Spider Murphy

Spider Murphy

by | Jun 16, 2014 | Legends

It’s common knowledge that Spider Murphy was Shaun Tomson’s go-to shaper in the seventies when South Africa’s first and only professional World Champion was setting the North Shore alight with his high octane brand of tube riding. Who will ever forget Spider’s...
84 Country Feeling Classic

84 Country Feeling Classic

by | May 26, 2014 | Legends

View an awesome video clip of the best event that I ever attended. Wasn’t a CT or a QS, just a shootout between the best surfers in the world at one of the best breaks at its very best. The waves were that good that two man heats were an hour long. Late on the...
Something Happening Here

Something Happening Here

by | May 16, 2014 | Legends

How Tony Wright and John Batcheledor changed SA surfing forever in 1968. May 68. Back in Durban after nine months in the Navy in Simonstown, bright eyed and bushy tailed with my 9’10” Mike Hynson model three stringer Gordon & Smith under my arm, looking for a...
Dane Kealoha

Dane Kealoha

by | May 16, 2014 | Legends

The Gunston 500 in 1979 ended a six year Shaun Tomson stranglehold that he had on South Africa’s premier surf event. Dane Kealoha deposed him. But that’s not all that Dane will remember about the South Africa of that era. The proud son of a pure blooded Hawaiian felt...
The Fabled Bay of Plenty

The Fabled Bay of Plenty

by | May 16, 2014 | Legends

A place where history was made Long before the New Pier  was even a glint in some City Engineer’s eye, the Bay fulfilled every expectation, ticking every box as the premier surfing venue in Durban. Those winding right hand barrels not only provided the arena for...