HISTORY

Mike Stewart opened a door of posibilities when he sussessfully took on Jaws riding a bodyboard for the first time. Up to this point Tow-in bodyboarding was virtually undiscovered and that bodyboards themselves would not be able to handle the size.Mike proved the skeptics wrong. Below Mike at Maui’s infamous Jaws.

Northside bodyboarders Nick and Adrian Hybner (Slug) were standout riders at Monavale in the late 80′s. Older brother Nick and Matt Riley were full on competition rivals back in those days. The pair were continually pushing each other in and out of the surf. Eventually Nick followed a career as a chef and gave up competing while younger brother Slug went on to make a name for himself throughout the 90′s. This shot of Nick freefalling was taken at the Monavale Basin also called The Whomp around the late 80′s, its Monavales answer to Waimea shorey.

Avalon bodyboarder Dave Mowbray was one of  Australia’s first pioneers from the North side who helped organise the  first amateur comps as well as  compete in them. This photo was taken in ’82 at the Newport  Comp where 30 riders turned up to do battle,these were the very early days of competition in Australia . Dave placed 2nd to Peter McCallum from Bungan Beach. Shot below of Dave was by Kerrie Lee.

The sport of Bodyboarding owes a lot to Hubb who has almost single handedly revolutionised aerial moves since he busted onto the scene in the mid 90′s. From his big airs, 720′s and signature Hubb move he has continually pushed the envelope. This pic of Hubb in typical flight on the cover of Bodyboarding Magazine was on the Jan.  2000 issue.

Another typical Original Morey Boogie advertisements that appeared in Surfing Magazines throughout the 70′s.

During the latter part of the 90′s Brian Wise originally from California but now resident of The North shore and respected Pipeline charger brought out a Wiseguy model with B. S.D. Photo Meyer.

Photo back in 2008 Mike Stewart experimenting with modern day Paipos. 

Check out this clip of Brad Hughes and Chad Jackson from a Sky TV report pushing bodyboarding to the limit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqFQOvaAXE4