“What’s so amazing about the Reef is that it’s a complete miniature of Pipeline,” wrote Shafiq Morton in ‘Cape Pipeline’ featured in Zigzag Vol. 9 No.1 (1984). For decades the shallow strip of red bait covered reef overlooked by the Brass Bell pub has been the focus of hard-charging locals, and Kalk Bay has been dishing out the barrels and beatings all along.
Steve Riley, Kalk Bay Reef, 26 September 1984 – A day to remember.
This week for #TBT we took a dig into the archives and dusted off some old prints of the Reef in the 80s, when the pizza-sized take-off zone was dominated by the likes of Tammy Rutherford, Robin Auld, David Stolk, Dave Stubbs, Philip Chapman and Glen Row.
All photos by: Shafiq Morton (click images to view larger)
Patrick Lowe, pulls into focus over 20 years ago for one of Shafiq Morton’s favourite images.
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This is so rad! Great article guys!