Judges and onlookers...some there from Northland i see..1967
Denzel Owen from Gisborne at the Mount 1968
1ZD Radio station comp...Mt Maunganui ....1968
1968..All the maneuvers displayed in the Mt Maunganui 1ZD Radio Station comp
Allan Byrne locked in at Midway..and Terry Byrnes below 1968
A beautiful wave for Doug Hislop....and bottom Denzil Owen 1968
Gail Patty lookin happy....3rd in the womans event,,,1968
Doug Hislop 2nd in the senior mens event in Christchurch....1968
1968 Warren wormsley beautiful bottom turn
Waikanae surf club boat gets pounded...great admiration for these guys 1968
Doug Hislop..Wainui ...nice cutback...1968
awww not again!!!!....Wayne getting the golden handshake again... While Jim Carney and Doug Hislop look on....
Allan Byrne sneaking through...Wainui 1968
Glen Sutton (top) and Napier surfer Russel Jones...classic day at Wainui 1968
Geoff Logan...on the nose Wainui '68
Wainui bch ...1968
Ran into Jim Croskery at surfboards Gisborne in '68
Benny Hutchings, Billy Carson, Peter Morse, Gary Lidgard.....awesome guys 1968
Marise Richardson, Mark Jones - Tolaga Bay March '68
Roger Brown on a sizeable wave at 'pipeline' Midway 1969
Alan Byrne - Roberts Road, March '68
Doug Hislop - Stock Route, July '68
Gisborne 1968..check how far forward that fin is,....and how big!!! Benny , Peter, Billy, and Gary
The Cotton Tree (Maroochydore) family ...winter of '68 Lorraine Collis (maybe)...'Spange' (South African Andy Spangler)...Mike Tinkler...'Brick' (from New Plymouth on ground)...Tony Redmond...Billy Player..Bob Hagner...John black...Billy Carson...Bob Tinkler...Dave Boyd...Mike Cooney..'legs' taking the photo!
Greg Warren and Doug Hislop ...Gisborne 1968
Allan Byrne.....Makarori..1968
Alan Byrne - Tolaga Bay April '68....on the nose beautiful..
Glen Sutton, Ron Annam...Midway 1969, Geoff Logan
Russell Jones...Midway 1969 nice bottom turn...
Gisborne club beats Aucklands Hope Ranch club...Midway 1969
Gisborne surfers hit New Plymouth ..1969
Allen Byrnes presented with prize...Benny Hutchings 2nd...Doug Hislop 3rd 1969
School students trophy...Gosborne 1969
Ben Hutchings comes 3rd in New Plymouth...1969
1969....surf riding championships...New Plymouth...and the girls
Waikanae bch...... surf relay teams....1970
The girls prepare for the finals ....1970 New Plymouth....Gail Patty representng Gisborne
Secondry School winner recieves the winning prize from Jim...1970
beautiful Makarori ....1970
Jim Croskery at his surfboard factory....Disraeli st Gisborne.....1970
Surfboards Gisborne.....we all went there at some stage .....1970...i remember seeing Billly Carson and Peter Morse there as well and Gary Lidgard
Gant wins the NZ title in '72...that Takapuna dominence again....Roger Strahl wins juniors for the South Island
Roger gets the Junior first prize handshake
Roger Brown ...Waikanae 1972 comes second to Gant
another sweet backhand turn ...Chris Ramsley...'pipeline' Midway 1972
Paul Conale, Benny Hutchings, Chris Ramsley.....Benny at beautiful Mahia ...1972