Isle of Wight Surf Club Hut Moved

Isle of Wight Surf Club Hut Moved

by | Nov 11, 2013 | The Seventies

The Isle of Wight Surf club were very lucky to be given use of one of the huts owned by the National Trust at Compton. The club paid a donation every year to the NT which gave them use of the hut and free parking at Compton. The original hut was used to store...
Two Closely Matched in Senior Final

Two Closely Matched in Senior Final

by | Mar 12, 2012 | The Eighties

A Stiff onshore breeze rendered the three to four foot surf  bumpy and unpredictable for the IW Surf Club’s 17th annual competition at Compton Bay on Sunday, but an increasingly high standard of surfing was displayed as the competition progressed. A close first...
Andrew Haworth

Andrew Haworth

by | Nov 16, 2010 | The Seventies

All of you who came to the movie night back in October will remember the great surf movie ‘Devon Lanes and Longboarding’ by Andrew Haworth. Andrew made the film to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Andrew’s sister was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer...
Morthoe Surf Trip 1987

Morthoe Surf Trip 1987

by | Feb 18, 2010 | Surf Trips, The Eighties

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....