IOW Surf Club – 10 Years on

IOW Surf Club – 10 Years on

In March 1977 the Isle of Wight Surf Club became 10 years old and in the winter issue of Wight Water magazine, Keith Williams wrote a great piece on his personal view of the previous 10 years. Next month (March 2012) the Isle of Wight Surf Club will be 45 years old...
Peter Smith

Peter Smith

Peter Smith contacted me this week with his concerns over the proposal to build a harbour from Freshwater Bay saying he used to surf on the Island back in the 1970’s. Peter now lives in Newport Beach, California and is owner of Avalon Wine. I asked him to tell...
The South Coast Surfing Contest

The South Coast Surfing Contest

South Coast Surfing Contest – by Keith Williams After several meetings with the South Coast Surf Club guys at various venues over time, they said it would be a good idea to have a strictly South Coast competition, held on the Island. Having organised  several...
Equipment and Jake Wilson surfboards

Equipment and Jake Wilson surfboards

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...