Buchanan, Iain
Pro surfer from Christchurch, New Zealand; five-time national champion from 1983 to 1987; later a surfboard shaper and competition judge, as well as the New Zealand national team coach. Buchanan was born (1961) and raised in Christchurch, the son of school teacher parents, and began surfing in 1972. It was pretty bloody cold" in winter, Buchanan later recalled. "We used to go to the dive shop and...
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Iain Buchanan, 1987Subscribe to view
Iain Buchanan, first board, 1972Subscribe to view
Iain Buchanan, around 1985Subscribe to view
Iain Buchanan, 1984. Photo: Graeme HutchinsonSubscribe to view
Iain Buchanan, WSL competition judge, 2018Subscribe to view

Iain Buchanan

Iain Buchanan, 1987

Iain Buchanan, first board, 1972

Iain Buchanan, around 1985

Iain Buchanan, 1984. Photo: Graeme Hutchinson

Iain Buchanan, WSL competition judge, 2018