Comments on: Pearl Turton

By: garycrockett

garycrockett — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:51:43 +0000

Thanks Tony – unfortunately this blog is no longer active. Sounds like a great pic though!

By: Tony Batten

Tony Batten — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 01:02:24 +0000

I have a great photo of Pearl, Robert August and myself taken at Palmy during a Palm Beach Longboarders competition. Apparently it was the first time Pearl and Robert had caught up since Endless Summer. I have it hanging on my bedroom wall. She is a wonderful and beautiful person. It was such a thrill to meet her. Pearl, if you want a copy give me a cooee.

By: Gary Crockett

Gary Crockett — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:09:38 +0000

thanks Luciana – I’ll pass this on to Ron for you if thats OK

By: Luciana Battel

Luciana Battel — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:56:15 +0000

It’s a sad reality that this type of negative acknowledgement of women. Im so glad to have found this information on Pearl and other female surfers of those years and earlier. I’d love to share this moment and make it a positive part of Australian Surfing History.

By: Ron Turton

Ron Turton — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:37:40 +0000

Yes Peral was an out and out superstar why they showed her falling off all the time was a joke. I guess it made the boys look good. Sort of made it look like pretty girl in a bikini was just having her first try at it rather than being Australias Champion rider!

By: Ron Turton

Ron Turton — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:30:05 +0000

Yeh, that is true the movie made her lookstupid! She was a fantastic rider and all they showed was a girl who looked like she was a learner not our first womens Australian Champion