Hugh McLeod with mum and little brother at Whale Beach 1964, Photo courtesy Hugh McLeod
Here’s Hugh McLeod at Whale Beach in early 1964 hoping that the faded Gordon Woods sticker on his Norm Casey malibu will give him a little more peninsula beach cred. Hugh’s just turned 13 and its his first board. In less than a decade, after cutting his teeth in graphic arts and advertising, Hugh will be adding much needed punch and polish to Surfing World magazine as art director, photographer and eventually co-owner with Bruce Channon until 1997.