by paul-wsh | Nov 14, 2013 | The Nineties
During late September 1995 Jo and I decided to make the trip to Mt Ruapehu, staying at the National Park for some snowboarding at the Whakapapa Ski Field. The forecast was perfect with a fresh dump of snow the night before. We got up early and drove up to base at...
by paul-wsh | Feb 1, 2012 | The Nineties
While travelling in New Zealand, Richard Holmes from Newcastle, Richard Harvey and myself (Paul Blackley) had been told of a secret spot in West Java called ‘Turtles’. We had learnt of a place where there were no crowds and epic barrels but that it was well off the...
by paul-wsh | Jan 20, 2011 | Surfer Profiles, The Noughties
During the early Nineties the surfer on the Island leading the way was Stuart Jones, but not far behind him was a young Craig Sharp who was starting to turn heads. Over the next few years the gap between them got smaller and smaller. By November 19-20th 1994 it was...
by paul-wsh | Jan 20, 2011 | The Nineties
Nathan, Paul, Craig and Jo camping near Milford Sound Craig – Kuta beachbreak Beach break just south of the Kumara Patch Nathan Holt, Jo Blackley, Jo Amos and Craig on Kuta beach Craig at a party at The Mill in New Plymouth Jo Amos and Craig in a bar in Kuta,...