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A stylish Robert “Nat” Young accepting his win in an early 2SM/Coke Surfabout Event in Sydney. After his 1966 World Titl...
08/06/2026

A stylish Robert “Nat” Young accepting his win in an early 2SM/Coke Surfabout Event in Sydney. After his 1966 World Title win in California until well into the 1970’S Nat was the gold standard of surfing, not just in Australia but around the world. Nat reinvented himself in the 1980’S winning 4 World Longboard Titles between 1986 and 1990, still surfing brilliantly on both shortboards and longboards , he remains one of surfings most powerful and enduring figures. Source : Phil Jarratt’s book Australia’s Hottest 100 Surfing LEGENDS.

A younger Gary “Kong” Elkerton at Burleigh Heads during the early1980’S Gary burst onto the scene from home grounds on t...
07/06/2026

A younger Gary “Kong” Elkerton at Burleigh Heads during the early1980’S Gary burst onto the scene from home grounds on the Sunshine Coast and along with “Rabbit” Bartholomew and Chappy Jennings featured in the Hoole/McCoy Films short “Kong’s Island” which became a cult classic. Gary followed up with Tour wins in Hawaii and as a Quiksilver sponsored young gun had a big impact throughout his professional career. Now enjoying retirement living in Bali still chasing classic surf conditions whenever they arrive.

A classic cutback of Wayne Dean at Kirra showing Michael Peterson (RIP) what a CLASSIC cutback at Kirra looks like. Wayn...
06/06/2026

A classic cutback of Wayne Dean at Kirra showing Michael Peterson (RIP) what a CLASSIC cutback at Kirra looks like. Wayne was also very proficient on a longboard featuring in Chris Bystrom’s (RIP) modern longboard films, a standout surfer on all equipment one of the Gold Coast’s favourite sons.

05/06/2026

Happy Birthday Dick, many more to come!

Too many LEGENDS to name them all and spell their names correctly . Greg Noll (RIP) assembled this group of outstanding ...
05/06/2026

Too many LEGENDS to name them all and spell their names correctly . Greg Noll (RIP) assembled this group of outstanding water men in Bali in 1994 the only time it was held in Indonesia a unique tribal gathering with competitors from California, Hawaii, Japan , Australia and Bali mixing Hawaiian ALOHA with the magic of Bali’s HINDU culture creating a unique opportunity for all those present to experience a CLASSIC Event.

2 of Hawaii’s finest both World Champions caught in a moment of Bells Beach Event history Sunny Garcia and Andy Irons (R...
04/06/2026

2 of Hawaii’s finest both World Champions caught in a moment of Bells Beach Event history Sunny Garcia and Andy Irons (RIP) .Andy’s 20 elite tour wins and 4 Pipeline Masters Titles , 3 World Titles in 3 years from 2002 to 2004 “Was the guy Kelly Slater wanted to beat more than anything” ! The outstanding surfer the only man to interupt Kelly’s reign on Professional Surfing. Both doing Hawaii proud for their success and impact on the sport.

Tony “Dorris” Elthrington with his Waterman Of The Year Award from Surfing Australia for his heroic efforts locating a l...
03/06/2026

Tony “Dorris” Elthrington with his Waterman Of The Year Award from Surfing Australia for his heroic efforts locating a lost surfer who fell overboard on another charter boat and spent 36 hors in the waters off the Mentawai Islands until Dorris”s water knowledge found him resulting in a 60 Minutes story you can view online . If you want to live your surfing dreams make sure your on Tony’s boat your loved ones will appreciate your choice.

It”s been a year since Jack McCoy (RIP) passed away leaving behind a body of his life’s work amounting to 25 surfing fil...
02/06/2026

It”s been a year since Jack McCoy (RIP) passed away leaving behind a body of his life’s work amounting to 25 surfing films that have entertained the worlds surfing audience for over 50 years. Jack outside the Opera House for the screenings of our first film “Tubular Swells” in 1976. His work that he devoted his life to will be treasured by the audiences that Jack entertained. Learning the craft from Bruce Brown (RIP) and Greg Macgillivray , we all share the huge loss with his family that the passing of time hasn’t healed.

Bondi surfer Steve Jones doing his sponsors proud at the 1977 Stubbies Event complete with a beer and an attractive fan ...
01/06/2026

Bondi surfer Steve Jones doing his sponsors proud at the 1977 Stubbies Event complete with a beer and an attractive fan …. What more could any competitor wish for ? This is an image that made the Stubbies Event an iconic venue before the beginning of The Dream Tour.

Gold Coast surfing LEGEND Mickey Stafford (RIP) was one of the early pioneers of surfing on the Gold Coast. The son of P...
31/05/2026

Gold Coast surfing LEGEND Mickey Stafford (RIP) was one of the early pioneers of surfing on the Gold Coast. The son of Paula Stafford famous for introducing the Bikini swimwear design well ahead of her time, an early member of Windansea Surf Club remembered for his exceptional surfing ability and being a CLASSIC character in and out of the water.

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