Burleigh 1978 …
Bertlemans?
I broke my wrist while doing one of those on my skateboard…
Does anyone have templates of those pepsi boards???
in particular the one he’s holding
bertleman rks.
Riff
Simon said he has PLENTY more negs from his ‘Tracks’ photog days …
wish I had them here [or his prints ]…
It would motivate me to get back in the darkroom this winter , if I had some of his classic shots in neg form …
they would be collectors items [as with the boards in these photos , now !]
cheers
ben
Uh…yeah.
Nahhh, sorry, the Australian Titles weren’t at Narrabeen in 1976…and Midget definitely wasn’t a competitor.
Have another crack at it Chipper.
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1976, north narrabeen …the Aussie Titles [said the caption on the back]
Holy frijoles! Nick Carroll! An honest-to-God journalist.
Welcome to Swaylock’s.
BTW, chipfish, I had all those mags back in high school and college. Cut 'em all up to plaster
the walls of my dorm room. Thanks for the memories…
Mike
My call…
Midget…1974…Coke Surfabout…
The Surfblanks company logo features a backhand reo
from that same time…
Yes! A real journalist!! God help you blokes now…
And nup, it’s not the Coke contest.
Terry Fitzgerald? Or should I try Mark Warren?
I have several of them.H
Check my thread )))))))New Photos(((((((((((((.
You’ll see the lines in some of my boards.I still prize those templates to this date…H.
The Bertleman ACTION shots looks like the mid-70s Katin Team Challenge contest held at the cliffs in HB,like 78’.
Beautiful artwork.
ahh it’s the Midge all right.
Interesting point re the surfers riding their own shapes. This is often used as a moralistic stick with which to beat the top pros of today… Well, go ahead and beat! I say, it’s not like they can’t take it, or are even paying any attention…
But what’s rarely noted is that back in the 70s, shaping was almost the only career path for a good committed surfer.
Guys like Simon et al pursued it in their early years simply as a way of feeding their surf habit, 'cause god knows there weren’t any million dollar company paydays to do it for them. I betcha they’d have dropped the planer in a second if someone had waved, say, Parko’s pay packet in front of 'em.
What’s also rarely noted is that many excellent surfers today are very good designers. Guys like Kelly, CJ, etc know exactly what goes into their craft and often have a lot of influence with the craftsmen involved in the actual making. When KS is surfing that Simon sxe 6’1" round pin he’s riding something he’s had a lot to do with.
Talked to Ben/Chipsfish last night at work(HE SUPRIZED ME WITH A PHONE CALL)…HECK OF A NICE MAN !
I hope and wish someday soon that we meet in this world and share some stories and waves together…you too Hicksy !
…Ben are you selling the mags listed/shown ?
Sounds as if Ben could use a computer…his old one died and he probably doesn’t have the funds to get one…Can anyone help him out ?
H
Nick Carroll…Glad to have you aboard my good man…and…Welcome to the Revolution…H
Howzit Herb, I have a friend here on Kauai named Russel Lewis who judges contests with us and he was the Aussie national champ 2 years in the 70's. Amazing he beat the best of them but you never hear about him. He is also an ASP # 2 certified judge and he certifies us so we can judge contests correctly just like the big guys. Any of you Aussies remember him. He is still a great surfer and wins HSF contests to this day.Aloha,Kokua
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Interesting point re the surfers riding their own shapes
Sounds like a fun gathering/contest of some sort. Have shapers of all abilities and surfing skills come together, open up the shaping bays and glass shops in some town over a long weekend, and the shapers have to surf the shape they created in a contest format against the other shapers. Maybe the glass shops could get in on the action by having a “best glass job” award or something like that. Maybe an addition to Sacred Craft in the future? I’d attend an event like that.
Mumbles! All time. We have a lot of shared history. Saw him in Honolulu Airport in late July for the first time in I dunno how long, he looked EXACTLY THE SAME. Every Aussie surfer of that generation will have some classic memories of surfing with Russell. Sounds like he’s doing a great job with the coaching!
And thanks Herb for the welcome! I’ll try and add a bit of info etc when I can.
Aloha Nick, long time no see…
Welcome to Swaylocks!
AHHHHHH…The Mumbles ,So thats where he is…
Along with Col Smith [ narrabeen ] one my favourites from that era.
A damn fine shaper as well…did a model out of the Hot Buttered factory…Cut loose.
M.P. style wide round squares,with a touch of concave…
Ripped a template off one…will have to check my archive stack…may still have…
And he was taking out my best mates sister,which made it easy(er) to get waves at
the 'Point…Do hope he’s living happily ever after…