By: Damien Murphy “Mike Bright and I paddled out, started catching waves. Then people starting running across the car park to the beach. There were hundreds of them. I thought, ‘sheesh, someone’s had a heart attack’.” The speaker is Greg Noll . Eighty years old. Conqueror of Waimea Bay. That photograph at Pipeline. Those trademark […]
The month-long Surf Retrospect celebrations planned to mark the 60 years of surfing progression in October is set to be bolstered with the return on Greg Noll. It was 60 years ago when Australian Surf Lifesaving held a pre-Olympic surf titles at Torquay, inviting several countries to compete against Australia. It was on November 18, […]
The MOB Big Wave Awards, initiated by Blake Johnston and part of Surf Retrospect 2016, are attracting some great entries. Here are just a few: Matt Hollman Kirk Flintoff Brad Hampson “The concept is to embrace and showcase the local big wave community and the world class waves in the Cronulla region. By doing so […]
Entries are now available for the Surf Retrospect “Invitational” Heritage Surf Contest – presented by Purnell Motors. At this stage local boardriders club presidents, have the first options on places for their members, in the various divisions. If your keen to enter please contact your club president. Following that open entries will be called for […]
Purnell Motors was pleased to be represented at the recent launch of the Sydney International with Land Rover Ambassador Sally Fitzgibbons. The Sydney International Beach Festival will form part of the areas “Surf Retrospect” celebrations, being held in Cronulla throughout October, with the Sydney International set for November 2-5 The launch also highlighted a new sponsorship […]