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The birth of EP longboarding

2/6/2013

 
Cool, we're unearthing some old PE ballies with all this retro talk lately. Wayne Goschen sent in some kiff old shots from the 80's.  Wayne surfed for EP  in the Longboard division whilst he studied at UPE, and was  the first EP  Longboarding Secretary when it was first started by Martin Haines and Steve McKetchnie in about 86/87. 

He was in the first EP Longboard Team that travelled up to the first SA Longboard Champs held in Durban in 1988. EP went on to win the next SA Champs in 1989. 

He's currently based in CT, but is hoping to find a post as an oceanographer back here in PE. Let's hope so - we need some surfers who have the credentials to be able to look after our coast.

Wayne remembers Steve McKechnie used to shoot a bit back then, so does anyone know where he's got to these days? Last I heard he'd left the country? Used to have very entertaining sessions at Millers with him listening to all his weird n wonderful inventions....from neck rashie scarves to mobile climbing walls. Was never a dull moment with Steve!
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The 1st EP Longboard Team to the 1st SA Champs at Durban’s North Beach in 1988. All the legends were there. Bottom row: Turtle Morris, Barry Heasley, Stewart Hickson Mahoney, Wayne Goschen, Martin Haines; top row: Steven McKechnie, (memory’s gone – can’t place that guy), Daron van Greunen.
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Wayne hooking a lil barrel just after the comp
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Chappy Adshade's newspaper column reporting on the 1989 longboarding year - Greg Smith was termed a rookie...how times have changed!!
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EP longboard team 1991. Anyone help with some names?
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Wayne at Seals 1986
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Wayne at Pipe 1987. Gotto love those baggies!
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The longboard round-up for 1991 - check the description of Greg's winning wave!
barry heasley
2/6/2013 04:17:42 pm

I can give you most of those names Kerry

Millerslocal
2/6/2013 04:46:40 pm

Shot Barry - please drop them through on an email! You ou's all looked pretty young back then!! Great to see that quite a few of the peeps in the shots are still in the water these days.

barry heasley
2/6/2013 09:36:05 pm

Back row Left to Right:

Turtle Morris, Craig Van Greunen, Daron van Greunen, Wayne Goschen, cant remember, Peter Rademeyer, John Anderson, Barry Heasley, Martin Haines

Front Row Left to Right:
Steve McKechnie, Bobby Ellis, Frank Clephane, Stuart Hickson-Mahony, Greg Smith, Peter Cuff, Phillipa Hill, Lyndon Bezuidenhout, Craig Hort


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