Surfing Waves

Extreme athletes in 1938.

Love the commentary "Those waves are dangerous. Abandon ship!" ... and watching paddling teams move around the boat get outside, catch waves and avoid pearling!

They still have surfboard racing at surf carnival between Australian Surf Life Saving Clubs, they also have a few very long distance race down the NSW coast The George Bass race.

Would not want to be on the inside boat at :38.

Looks like they could have ridden it out instead of abandoning ship. The boat went over the breaking wave just fine.

This was a when I was in the water with these drop ins.

If you look up High on a Cool Wave, you can new Footage of the day at Fairy Bower near Manly. ( Copyright is on the Footage )

Another shot same day