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Fear and Loathing in San Diego: Springboks attend the Ill-Fated 1972 ISF World Surfing Champs

Fear and Loathing in San Diego: Springboks attend the Ill-Fated 1972 ISF World Surfing Champs

by Miles Masterson | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorised

In hindsight, it is easy to see how the whole thing was cursed from the start for the South Africans. The 1972 International Surfing Federation (ISF) World Surfing Championships had originally been scheduled for the North Shore of Oahu. It would have been the first...
Whitmore Protégés: Donald and Johnny Paarman

Whitmore Protégés: Donald and Johnny Paarman

by Miles Masterson | Dec 19, 2025 | Uncategorised

“Uncle John, are we out of South Africa yet?’” Johnny Paarman The story is as old as surfing itself. Young grommets in the shorebreak stealing lost boards, picking up scraps of waves, before the older guys come wading toward them, retrieve their ride with...

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‘The Oom – The Biography of South African Water Sports Pioneer John Whitmore’ is published by Masterson Communications.

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