HISTORY

This Morey Boogie advertisement featuring Dave Appleby from Narrabeen in Sydney Aus appeared in mags around ’88. Dave grew up at the famous North Narrabeen left and was one of the only bodyboarders allowed to surf out there without being harassed.

 Check out 3 of Eppos bodyboards that he has in his collection. Morey Boogie 137,138,139. These are just some of the vintage boards he has accumulated over the years.

This advertisement was doing the rounds in mags around ’82 when Scott Bodyboards were Morey Boogies main rival. JP Patterson one of the main stars of the time and Scotts main man who was known for his unique riding approach with his reverse hand placement style. He was often refered to as the Wounded Duck. This adv. Rider unknown.

Featured below is the first No Friends T’shirt with the same pic that was used on the cover of the first No Friends Video. The image was of clay models of each of the 5 team riders and film guy Stoker. It was the start of a clothing revolution in the late 90′s that hammered home that Bodyboarders should support bodyboard brands only.

Winter on the Rock was Tom Boyles second video installment. Featuring all Hawaiian action and riders it captured the state of the art riding and characters of winter 88/89. Jack The Ripper is at his best, There’s How To, Pro Tips, Soul surfing and lots of Northshore ripping by the likes of Seamus Mercado, Keith Sasaki, Mike Stewart ,Ben Severson and the rest of the crew and includes Toms distinctive soundtrack.

Bodyboarder Magazine surfaced in Australia in 1990 with Ben Severson gracing the first cover. It was  bi-monthly and the first editor was well known Maroubra bodyboarder PJ Hyland. Later Matt Riley took over the reins. The mag died out by the late 90′s. 

This pic was sent in by Dallas Singer who’s mate found this 139 on a rubbish cleanup recently.Classic. If you have a pic of vintage bodyboard we’d love to see it, especially if its an orinal Morey kit board.

The Morey Boogie attachable fin system came out in the early 80′s. Jay Reale was one of the first to use them to assist with his dropknee but was often criticized by his peers. Aussie Warrick Appelton had 2 sets on his board when he won an Australian title in ’85 aged 14. Warrick says the fins gave him more projection and power in his turns but he cant do spinners with them. The fins never really took off and were treated with disdain by many pros.Kyle Maligro sometimes uses  small fins when DK riding but on a whole they dont suit prone manoeuvres.

This advertisement came out around 87/88. Young Nick Gibbs from Manly was making a name for himself along with Brother Alex. The pair were being called the Wonder Kids of Aussie bodyboarding and were winning their share of small wave comps. Nick scored as well around this time the cover of the Milo Tin Can as well.

Bodyrider Magazine appeared on European beaches in 1990. The French magazine served up a heavy helping of bodyboard coverage from all parts of the world as well as local content. Issue 1 features Nicolas Capdeville bottom turning at Hossegor on the cover and a profile inside.Theres  Portugal, Spain features as well as Australia and Canaries coverage.It was the start of a long magazine history as well as a popular and  well read publication.