On Sunday 29th September the Isle of Wight Surfing Community came together to paddle out at Whitecliff Bay as a tribute for Lee Sheaff who very sadly passed away earlier this year. About 60 people came from all over to paddle out at 5pm to form a circle in remembrance of a great friend. Many […]
Oct 01, 2013 | Categories: The Noughties | Tags: Always Smiling, archive, beach, blackley, blog, Chris Mannion, Circle, compton, Compton Bay, Freshwater, freshwater bay, history, IOW Surf Club, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Surf Club, Johnny Fryer, lee sheaff, longboard, Matt Harwood, Memorial, paul blackley, remembrance, sheaffy, stoked, surf, Surf Trip, surfboard, Surfer, surfing, swell, The Noughties, Tribute, waves, wetsuit, Whitecliff, Whitecliff Bay, wightsurfhistory | Comments Off on Always Smiling – Lee Sheaff
Chris Thomson grew up on the Isle of Wight, learning to surf at an early age with one dream, ‘surfing’. Chris left school at 16 and went to Newquay to live his dream, he became a surf coach and had a successful competition career with big name sponsors O’Neill and Fat Face before starting ‘Errant […]
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