Where are they now ??????

[acecactus]

well it seems not everybody is a local

[pridmore]

what about Merrick Davis ? he was killing it in the comps for a while...think he was up Noosa for a while but someone might know more ???

Branno ??? in a metal band somewhere probably ???

[Cookie]

Branno ??? in a metal band somewhere probably ???

Stab did a profile on Branno a year or two ago. Interesting read.

http://www.stabmag.com/individuals/king-of-queens.php

[Surfin Turf]

what about Merrick Davis ? he was killing it in the comps for a while...think he was up Noosa for a while

Merrick was Aus school boys champ one year ... he runs Merrick's Surf School at Noosa (red rashies) and has done for quite some years ... Brad Davis was with him but now foccusses on the sea kyak tours around the noosa points ... the surf school boys normally grab an early somewhere where it's good before heading up the beach past that break wall and teaching the pommy backpackers to get to their feet ... great blokes ...

[moondoggie]

JIMMY PETERSON

AS IN " I may have pimples but I still have Jimmy Peterson "

[scot]

Chappy Jennings is still around cooly / tweed but doesnt surf anymore due to knee inury. That was a while ago anyway, he might be back in the water now hopefully.

I think Ross Marshall lives around cabba and still rips.

[RichQ]

DENNIS Anderson was/is a shaper....made "Jet" surfboards in the late 70s early 80s... still around making the odd board here &there.

[the kalakau kid]

Isn't Larry Blair a chef at Terrigal? Went to the world masters a few years ago I think - when then held it in hollow lefthanders. Or perhaps that was a pipe reunion?

Is that seriously Ross Marshall playing chess?

Paul Green walked away from the contest scene early on when his dad offered to back him with a surfshop at Long Jetty. He's stuck at it and its now huge & 3 x locations. Called Slimes. Saw him once at Kiama ( ?Werri Point?) on a VERY good day and he was ripping.

[TMC]

Paul Green walked away from the contest scene early on when his dad offered to back him with a surfshop at Long Jetty. He's stuck at it and its now huge & 3 x locations. Called Slimes. Saw him once at Kiama ( ?Werri Point?) on a VERY good day and he was ripping.

Perhaps you mean Blacks Point at Gerroa (Chips?) cause there aint no point break at werri.

[turtle]

Isn't Larry Blair a chef at Terrigal? Went to the world masters a few years ago I think - when then held it in hollow lefthanders. Or perhaps that was a pipe reunion?

^^ might be k kid, have not heard anything for about 2yrs.

^^ have also seen P Green on odd occassion, definately still ripping

[the kalakau kid]

I'm really struggling to believe that is Ross Marshall - looks more like a Russian Grandmaster or similar. Can someone find a picture of Ross in his Cronulla/South Coast heyday to compare?

TMC - I could be wrong, it was about 20 years ago - but I'm pretty sure that we were surfing righthanders on the southern end of Werri Beach, breaking around the point like Avoca or Dee Why does.

[turtle]

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[steve shearer]

Isn't Larry Blair a chef at Terrigal?

Larry Blair lives at Ocean Shores and Bali.
Has married one of Mandiras' (warung owner at Canggu) daughters and has a couple of kids to her.
He's doing well and surfs bloody excellently, especially at over-sized Outside Corner.
Still rides McCoys.
Bylesy had a few lost years but is hooked up with a nice lady, has a brand new son (sorry Jed can't remember his name) and is operating road side market stalls in the Byron area selling boardies etc etc.
Just picked up 2 pairs for 30 bucks the other day.
Will take on any surf that comes his way.
What are the Oxley bros. doing these days?

[turtle]

^^ thanks steve, nice to hear blokes getting on with it..



no idea about the oxleys, anyone??

[turtle]

^^ i have this memory of Cheyne H & Larry B at Avoca P when i was about 10, may well have been 74' cos i remember massive waves and all the sand had taken over the car park and destroyed the cara park.

after i think about 2 days, swell settled and these guys were taking off 50mtrs back from the point. by the time they hit the point would be in full rail bottom turn and i jus remember being mesmerisede by the moves cheyne & larry doing on these waves. im pretty sure cheyne was on lazor zap single fin.

i can still get amped thinking about it

[turtle]

^^ hANG on, if was 74' may be before lazor zap time.
my memory is not very good, maybe someone else knows??

[Karlos]

What are the Oxley bros. doing these days?

I remember an article in one of the papers (SMH I'm sure) on Jeremy Oxley & the fact that schizophrenia (& alcohol) had pretty much rendered him a shell of the person he once was.

Anyway, both are on Wikipedia which claims Jeremy is running the official Sunnyboys website & in looking at that it would seem he's doing well again. Peter apparently runs a pizza joint in Newtown. It's funny but I've never thought of the Oxleys as surfers, but rather musicians. I knew they had surfed but I never realised they were good at it.

[turtle]

turtle wrote:Jeremy Byles

i think may have won the world cup around 1990, or came close to win.
my memory a bit patchy late 80's early 90's this guy was charger


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