Whitmore, John
Gruff and industrious surfer-boardmaker-organizer from Cape Town, South Africa; often described as the "father of South African surfing." Whitmore was born (1929) and raised in the beachfront suburb of Sea Point, near Cape Town, and began bodysurfing as a teenager. In 1949, the 19-year-old Whitmore, having seen photographs of surfers, began to make hollow plywood boards for himself and a few frie...
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John Whitmore in Endless Summer (1966)Subscribe to view
John Whitmore. Photo: Dick MetzSubscribe to view
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John Whitmore (center) and 1966 South African Springbok World Titles teamSubscribe to view
John Whitmore, Cape Town. Photo: Gordon VerhoefSubscribe to view
(L to R) John Whitmore, Bruce Brown, Robert August, Mike Hynson; Cape Town, 1963Subscribe to view

John Whitmore in Endless Summer (1966)

John Whitmore. Photo: Dick Metz

John Whitmore

John Whitmore (center) and 1966 South African Springbok World Titles team

John Whitmore, Cape Town. Photo: Gordon Verhoef

(L to R) John Whitmore, Bruce Brown, Robert August, Mike Hynson; Cape Town, 1963