Written, edited, published and printed on the Sunshine Coast Rob Black’s new 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, looking ahead it is the ideal Christmas stocking filler.
Author and life-long surf tragic Rob Black explores the hold Noosa, and surfing, has, on the thousands – maybe millions – of surfers world-wide.
With 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 2020 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 involved as to their own personal experiences of Noosa; their favourite point and dream surf scenario in the whole world.
What’s your point? What is your favourite of the five points at Noosa?
Go to the website noosawhatsyourpoint.com or facebook page and find out more and join in the conversation.
And just like the old chestnut of who you would ask to a dinner party, where, and who with, would you wish to share your dream surf session?
Every real surfer, part of the tribe, has either lived close to Noosa, surfed Noosa at least once, or has dreamt of surfing Noosa.
Those five magical points and bays are legendary, and their part in the history, and the development, of modern surfing, is indisputable.
“Noosa too is known around the world, and like Byron Bay, was opened up by surfers seeking perfect waves and a perfect lifestyle,’’ Rob said.
“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.’’
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.
A journo before becoming an author Rob was born and bred in Queensland. He 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. He “fell in love with riding waves – and Noosa – back in the olden days“.
Through his work – and surfing and football – Rob has met and got 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.
What’s your take on Noosa? What’s your favourite point – First Point, Johnsons, National, Tea Tree of Granite? What is your favourite break in the world? And who would you like to share it with?
So as we are hopefully coming out of the Covid-19 restrictions, get along to a bookstore, surf shop or newsagent in the Noosa area or contact RobB 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.
