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Surf International
October-November 1967 Volume 1 Number 1.
Introduction
The article does not have a formal title - the first line is quoted.
After a wild and impressionist appraisal of the latest advances in surfing performance Bob McTavish raises the problem of crowded waves.
His first suggestion proved to be thoroughly impractical - hotter boards, hotter surfing and cooler heads mean more guys per wave with just as much fun.
The second is man made reefs, employing mankind's overgrown scientific knowledge to construct a series of reefs in suitable locations, such as the north side of Long Reef, Sydney.
Never approaching McTavish's idealised vision (a pipeline, an Ala Moana, a Malibu left, a Sunset walling into a Laneakea, a Rincon, a Ti Tree, a right Pipeline), in the 21st Century millions of dollars were expended on mechanised surf-pools.
The accompanying full page portrait of Bob McTavish is by John Witzig.
McTavish's one page article was followed by contributions (not transcribed) with photographs of Nat Young and Midget Farrelly.
Also see McTavish - Young - Farrelly.
Noting the contributions of McTavish, Young and Farrelly, the cover features Butch Cooney at the recent Newcastle Contest.
His board-shorts are decorated with a rotated Union Jack, the flag of the North Shore Surfriders Club, also worn in the photograph of Nat ridding the nose with intense aggression.
The back page is a advertisement for The Crystal Vessel by Russell Hughes at Shane Surfboards, now trading at Brookvale and the original factory at Eastwood.
The copy reads Look up through a crystal vessel and get nailed to the wall - quoting George Greenough?
Also see Shane Surfboards.
.
The dates of Surf International are not specified in the publication details, some commentators have dated this issue as early as September 1967.
However, the cover article on the Newcastle Contest notes it was won by Russell Hughes on 10th September 1967.
Printed in Hong Kong, there was often a lag of up to 6 weeks before the magazine appeared on news-stands,hence the estimated date as October-November.
Volume 1 Number 1: Contents
About the New Magazine
Editorial
Colouring Contest
Bob McTavish
Nat Young
Midget Farrelly
Newcastle Blows its Mind - Garth Powel, John Witzig.
Electrical Stair Case - Michael de la Rue
Ti Tree - John Witzig
Wave Length
The Last Wave
Page 8
The article does not have a formal title - the first line is quoted.
After a wild and impressionist appraisal of the latest advances in surfing performance Bob McTavish raises the problem of crowded waves.
His first suggestion proved to be thoroughly impractical - hotter boards, hotter surfing and cooler heads mean more guys per wave with just as much fun.
The second is man made reefs, employing mankind's overgrown scientific knowledge to construct a series of reefs in suitable locations, such as the north side of Long Reef, Sydney.
Never approaching McTavish's idealised vision (a pipeline, an Ala Moana, a Malibu left, a Sunset walling into a Laneakea, a Rincon, a Ti Tree, a right Pipeline), in the 21st Century millions of dollars were expended on mechanised surf-pools.
The accompanying full page portrait of Bob McTavish is by John Witzig.
McTavish's one page article was followed by contributions (not transcribed) with photographs of Nat Young and Midget Farrelly.
Also see McTavish - Young - Farrelly.
Noting the contributions of McTavish, Young and Farrelly, the cover features Butch Cooney at the recent Newcastle Contest.
His board-shorts are decorated with a rotated Union Jack, the flag of the North Shore Surfriders Club, also worn in the photograph of Nat ridding the nose with intense aggression.
The back page is a advertisement for The Crystal Vessel by Russell Hughes at Shane Surfboards, now trading at Brookvale and the original factory at Eastwood.
The copy reads Look up through a crystal vessel and get nailed to the wall - quoting George Greenough?
Also see Shane Surfboards.
.
The dates of Surf International are not specified in the publication details, some commentators have dated this issue as early as September 1967.
However, the cover article on the Newcastle Contest notes it was won by Russell Hughes on 10th September 1967.
Printed in Hong Kong, there was often a lag of up to 6 weeks before the magazine appeared on news-stands,hence the estimated date as October-November.
Volume 1 Number 1: Contents
About the New Magazine
Editorial
Colouring Contest
Bob McTavish
Nat Young
Midget Farrelly
Newcastle Blows its Mind - Garth Powel, John Witzig.
Electrical Stair Case - Michael de la Rue
Ti Tree - John Witzig
Wave Length
The Last Wave
Page 8
