{"title":"Peter Crawford","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of Peter Crawford, his kneeboards and the breaks closely connected to his life. Explore archive images from Dee Why and Little Avalon, with individual photographer credits and stories included where available.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"peter-and-his-crozier-slab-peter-crawford-slide-transparencies","title":"Peter and his Crozier Slab - Peter Crawford Slide Transparencies","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePeter crawford PC and his famous crozier Slab knee board design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLittle Avalon New South Wales\u003cbr\u003eAustralia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"PC at Little Avalon in 1978 carrying his board with a leg rope shoulder sling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe hands free board carry made it much easier to negotiate the steep LA track with camera gear, flippers, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e(It was a DY kneelo thing- a plug in the boards nose to facilitate the sling and presto- you could ride your pushie with a 24” wide kneeboard)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePC came north to LA only occasionally…intending to photograph, but only when it got really good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBecause of that he rarely surfed but on those occasions when the waves were not quite as good as expected, we had that rare privilege of seeing him surf our wave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHis approach was much more high performance than the locals, still getting tubes but belting the lip too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHe seemed to be going 1\/3 faster than everyone else!\" - Simon Chipper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePhoto by Simon Chipper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on aluminium composite panel and finished with a hand-applied resin coating that enhances colour, depth and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in a limited edition and supplied with a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Crawford Photography","offers":[{"title":"40 cm x 40 cm","offer_id":67002714030384,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/4899\/8704\/files\/peter_crawford_slide7.jpg?v=1781680818"},{"product_id":"peter-deewhy-tube-peter-crawford-slide-transparencies","title":"Peter Deewhy Tube - Peter Crawford Slide Transparencies","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePeter Crawford getting slabbed \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDee Why New South Wales\u003cbr\u003eAustralia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePhoto by Art Brewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on aluminium composite panel and finished with a hand-applied resin coating that enhances colour, depth and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in a limited edition and supplied with a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Crawford Photography","offers":[{"title":"40 cm x 40 cm","offer_id":67002723238192,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/4899\/8704\/files\/peter_crawford_slide8.jpg?v=1781680954"},{"product_id":"backdoor-deewhy-1976-peter-crawford-slide-transparencies","title":"Backdoor Deewhy 1976 - Peter Crawford Slide Transparencies","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDee Why point New South Wales \u003cbr\u003eAustralia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOne of dad‘s classic Dee Why point photos showcasing why it was such a difficult way to navigate in this photo of this photo it depicts the reason why back door is called back Door because you would take off behind the tube and back door Into The barreling wave for the wife to be able to produce the barrel at this magnitude and angle the angle of the swell would’ve been at East Northeast to allow the barrel to form the lip line like this\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTotal conditions are very apparent for each difference while a dee why point\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on aluminium composite panel and finished with a hand-applied resin coating that enhances colour, depth and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in a limited edition and supplied with a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Crawford Photography","offers":[{"title":"40 cm x 40 cm","offer_id":67002788249904,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/4899\/8704\/files\/peter_crawford_slide15_96b44494-9503-4feb-b8ef-e84744a6065b.jpg?v=1781682267"},{"product_id":"pc-n-his-flextail-crozier-peter-crawford-slide-transparencies","title":"PC n his Flextail Crozier - Peter Crawford Slide Transparencies","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePc n his flextail crozier\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLittle Avalon a.k.a. LA northern Beaches, \u003cbr\u003eNew South Wales \u003cbr\u003eAustralia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I'd say pic was taken 1977..given Chris' logo and the fact the board is a single fin (Tri fins were more 79-80). Board is a classic PC SLAB. 5'6\" x 22\" wide with a 13\" half round tail and PC 14\" fin box. Blank would be a Farrelly (Peter only ever surfed Midgets foam) Oh yeah and it’s a flextail. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eShaped by Chris, glassed by Paul Connors (Horse) Bassett Street Mona Vale 🙏.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Brett Hart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePeter Crawford and Chris Crozier‘s symmetry at creating phenomenal knee boards and pushing the upmost limits in design during this period is something that is still regarded to this day as revolutionary for slab style waves like dee why point 5’6”21”2 ½ flew step flex tail super low rails Peter Crawford signature fin box n fin Zoom zoom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on aluminium composite panel and finished with a hand-applied resin coating that enhances colour, depth and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in a limited edition and supplied with a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Crawford Photography","offers":[{"title":"40 cm x 40 cm","offer_id":67002912276784,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/4899\/8704\/files\/peter_crawford_slide22.jpg?v=1781684931"},{"product_id":"pc-and-his-slabs-peter-crawford-slide-transparencies","title":"PC and his Slabs - Peter Crawford Slide Transparencies","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWheeler pde (home) 1981\u003cbr\u003eDeeWhy NSW\u003cbr\u003eAustralia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePC with array of his slab kneeboards Peter was fanatical about Fin placement and design Peter Patent the long Fin box and had the tri set up before anyone hence why Simon tested his first 3 fin thruster surfboard out Dee Why point. Dee Why point and Peter Crawford went hand-in-hand his technique his style and his approach to The Wave was phenomenal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on aluminium composite panel and finished with a hand-applied resin coating that enhances colour, depth and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in a limited edition and supplied with a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Crawford Photography","offers":[{"title":"40 cm x 40 cm","offer_id":67002918404400,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/4899\/8704\/files\/peter_crawford_slide23.jpg?v=1781685153"}],"url":"https:\/\/petercrawfordphoto.com\/collections\/peter-crawford.oembed","provider":"Crawford Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}