Bob McTav visits TB & a general rave abt nothing

mac how did you go with the measurements on the board?

906 my way

greazy what happened to going to straddie now thats good exercise for your arms yeh my paddle fitness is not up to scratch either...but its getting there

Reminds me of the missis

wow - maybe you should send him this blog which further talks about his time at TB's local. I always knew those Aussies were bad influences!

www.wainuibeach.co.nz/archive1thesurfi.html

I loved this comment the best

The arrival of a wave of Australians with their flamboyant surfing styles and equally flamboyant social behaviour continued to fracture the early symbiosis between surf life saving and surfing. "Wild behaviour" became de rigueur, along with the radical new concept of "dropping out" to totally devote ones life to surfing. The Australians also introduced new moves and new surfboard shapes. All of the above was eagerly soaked up by the Gisborne locals.

Get different stories about the old days here , one was that Ray Dalton & some Aussies were living in a tree a Makarori, these days he's still here on the ground down the road a couple of Ks

Hey guys this were Bob Mc t shaped for Bob Davies in 1966


I first remmber the building as a Joiners Shop,I lived next next door for some years had no idea that the great man had been there . The in the sec photo Is Ronnie he has owned the building for a few years now . Has found a few things that gave some clue of its passed . He had never heard of Bob Mct put did know Bob Davies had been there .