SEAVIEW ROAD BOARD RIDERS
South Australias longest running board riding club
Seaview Road Board Riders (SRBR) was formed in 1964 at a time when there were only three other independent surfing clubs in South Australia - Fisheries Bay, Four Point and Day Street. These established clubs catered for an older age group of surfers who were probably the first wave of surfers in South Australia but the sport also appealed to an emerging younger generation. It was from this younger generation that SRBR (later to be known simply as the Roaders) emerged as a recognised surf club in the state. At about the same time other clubs formed like Southern Cross, Oceanside, Sand-n-Sea and South Bay.
James “Chappy” Jennings was the only male Seaview Road Boardrider to Compete on Surfings World Pro Tour
Original members were the two Robinson brothers (Daryl and Peter), the two Davidge brothers (Graham and Brian), the three Foreman brothers (Brian, Graham and John) and Barry 'Baz' Young. Other surfers to join about that time were Brian 'Hindu' Thompson, Brad 'Speed' Spencer, David 'Nat' McBride, The Bleachos' (Phill and Glen Nesbitt), 'China' Forbes, 'Gordie' Rogers, Bruce 'Tex' Keelan, Geoff 'Parpy' Smith, Dabby Dabernig and 'Goose' Hockley and later 'Gorgo' Chandler, Greg 'noddy' Webb, Mick Higgins, Grant Forbes and George Knight.
During The Seventies lots of the early clubs disappeared and some new clubs were formed. The Roaders carried on with an injection of new surfers such as Kym “Roader Thompson, Gerry Wedd, Andy Inkster, Peter Winter, Danny Higgins, Mick Miller and Frank Shultz. During that period there was a strong rivalry between South Bay Surf Club and the Roaders. These clubs being the top performers in interclub competition during this period. Also members of these two clubs won most of the State Titles throughout the 70s.
Come the late 70s early 80s again a new wave of members arrived at the club. These included Mark Davis, James “Chappy” Jennings, Kent Mcdonald, Rodney Bedford, Andrew Gower, Brian Squizzy Taylor, Bill Cedunary (February), Graham Mcmahon, Gary Hayworth, Shane and Chris Ellis, Andrew Keane, Nigel Cambell, Roger Mathews, Rebecca and Shaun Osborne, Belinda Godfrey, David Frost, Ross and Gary Gordon. Around the mid eighties Josh and Christian Lock, Mark Fagan, Adam Stewart, Jeff Hardick, Nat Hozier and Adam Washington.
more to come
Kent Mcdonald west coast 1981