HISTORY

Posted: October 14, 2012 at 7:45 pm

By the late 80′s Cronulla’s Skid Kids were making there presence felt on the world of bodyboarding by taking on Shark Islands mutant slabs. Riders like Doug Robson, Wazza, Perce, Dave Ballard, Riscole, Fordy, Nugget, Wingnut and Brett Young were becoming the faces of the sport in Aus. as it began to grow in leaps and bounds. Below Tristan Barfield freefalling, taking off late was what made  bodyboarders stand out and the surfers jealous. Photo Chris Stroh ’88.

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