by paul-wsh | May 29, 2012 | Surfer Profiles, The Noughties
Roger Cooper Roger Cooper started out as an apprentice with Dave Bulford working on Tractors and Combine Harvesters. Dave saw some magazine article about making a surfboard. Roger and Dave saw some postcards in Cornwall with surfboards on but didn’t see anyone surfing...
by paul-wsh | Apr 8, 2012 | Surfer Profiles, The Seventies
I suppose I have always considered myself a surfer. I was brought up in Joberg, South Africa, but holidays on the coast at Morgans Bay and Port St Johns near Durban always involved belly boarding on the wooden boards. It was in Port St Johns in 1970 that I spotted...
by paul-wsh | Feb 29, 2012 | Surfer Profiles, The Seventies
I have recently been in contact with Rob Ward and this is what he had to say. I am heading off into the South Australian desert in a week or so to Cactus. If you Google Ceduna South Australia and go west 60k to Penong, Cactus is on the coast 20k roughly south....
by paul-wsh | May 12, 2011 | The Noughties
A huge belated congratulations to Alan Reed for winning Masters of the first event of the 2011 British Longboard Union at Perranporth in mid April. The competition was blessed with quality waves, great weather and a huge turnout. There were over 80 competitors...
by paul-wsh | Mar 18, 2011 | The Noughties
Y-Bocs- Tales from Wales By James Ranson I started the day with my usual wander down to check the surf. Knowing full-well the swell was pumping I was excited to check out how well the bay (Langland) was shaping up. The swell was solid, in the 6ft plus range, but with...
