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1960's vintage 8 mm film of the original members of the Smyrna Surf Club in action in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.  Annual longboard club contest at Malibu, California, with Wingnut, Pat Farley, Kevin Miske and others.  Mike Clancy in beautiful and relatively uncrowded conditions at Malibu.  Surf trip to New Smyrna Beach.  Skipper Eppelin at Third Street, The Haven, and The Inlet.  Surfari with Skipper and Mike to Cocoa Beach Pier.  Flashback to Mike Clancy in fun summertime waves at Pleasure Point.  The Ron Jon experience in Cocoa Beach.  Surfing, kayaking and sailboarding with Jim Morris at The Inlet in New Smyrna.  Back in California with Mike Clancy on a small but good day at Rincon. 

Scenes

Scene 1, from the epic BOYS WHO RIDE BETHUNE.JPG (22563 bytes)

 Scene 2, from the epic BOYS WHO RIDE BETHUNE.JPG (25888 bytes) Scene 3, from the epic BOYS WHO RIDE BETHUNE.JPG (22079 bytes) Lloyd Dreggors, one of the stars of THE BOYS WHO RIDE BETHUNE.JPG (26517 bytes) Beach scene, New Smyrna, summer of 1963.JPG (34575 bytes) Skipper Eppelin, Gordon Smith and Buddy Wright.JPG (29651 bytes)
Pat Farley and friends on the beach at the Malibu Club Contest.JPG (44749 bytes) The Malibu Pier.JPG (28563 bytes) Wingnut warms up on the beach before his heat.JPG (42832 bytes) Wingnut cuts back with style at Malibu.JPG (37930 bytes) Wingnut stylin' through the inside at Malibu.JPG (32760 bytes) Wingnut trims through the inside on the nose at Malibu.JPG (34356 bytes)
A nice bottom turn on the outside at Malibu.JPG (34155 bytes) Good position on an inside wave at Malibu.JPG (41577 bytes) Cruisin' through the middle section at Malibu.JPG (46838 bytes) A stylish cutback on the inside at Malibu.JPG (42184 bytes) The Bay Watch lifeguard boat cruises by Malibu.JPG (38899 bytes) Nice noseride at Malibu.JPG (35236 bytes)
The beginning of a nice Heli at Malibu.JPG (34225 bytes) Looking back up the beach at the Malibu Shores Motel.JPG (47116 bytes) Mike hangs 5 on the outside at Malibu.JPG (34620 bytes) Mike lays down a bottom turn at Malibu.JPG (36603 bytes) Mike head dips at Malibu.JPG (29194 bytes) Mike trims through the middle section at Malibu.JPG (29639 bytes)
Mike hangs 5 through a nice section at Malibu.JPG (35169 bytes) Skipper Eppelin heads out for some surf in New Smyrna.JPG (38460 bytes) Skipper cranks a bottom turn in the choppy Florida surf.JPG (40322 bytes) The lifeguard tower at 3rd Street, New Smyrna.JPG (49565 bytes) Skipper banks off the whitewater at Third Street New Smyrna.JPG (44814 bytes) Looking out over the lineup from the Cocoa Beach Pier.JPG (41346 bytes)
A surfer rides the nose at the Cocoa Beach Pier.JPG (35536 bytes) Skipper and Mike discuss surfing at the Cocoa Beach Pier.JPG (45884 bytes) Skipper loading the boards on the car.JPG (52486 bytes) Skipper cruises New Smyrna Beach in search of some good waves.JPG (36421 bytes) Skipper heads out for some waves at The Haven in New Smyrna Beach.JPG (29155 bytes) Skipper drops in on a great wave at The Haven in New Smyrna.JPG (36303 bytes)
Skipper carves left at The Haven in New Smyrna.JPG (27053 bytes) Skipper banks off the top and drops back in at The Haven.JPG (40036 bytes) Skipper cranks a turn on a choppy day at The Inlet in New Smyrna.JPG (28918 bytes) Mike nose rides Second Peak on a crowded summer day.JPG (42983 bytes) Mike sets up for a nice section at Pleasure Point.JPG (43012 bytes) Mike head dips through Second Peak at Pleasure Point.JPG (40897 bytes)
Mike does a casual bank off the lip at Second Peak Pleasure Point.JPG (42833 bytes) Mike nose rides on a small inside wave at Pleasure Point.JPG (36042 bytes) Ron Jon Surf Shop, Cocoa Beach, Florida.JPG (47519 bytes) Peggy heads upstairs looking for more sales at Ron Jons.JPG (58641 bytes) Skipper tries to sell Mike a Ron Jon air mattress.JPG (45666 bytes) Jim Morris shows his brand new Takayama to Skipper Eppelin.JPG (46252 bytes)
Jim goes left at The Inlet.JPG (34360 bytes) Jim Morris cranks a hard turn at The Inlet in New Smyrna.JPG (35277 bytes) Jim Morris surfing his kayak at The Inlet in New Smyrna.JPG (38088 bytes) The sailboard launching area at Ponce Inlet Florida.JPG (44261 bytes) Jim Morris describes his sailboards at Ponce Inlet Florida.JPG (50892 bytes) Jim Morris heading out through Ponce de Leon Inlet Florida.JPG (40050 bytes)
At the corner of 101 and Rincon.JPG (37872 bytes) Mike at Rincon with Santa Cruz Island in the background.JPG (35458 bytes) Mike nose rides on the inside cove at Rincon.JPG (32570 bytes) Late afternoon low tide at Rincon.JPG (37992 bytes) Ronnie Dreggors, ca 1963, New Smyrna Beach Florida.JPG (20020 bytes) Skipper Eppelin and Buddy Wright.JPG (23624 bytes)
Donnie Jolly.JPG (17340 bytes) Sonny Ellison.JPG (21540 bytes) Ronnie Dreggors.JPG (21510 bytes) Mickey Boucher.JPG (24356 bytes)

 

Featured Spots

  • Malibu, California
  • Third Street, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
  • The Haven, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
  • The Inlet, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
  • The Pier, Cocoa Beach, Florida
  • Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California
  • Rincon, Carpinteria, California

Featured Surfers

  • Wingnut
  • Pat Farley
  • Kevin Miske
  • The Malibu Surfing Association
  • The Big Stick Surfing Association
  • The Doheny Longboard Club
  • The Santa Barbara Surf Club
  • Blackies Surf Club
  • The Santa Cruz Longboard Union
  • Swamis Surf Club
  • The Smyrna Surf Club
  • Mike Clancy
  • Skipper Eppelin
  • Jim Morris

Additional Information

Produced and directed by Mike Clancy in 1993  Playing time:  52 minutes.

This film is intended for non-profit, educational purposes, and is not for sale commercially.  However, for a nominal fee to cover reproduction, shipping and handling, it can be made available on a limited basis.  E-mail Mike Clancy if interested.

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