by paul-wsh | Feb 26, 2012 | The Sixties
The very first official Isle of Wight Surf Club trip was to Newquay at Easter in 1967 Just after the club was formed. It seems like the Stone Age now. The thinking was it would be relatively warmer by then and it would be a chance to surf some proper waves. It was the...
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 | Jul 23, 2010 | Surf Blogs, The Noughties
Alan Reed placed 3rd in the Masters section at the 60’s Stylemasters at Saunton, North Devon last weekend. Alan became 40 this year and competed in the Masters section for the first time. The 60’s Stylemasters was the idea of Norman Wright and the Hotdoggers Surf Club...