Hey Ben. Where did you find that photo? I think I might know who he is. In the 70’s one of the local crew at the Wedge (Whale Beach) was an American guy named Jick Mebane. He had a mate by the name of Earl Patterson. He was from sunny QLD and a bit out there. He shaped these boards that resembled birds and other animals. There was one hanging in Kirra Surf last time I was on the Gold Coast. We got stoned one day (as you did in the 70"s ) and tryed to surf this thing that looked like a bird in flight. Earl also shaped these boards with a ripple bottom. There was a post a while back about boards called The Jick bottom. Earl showed Jick how to shape these bottoms. I think Earl may be the person in the photo.platty.
A-N-D ,
H-E-R-E’S J-I-C-K ,
[again in the 1970s sometime …
photo by my brother simon chipper , during his days as 'Tracks ’ mag’s photographer. ]
