on Tractors and Combine Harvesters. Dave saw some magazine article about making a surfboard. Roger and Dave saw some postcards in Cornwall with surfboards on but didn’t see anyone surfing...
by paul-wsh | Apr 8, 2012 | Surfer Profiles, The Seventies
I suppose I have always considered myself a surfer. I was brought up in Joberg, South Africa, but holidays on the coast at Morgans Bay and Port St Johns near Durban always involved belly boarding on the wooden boards. It was in Port St Johns in 1970 that I spotted...
by paul-wsh | May 25, 2011 | The Seventies
More from Keith Williams Equipment As mentioned earlier, most of us didn’t have our own boards in the early days; this was because: a) the only place in the UK at that time where you could buy boards was Cornwall & b) we couldn’t afford one anyway. The other main...
by paul-wsh | Mar 18, 2011 | The Noughties
Y-Bocs- Tales from Wales By James Ranson I started the day with my usual wander down to check the surf. Knowing full-well the swell was pumping I was excited to check out how well the bay (Langland) was shaping up. The swell was solid, in the 6ft plus range, but with...
