The View From Yesterday: Rivals
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MR and Cheyne, AI and Kelly, Andy Meridian and Rossco. Honourable adversaries, nearly all of them.
MR and Cheyne, AI and Kelly, Andy Meridian and Rossco. Honourable adversaries, nearly all of them.
On the edge of the continental shelf lies a wave, and only one man has dared ride it.
By '73, Andy Meridian had swept the competition floor. There were no more contests to be won, so subtle re-invention was required.
"I'm not saying the surf used to be better," suggested Andy "but every three weeks we'd get a Category 6 cyclone."
Swellnet scores an exclusive audience with a legend of Australian surfing.