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SECRET SURFING HISTORY – WHO INVENTED THE LEGROPE?
WHO INVENTED THE LEGROPE? For a very long time being a surfer meant you had to be super fit and a strong swimmer. For over sixty years in Australia the timber surfboards used were heavy and hard to...
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BOARD OF THE WEEK – MIGHTY MIGHTY KONG!
MIGHTY MIGHTY KONG! In the mid seventies as pro surfing became more established, there was one surfer who definitely stood out from the crowd. Wearing hyper-coloured superhero inspired wetsuits and...
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TURNING POINTS – FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE
FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE As the 1960s came to a close, the times were a changing, there was revolution in the air. It was a period of dramatic social change, everything was being...
View ArticleSURFERS YOU SHOULD KNOW – ARTHUR PARKYN
Arthur Parkyn may not be a name familiar to Australian surfers, but it should be. He facilitated one of the greatest shifts in Australian surfing history. A member of the Mooloolaba SLSA Arthur was...
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SURFERS YOU SHOULD KNOW – HARRY WICKE
Harry Wicke was Australian surfboard champion in 1939, he loved the beach, surfing, and was actively involved in the local Surf Life Saving club. But darker days were looming on the world stage,...
View ArticleSECRET SURFING HISTORY – ISABEL LETHAM
ISABEL LETHAM History can be a slippery beast, to a large degree we only know what we know, in time historical focus can become quite tight ignoring a broader, more detailed past. As time inserts...
View ArticleSECRET SURFING HISTORY – FINAL WAVE
An old saying goes: “Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see.” It’s not bad advice these days considering some of what goes on with the internet. This though is a story of one of...
View ArticleTURNING POINTS – THE BOARD THAT CHANGED THE SURFING WORLD
Simon Anderson’s Thruster is The Most Significant Design Innovation of the past 100 years, ushering in a new era of wave shredding performance and eventually becoming the most copied board design in...
View ArticleBonus Veren Canlı Bahis Siteleri 2024
Bonus nedir, canlı bahis sitelerinde 2024 bonus kampanyaları nelerdir öğrenin. Bahis severler için en cazip bonuslar ve ipuçları burada.Canlı bahis oynamak, dünya genelinde milyonlarca kişi için son...
View ArticlePEOPLE & PLACE
In looking to refurb and update the museum one of the themes we will be exploring is People and Place. There is certainly a LOT locally to celebrate, a pretty epic place, steeped in surfing history,...
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