Written, edited, published and printed on the Sunshine and Discovery coasts, Rob Black’s book, Noosa… What’s your point? A place in the history of surfing, is in shops now. And if you are a surfer, or know a surfer, it is the ideal Christmas stocking filler.
Author and life-long surf tragic Rob Black explores the hold Noosa, Agnes Water and surfing has on the thousands – maybe millions – of surfers world-wide.
With the foreword by surfboard design legend Geoff McCoy, the book kicks off a lifetime of memories and discussion.
And Noosa… What’s your point? was launched, fittingly at the Noosa Festival of Surfing.
Surf design guru and now Noosa Councillor Tom Wegner, author Rob Black and photographer Aidan Gunn debuted the book at First Point to an appreciative crowd at the Beach Bar.
To get everyone involved, the author got everyone to relate their own personal experiences of Noosa; their favourite point and dream surf scenario in the whole world.
Every real surfer, part of the tribe, has either lived close to Noosa, surfed Noosa at least once, or has dreamt of surfing Noosa. And more than a few have ventured further north to the last real open-ocean break before the start of the Great Barrier Reef at Agnes Water.
Those five magical points and bays are legendary, and their part in the history, and the development, of modern surfing, is indisputable. And while Agnes Water was once dubbed The “New’’ Noosa, locals will tell you it has an identity all its own.
“Noosa too is known around the world, and like Byron Bay, was opened up by surfers seeking perfect waves and a perfect lifestyle,’’ said Rob Black.
“Some say, it has been loved to death, or is the love-hate relationship in their life, but Noosa is still Noosa, and the magic and the beauty is still there.
“And Agnes has become the next surf adventure, with the bonus of north facing headlands.’’
The pioneers of the late 1950s and early ’60s “discovered’’ Noosa; sheltered from the prevailing winds and open to the cyclonic swells, the points were, and still are, a revelation.
Mechanical-like waves so groomed and so perfect, snaking into the long sand-bottomed points, provided the ideal testing ground for the advancement of surfboard design and the shortboard revolution.
What’s your take on Noosa? What’s your favourite point; First Point, Johnsons, National, Tea Tree or Granite? Or maybe it’s a bit further north at Double Island Point or at the start of The Great Barrier Reef at Agnes Water? And, what is your favourite break in the world? And, who would you like to share it with?
Read the book, join the conversation, share your experiences and dreams.
Rob is a long-time surfer and surf tragic, journo and now author, who fell in love with riding waves – and Noosa – and Agnes Water – back in the olden days.
Born and bred in Queensland, Rob has travelled extensively, and lived and worked in Brisbane, on the Sunshine Coast, Agnes Water, Sydney and London. His passions are his family, surfing, football and watching, reading and writing about surfing and football.
Through his work – and surfing and football – Rob has met and gotten to know many weird and wonderful characters. He has plenty of anecdotes and memories and wants to share a few with you while also getting to hear a few of yours.
Get along to a bookstore, surf shop or newsagent in the Noosa area or in Agnes – or contact Rob through the website or Facebook pages and grab a copy.
Read the book and log on to noosawhatsyourpoint.com and then join the conversation and share on facebook and Instagram with Rob and the rest of the surfing tribe.
