After finding alot of old VHS tapes that I had stored and finally converted over to disc, amonst them was a treasure trove of old waka club surfing from our very first year in 1991 and so with the help of Mark Able who has all the printed newsletters from that year, I have been able to put this together . The Wollongong Area Kneeboard Club is the longest running knee riding club here in Australia, and in fact probably the world, and was started from a idea from Eric Hahn and Wayne ‘Smurf’ Jennings, who was still involved with Southside Kneeboard Club, and saw a need for another club in the Illawarra region, and so with the internet still relativity new to everybody, a add in the local newspaper the ‘Illawarra Mercury’ was placed and calling for all kneeboarders to meet at Towradgi Beach with the idea of forming a new club….and the rest is history and still going strong into 2012.
Eric Hahn
Our newsletter and committee meetings from 1991
President Peter Anderson
Vice President Branko Frkovic
Treasurer Adam Williams
Secretary Mark Abel
Publicity Officer Steen Barnes
Contest Committee Eric Hahn & Rudy Lausz
Mark Abel
Adam Williams aka King Waka
VIDEO FROM THE BOMBO COMP
Ian Lewis
VIDEO FROM SHITTIE’S
VIDEO FROM SUSSEX
VIDEO FROM THIRROUL
Big Rude’s and his mate ‘Marge’
This is a promo video from one of the clubs early Pro-am comp
Only a Waka Knows the Feeling
Smurf
Werri Beach 2012
Mate, what a read, looks like the 'WAKA's actually had there shit together back then...haha Love reeading the surfers profile, the movies, music and stuff you guys were into back then, another classic Blog for all to enjoy, well done mate.
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awesome that you kept all that great memorabilia! really cool surfing footage and legend of the month is great!!kneelo cove needs needs to follow that format!!hahaha
ReplyDeleteim sure you guys had a killer time being involved with all that
great to see and read about!