The Blowhole Main Beach mount Maunganui on the hollow balsa Future Primitive12 footer ( a chip at only 2 inches thick ) Year 2000
James ( 8 yrs ) on the 10'4" Redwood 'Makaha' at the main Beach
Roy refinishing the original FP solid balsa 12 ( which had been run over by the Dodge ambulance ))at the Aerodrome rd 'Gorse Patch' squatter's camp in Omanu Mount Maunganui where we lived, surfed, and built boards for 4 years. Year 2003
The camp year 2003: The lexact location of the gorse patch camp changed from time to time, the gorse patch started out as a 40 acre block, 4 years later only a small area was left. This location overlooks a pond which we used for boating.. . . folding duckboat/pirate ship can be seen on the right.
Bell Road Papamoa Kaituna River camp, Bedford SB3, Dodge AT4, Coco, Penny and Patrick. Victor was born here in the bus. ( 2001)Photo taken with Zenit 1200mm mirror lens on tripod, range about 70 metres
Roy with parallel profile balsa 7 footer, Childers road Gisborne workshop 1996
Emma 2 days before producing Kirsten ( who weighed 12 pound 9 ounces ) at the Gisborne backpackers in Harris st
A few old surfing pictures: The FP12 at the Main Beach 2001
. . . and the 70 pound redwood Dragon Board 2001
James ( 8 yrs ) on the 10'4" Redwood 'Makaha' at the main Beach
Roy refinishing the original FP solid balsa 12 ( which had been run over by the Dodge ambulance ))at the Aerodrome rd 'Gorse Patch' squatter's camp in Omanu Mount Maunganui where we lived, surfed, and built boards for 4 years. Year 2003
The camp year 2003: The lexact location of the gorse patch camp changed from time to time, the gorse patch started out as a 40 acre block, 4 years later only a small area was left. This location overlooks a pond which we used for boating.. . . folding duckboat/pirate ship can be seen on the right.
Bell Road Papamoa Kaituna River camp, Bedford SB3, Dodge AT4, Coco, Penny and Patrick. Victor was born here in the bus. ( 2001)Photo taken with Zenit 1200mm mirror lens on tripod, range about 70 metres
Roy with parallel profile balsa 7 footer, Childers road Gisborne workshop 1996
Emma 2 days before producing Kirsten ( who weighed 12 pound 9 ounces ) at the Gisborne backpackers in Harris st
A few old surfing pictures: The FP12 at the Main Beach 2001
. . . and the 70 pound redwood Dragon Board 2001