I once had a discussion about who would might have caught the most waves ever on the Hoax Coast? I came down to Phil Trigger or Gavin Duffy.  Someone else thought Mick Pierce.

I started surfing with Duffy in 1974, we were Davey’s Bay locals, and he never stopped. He’s the oldest grommet on the coast and, along the way, he has been a stalwart at the Peninsula Surfriders Club: commi...

You could probably do an interesting social history on the development of surfboard stickers and logos and artwork. I've certainly seen similar explorations of book design, for example, this article on the various covers of Sylvia Plath's novel, The Bell Jar

From the hot-rod inspired early days of Beach Boys and Endless Summer to the rainbow colours and dolphins of the 70s, then t...

Vintage Surf Day at Point Leo, on November 12 2017, was a packed affair with perfect weather and plenty to see. It was a bit of a battle between classic Kombis and classic surfboards and some great displays on hand and plenty of stories about the good old days floating around as well.

It was nice to see some of the displays including a bit of history with some key dates and all ar...

I added this photo of Mark Warren sweeping into a cutback at The Point, during the 1976 Australian Titles, an event he eventually won, to the 1970s section and also on the Instagram site today. 

Tracks  was a bit disparaging about the contest but described it this way:

On the Monday the contest is moved to Point Leo 'better known as the Slug Pit' (!) 'Claw explained the rudiments o...

I saw the news recently of a forthcoming Vintage Surf Day, coming p at Point Leo in November. This follows up some successful events over the last few years that have helped share and celebrate the history of surfing culture in Victoria.

These days are a great way to take a good look at some beautiful old surfboards and other surfing-related memorabilia, not to mention hear some p...

Before there was surfing on the Mornington Peninsula it still existed. 

Prior to 1798 Aboriginal people lived for thousands of years on the Mornington Peninsula. There is evidence all over the place of their involvement with ocean, primarily in the collecting of shell-fish. At Flinders, for example prior to European settlement the Boonwurung Aborigines occupied the area

In Jan...

Well, we're up and running with our Instagram account and starting to add more content here. The idea is that the instagram account is intended to draw attention back to this site, so all the images on Instagram will also be here, and more. Contributions are always welcome. Fifty-five followers and counting.

Thanks everyone!

Our shiny new Instagram account is now open at: https://www.instagram.com/hoaxcoastsurf/

The idea here is that we'll put up some of the old pics, and some new stuff we add to keep  you informed of new things going on at this site. We promise we won't over-post with fifty shots a week; maybe a couple of week to keep you in the flow.

Thanks Andy Robbo, the oldest grom in Victoria, fo...

Welcome to the latest version of the Hoax Coast home page. This is the latest version of a website that started way back in the mid 2000s, first on Geocities, then on Tripod and finally on Wetpaint as a wiki. 

The idea of this site is to celebrate the rich history and heritage of surfing on the Mornington Peninsula*. It's about some of the history, the people, the surf breaks, the...