NEWPORT + BOARDRIDERS & SURFING

For most grommets growing up in Australia, being a member of a sporting club means chasing a ball around an oval for 80 minutes whilst trying to avoid a concussion. However, just as surfing broke away from the traditional ideas of a “Sport,” Boardriders clubs broke away from the traditional ideas of what it meant to be a “Sporting club.” Boardriders clubs weren’t established with the help of government grants and the acquisition of public land, they were founded by groups of mates huddled under an umbrella at the end of the beach car park. From surfing’s more formative, more rock n’ roll and more sinister times, Boardriders clubs have grown to be the most immediate representation of Australian beach culture.