https://eos.surf/video/entry/sebastian-inlet-late-70s/

Crawford? I just acquired some large framed prints that came out of cocoa beach surf co. When they remodeled. The surfer previewed before you start video

Edited: 07/01/2022 at 08:07 AM by SURFSMURF

https://eos.surf/video/entry/sebastian-inlet-late-70s/

Thanks Dave. Yeah that's the shot. Goofy footer. Also have 2 other large framed shots one of another surfer and another of a sign that says "no swimming, surfing only" with a dolphin breaching in background.

Confirmed. It's Crawford.

Sure that's JC? If you are talking about the guy doing the backside bottom turn going right that might be Dick Pollack. I use to surf at the Inlet regularly mid 70's to mid 90's. JC use to switch foot a lot back then and one of the first times I surfed with him at 1st peak I accidentally dropped in on him. That was probably in 75'. He was riding Dunhams (I'm sure that's incorrect spelling). In the 70's video I see Jacky Grayson(he rode Ocean Avenues probably shaped by Greg Loehr), Gary Paul(he was riding Rainbows shaped by Doug Wright) and Kevin Ogden from Daytona. Jacky surfed really good which is obvious in the video, he had a solid smooth cutback in the video. The other video with Slater also had Bill Hartley on the first 2 or 3 rides.

Yep, just heard from someone else just before you posted that he is 100 percent sure it's Pollack. And thank you!

Edited: 07/03/2022 at 04:49 AM by SURFSMURF

Yep, that's not Crawford, I spent some time around him in boatyards, and in San Diego with rusty and the g&s team.

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Dick Pollock!

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I always thought Jackie was an insane surfer with a great style. One of the best at SI on any given day.

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Surfed many sessions with him and "earwax" also at Magoos down to the well and spanny.

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My apologies on misspelling Dick Pollock's last name. There are a couple really old surf mags with some very good photo's of the Sebastian Inlet including a few of Monster Hole. One article was titled "I Love Cocoa Beach" and it had some insane pictures of first peak with Mike Tabling and Fletcher Sharpe. It mislabeled some of the pictures as Shark Pit. I think MT might have written that article but not 100% sure. Also another article titled "Florida in 250 Words or Less" and I think Gary Propper was the lead on that one. That article included a couple priceless pictures that showed just how good it was. There was a picture of Dick Catri on a giant perfect right at Monster Hole, another picture of Buzzy Foye on a beautiful lime green wedge, another pulled back picture showing a long period swell creating a "first peak" wedge that due to the long interval is shifted way to the north and it was very open angled wedge unlike the tight over wedged waves that plagued it before it's final demise in 2005 or so. The was another pictorial that Alan Margolis did that called it "Morning Side Drive" which was probably around 75'. It had some great pictures of 1st peak with JC, Greg Loehr and Doug Wright. Besides the jetty rebuild I think the sand accumulation all around the inlet is what ruined it. Early on it was really deep all around the inlet.

Edited: 07/05/2022 at 05:22 PM by grdsurf

it truly was, better back then &

"I Love cocoa beach" title was a hope to not name 1st peak and spanny to the masses as the word was getting out, and the picture of Fletcher compressed at the bottom of that wave was awesome!

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I recall another 1st peak photo of Gary Chapman in one of the magazines and it was probably the biggest photo I've ever seen of the inlet and it was thick and jacking. I'm not sure but was Gary "Owl" Chapman's brother? First time I surfed the inlet at ~ age 13 we got there at what must have been high tide and it was almost breaking on the beach but we when out anyway. As the tide dropped suddenly a legit 1st peak jacked up and Dennis Bubb dropped in backside and destroyed the wave. Coming from Cocoa Beach it might as well been Pipeline I was so blown away as I'd never seen anything like it.

Let me take a wild guess, you acquired them from Charlie Tuna...

The starkist tuna mascot? No, got them from electrician that was on remodel. Also talked to Pollack about photo. Super nice guy.

Dick's website; Mule motorcycles--great craftmanship!

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Pooor charlie tuner.......a terminal case of gruff Gus grumpititis if ever was


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Surfsmurf, did you get the one of Mike Tabeling dropping in on 1st peak?

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I don't know. I have two more and one is a surfing shot (did not recognize the surfer) and one of a sighn sticking up out of the water that says "no swimming-surfing only" with a porpoise breaching in the background along with surfers sitting in a lineup. Will have to take a look at the photo again to see if it looks like Tabeling. Pollack actually said Tabeling called him to have him sign a model release for them to use the photo for those prints.