1964...Waikanae, and Makarori.....classic breaks of the 60s
1964...we would surf anything...and at anytime of the year....we were so stoked!
1964....Junior Allan Byrne braving the cold, on a sweet looking wave....Gisborne club Comp at Makarori
1964 Eventual Club junior winner Allan Byrnes....sooo coooold..no wetsuits then....tough ha!
1964 Judges and officials judging an event.....still looks cold
1964 Twins Joan and Gail Patty 1st and 2nd in a 2nd in a winters comp......Makarori
1964... Summer getting closer....Aussie Bob Steele on a beautiful Makarori wave
1964 Senior Roger Jenkins waxing up for a comp
1964 Aussie surfer Allan Dorman looking stylish on a beautiful Wainui wave
1964 Allan Dorman hangin 5....Wainui...Paul and Robert Dobson smooth as ever
1965...first annual comp....Makarori....spring is in the air...officials and competitors
1965...Makarori bch .....spectators and competitors
1965...Glen Sutton beating the lip,...while Allan Byrne kicks out, and maybe lose his board ....bummer! Makarori
1965 Steve King , Bob Davies.....and juniors Glen Sutton takes out 1st place from Allan Byrnes...Ian Steed 3rd....Makarori
1965..and theres those sisters dominating again..Joan an Gail Patty..Makarori
nice nose ride .....maybe Taff Kennings.....and Wayne Parkes winning his first comp as a senior
Wainui bch crowd for the '66 NZ Champs
Makarori - June '66, Terry Byrne inside, Alan Byrne outside, Glen Sutton paddling over.
unidentified competitor in beautiful trim 1966
Gisborne wins paddleboard relay Wainui bch '66
Joan Patty is rescued....damaged her leg
Gisborne boy Kevin Lewis nice trim 1966
Allan Byrnes does a beautiful nose ride .....Wainui champs '66
Peter Waters hangin 5 ....Gail Patty nice trim ..Wainui '66
Terry Byrne and Denzil Owen - Waikanae April '66
1966...mid winter champs at Midway...Allan Byrne...Gail Patty...Bob Davie
Kevin Lewis, Des Atkins paddling out - Point Annihilation Mahia, February '66
Chris Ransley ....Terry Byrne.....and Denzel Owen on a Nice wave...Midway 1966
Bob Davie 1966 Wainui
Allan Byrnes kicks out at Waikanae '66
1967..NZ Surf champs at Midway......Allan Byrne with all his trophies....and Gail Patty with hers
Kevin Lewis - Stock Route go out January '67
Allan Byrne beautiful 'off the lip' Midway '67
Prizegiving while judges take a break...'67 Midway
Gail Patty first...Jacky Mitchelle 2nd ...Cindy Webb 3rd ..1967
Bob Davie's wins at New Plymouth...1966
nose riding at the surf champs.....sweeeet..1967
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
Gisbone boy...Dennis Foley...beautiful cutback..Gisborne '72
Allan Byrne ...Whangamata 1973