History of surfboard riding at Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Queensland in the 1960s.
The town, the waves, the boards, the characters and their tales: for the first time, here is the story of the pioneering days of surfing at Noosa Heads. Take a journey back to a magic era when boards were big and crowds were small. Classic photographs, many never published before, bring those landmark years back to life in this unique book. The author lived in Noosa Heads from 1956 to 1968; the family house was in Hastings Street, with a creek at the back door and mangrove wetlabds where Noosa Sound stands today. He's pictured here, proud of his new 9ft 8in Hayden, on the front lawn in 1965. Now a journalist living on the Sunshine Coast, he draws upon his own memories of those times, along with reminiscences from many of the leading characters - from surf legends such as Hayden Kenny, Bob Cooper, Bob McTavish, Ken Adler and Peter Troy, to a host of veteran locals and visitors - to tell the story of Noosa surfing during that golden decade. NOOSA: Surfing the '60s is a book with a message: You should have been there yesterday. For those who were, it will rekindle fond memories. For those who weren't, it will recapture the spirit of those glorious years.
