Kneeboarder Bobby Regan “Bob the Barber” on a nice wall Redhead Little Beach 25/4/2012
Redhead Bob Regan 25-04-12
Surfer Redhead Beach 25/4/2012
Redhead surfer 25-04-12
Redhead Beach 20/4/2012
Redhead Beach 20-04-12
Jet Ski Redhead Beach 6/5/2012 BIG surf no one out, then this gung ho jet skier mowed into this beast.
Jet Ski Redhead 6-5-12
Big Wave Redhead 6/5/2012
Redhead Big Wave 6-5-12
Redhead Bluff late arvo 30/3/2012
Redhead Bluff 30-03-12
Sunday evening 22/4/2012. Method - the 2 piece band with a huge sound played a fantastic set at the Ocean View Hotel at Dudley. With Bill Jacobi on amped up acoustic guitar and Frank Corby on drums Method played an awsome gig. Be sure to catch them touring and look out for their new CD – Times Like These.
Method 2 Oceanview 22-04-12
Method 4 Oceanview 22-04-12
Method 7 OceanView 22-04-12
Frank Corby Method 22-04-12
Bill Jacobi Method 23-04-12
The surf jumped up and stayed up for about 5 days in a row.
Redhead surf 20-04-12
Redhead 1 20-04-12
Redhead 3 21-04-12
Late afternoon scenery 19/4/12 at Redhead Beach
Redhead Beach 19-04-12
Late afternoon pot of gold at the end of the rainbow at Merewether Beach 24/4/12
Merewether Rainbow 24-04-12
Redhead 8/3/2012 Clean and mean.
Redhead big surf 8-03-12
Dad and Grom Silhoutte Surfcheck Blacksmiths Beach 4/3/2012. The early sunlight blazing off the chop created a blinding glare. Alas the onshore wind was up already.
Blacksmiths surf check 04-03-12
Redhead Double ski 4/3/2012 Mick and Ray take a long line in.
Redhead double ski 04-03-12
Bird on watch Redhead Shark tower on a damp and gloomy morning 5/3/2012.
Bird on watch Redhead Sharktower 05-03-12
School of bream in the shallows of Lake Macquarie 5/12/2012.
Bream in lake Mac 5-02-12
Belmont Yacht races 5/2/12 These two boats pass at full throttle with not much to spare.
Belmont Yacht Races 05-02-12
Blacksmith’s Beach Litterer - the Crow. The early bird gets it out of the bins for breakfast. Maybe we can train then to put it back in.
Blacksmiths Crow 05-03-12
Redhead sand dunes showing a bit of colour after some rain 5/3/2012.
Redhead Sand Dunes after rain 05-03-12
Redhead’s big rip 11/2/2012. There has been an awsome rip out the front of the 1st Creek for a while now that keeps you paddling the whole time to keep your lineup.
Redhead Beach Rip 11-02-12
Redhead beach 26/12/11 boxing day morning
Redhead Beach 26-12-11
Redhead beach 26/12/11 close out set.
Redhead close out set 26-12-11
Redhead surfer 26/12/11
Redhead Surfer 26-12-11
Redhead Beach 27/12/11
Redhead Beach 27-12-11
Redhead Shark Tower 29/12/11 – Sun on the water.
I was thinking of the beautiful song by Kirsty MacColl -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDzYqJs5HMM
Redhead Beach 29-12-11 Sun on the water
Redhead Beach 29/12/11 Lone swimmer.
Redhead Lone Swimmer 29-12-11
Black Neds Bay wildlife 8/12/11 The neighbours have a big mean pets
Black Neds Bay Crocodile 8-12-11
Black Neds Bay Ducks 8/12/11
Black Neds Bay Ducks 8-12-11
All the best wishes for the new year.
Redhead 20/11/11 Early morning sea fog during Redhead SLSC Proficiency.
Redhead sea mist 20-11-11
Saturday 26/11/11 The wind started as onshore then swung offshore and cleaned up the surf. Redhead lineup.
Redhead surf 26-11-11
Redhead surfer dogging thru behind the tower.
Redhead surfer 1 26-11-11
Redhead Surfer inside a nice left
Redhead surfer 26-11-11
Redhead body boarder on a nice clean one.
Redhead Bodyboarder 26-11-11
Redhead surfer on one starting to wall up.
Redhead surfer 3 26-11-11
Monday 5/12/11
A week of rain pushed lots of fresh water out to sea, then a raging southerly whipped it up to make some serious froth. Redhead shark tower.
Redhead foam 1 5-12-11
The foam was pushed into the Redhead Bluff painting it white.
Redhead foam 2 5-12-11
A close up of the thick goo whipped up by wind on fresh water, maybe with some additives the compliments of 20th century living.
Redhead foam 3 5-12-11
Blacksmiths same day the other end of the beach, clean as.
Blacksmiths 5-12-11
Blacksmiths, minutes later than the sunny shot above, a rain cloud parts and sun shines through onto the water.
Blacksmiths sun through clouds 5-12-11
Redhead Beach early morning 25/10/11
Redhead bluff 25-10-11
Redhead surfer Mark Hancock 24/10/11
Redhead Mark Hancock 24-10-11
Redhead Boardriders Club Contest 8/10/11
Redhead Boardriders Club Comp 08-10-11
Galahs in the dunes Redhead 16/10/11 Real ones for a change.
Redhead Galahs 16-10-11
Redhead 24/10/11 Early next morning the Beach Cleaner smoothes away the traces of a busy Sunday.
Redhead Beach cleaner 24-10-11
Redhead Bluff 25/10/11 Early morning.
Redhead Bluff 25-10-11
Redhead Bodyboarder on the wave of the day 8/10/11
Redhead body boarder 08-10-11
Redhead surfer 24/10/11
Redhead surfer 24-10-11
Redhead 26/10/11 The usually clean surf was “muddied” up by quick upwelling southerly swell, the water was brown and grody to the max.
Redhead dirty surf 26-10-11
Redhead dirty surf 26-10-11
Redhead dirty surf 2 26-10-11
Dudley Beach 25/6/11
Dudley Beach 25-6-11
Newcastle Big winter swell 13/7/11
Newcastle Beach Big and cold 13-7-11
Newcastle Harbour Tug 14/6/11
Newcastle Harbour Tug 14-6-11
Blacksmiths Surfer 4/6/11
Blacksmiths Surfer 4-6-11
Redhead surfer 4/6/11
Redhead Surfer 4-6-11
Redhead Surfer 2 4/6/11
Redhead Surfer 2 4-6-11
Newcastle Beach Big surf close up 14/7/11
Newcastle Beach big surf close up 14-7-11
Redhead Bluff up close 10/6/11
Redhead Bluff 10-6-11
Redhead Beach early morning right hander 14/10/11
Redhead Beach early morning right hander 14-10-11
Saturday morning 22/10/11 around 7:30 am.
The surf was very ordinary at 2 foot with a light onshore starting up, but it was the best place to be to watch the local dolphins throw a party. Dozens of dolphins gathered just outside the break in what appeared to be an introduction of the new young calves to the extended dolphin clan. The young ones were accompanied by adults as they cruised around and around, meanwhile the young adults cavorted further out getting some serious air. They threw some awsome stale fish moves but without grabbing a rail. They stayed for almost an hour in the same area while the few surfers out watched in awe a few metres away.
Another weekend of torential rain, at least the footy finals are on.
2/10/11 Another Sunday surf check you don’t get out of the car for.
Redhead Beach bad weather 2-10-11
Saturday early Redhead surfer 1/10/11
Redhead surfer 1-10-11
Redhead Surf 1/10/11 A left from behind the shark tower.
Redhead surf 2 1-10-11
Redhead Surf 1/10/11 A right down the beach a bit.
Redhead surf 1-10-11
The swell jumped up quick and this one had the guys scrambling for cover.
Redhead surf 3 1-10-11
Jimmy Lewis HP98
Jimmy Lewis HP98
Behind the scences at the beach girl contest Rehead 1985
Redhead Beach Beauty contest 1985
Arial view from out of a Cessna Redhead Beach around 1978
Arial view Redhead Beach 1988
A 2 headed choock? No just a fluke photo – 2 of Sandy’s chooks 1/10/11
2 headed chook 1-10-11
Redhead Saturday cold change and the swell and the wind came up quick.
Redhead Beach rough surf 10-09-11
Redhead Beach looking nice Friday arvo 9/9/11
Redhead Beach 09-09-11 9
Redhead surfer Saturday 27/9/11
Redhead Surfer 27-09-11
Redhead Boardriders Comp Saturday 3/9/11
Redhead Boardriders Comp 03-09-11
Redhead lineup Saturday 3/9/11
Redhead Surf 03-09-11
Redhead 1st Creek
Redhead First Creek 09-09-11
Redhead Surfer 4/9/11 Fathers day
Redhead Surfer 04-09-11
Close up Redhead cliff 9/9/11
Redhead Bluff 09-09-11
My son Sam got back from Europe and managed to take in some of the scenery. Greek Isles August 2011
Greek Isles August 2011
Running with the Bulls Barcelona August 2011
Running with the Bulls Barcelona 2011
Bull Fighting in the Stadium at Barcelona – yep some Newi boys jumped in.
Bull Fighting Barcelona 2011
Spray Can Artist at work in the shop front of Mystery Ink Newcastle.
Newcastle Spray Paint Artist at work 26-08-11
The days are getting warmer and its starting to look like summer already. Late afternoon Redhead 25/8/11. A few different peaks showing up.
Redhead surfer surfing the right across the back of the Shark Tower.
Redhead surfer 25-08-11 1
Redhead Surfer on the right on the big Beach.
Redhead surfer 25-08-11 2
Redhead surfer on the left just past the Shark Tower
Redhead surfer 25-08-11 3
Redhead surf Club 25/8/11
Redhead Surf Club 25-08-11
The statue overlooking Newcastle Beach. James Fletcher 1834-1891. A Newcastle man worthy of the view, a mine manager that valued his workers, a politician that fought for workers rights and owner of the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate.
James Fletcher Statue Newcastle 22-08-11
Belmont 16 Footers Sailing Race Sunday 21/8/11. The wind was strong from the east, doing someone at least some good.
Belmont 16s Race 21-08-11
Redhead Shark Tower Rocks 22/08/11
Redhead Shark Tower Rocks 22-08-11
Pigs grazing in the front garden NZ 1977.
Pigs in the garden NZ 1977
Steve Butterworth showing his tube riding skill with smooth style at Redhead 1980.
Steve Butterworth Redhead 1980
The top end of Newcastle. Looking down Watt Street, over the Hunter River to Stockton Beach – 2 water views.
Watt St Newcastle 22-08-11