by paul-wsh | Feb 10, 2012 | The Sixties
Article from a local paper 17/2/68 The first annual meeting of the I.W.Surf Club was held at the Clubhouse, Ventnor on Friday week. Mr R. Backhouse (chairman) said that surfing was a new sport to the Island and he had encountered literally hundreds of people...
by paul-wsh | Oct 22, 2011 | The Sixties
When Archie built his Wooden Surfboard it wasn’t just for him to ride but something the whole family would enjoy. So it wasn’t long before Betty was also paddling the great big heavy board down at Compton. Archie and Betty used to come to the beach on...
by paul-wsh | Oct 17, 2011 | The Sixties
Just over a week a go Archie’s daughter Sarah put her fathers name into google and one of the early Wight Surf History articles came up with a small mention about Archie being one of the first people to surf on the Island. A few emails and phone calls later and...
