Close Call on the Volcano

Close Call on the Volcano

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...
Turtles, West Java in 1994

Turtles, West Java in 1994

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...
Craig Sharp

Craig Sharp

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...
Craig’s travels in 1995

Craig’s travels in 1995

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,...