Photographs: 1930s Croyde 1939
added to the website on Dec 04, 2010
Croyde beach in North Devon in August 1939, just weeks before the start of the Second World War – photo by the Millar family of Braunton. It shows cars parked on the sand and people in the background using their wooden bellyboards to enjoy the surf.
Surf History: On the eve of war 1939
added to the website on Dec 04, 2010
This remarkable photograph was taken by the Millar family while on holiday in North Devon in August 1939, just weeks before the outbreak of World War Two. It shows cars parked on the beach at Croyde right up to the waters edge & people in the background surfing on their wooden bellyboards, with a decent ……»
Events: National Interclubs Surfing Championships
added to the website on Sep 14, 2010
Croyde Surf Club will again be hosting the National Interclubs Surfing Champs this Autumn. Teams from around the UK are invited to compete in this much loved grassroots event which pitches pros and amateurs into heats together; with Open, Womens and Junior Team trophies up for grabs and the coveted BSA British National Club Champions ……»
Surfboards: Surfboards by Bruce Palmer 1979
added to the website on May 25, 2010
Discovered looking in a sorry state from its original owner in Blackpool, a quick clean and polish revealed this gem of a twin fin fish shaped by Bruce Palmer in Croyde, North Devon around 1979. It’s understood it was bought new, ridden once, then mothballed – it had a tiny ding on the tail, otherwise ……»
Surfboards: Creamed Honey 1976
added to the website on May 25, 2010
Aussie lifeguard Kevin Cross came to Braunton in North Devon in the early 1970s and produced some of the highest quality surfboards in Britain from that era under the label of Creamed Honey. This stunning example features a burgundy resin tint deck and white ‘lightning bolt’ pin lines, red bottom, with a glassed on solid ……»