Grajagan

Surfing in the Tiger's Lair: G-Land 1972-84

Mike Ritter, Jack McCoy

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Cyclops Press
01 June 2022

True stories; Local interest, family history & nostalgia; Sports & outdoor recreation

For their long-awaited book Grajagan -Surfing in the Tiger's Lair: 1972-1984, co-authors Mike Ritter and Jack McCoy have researched and documented the early days of discovery at Grajagan, one of the crown jewels of surfing. As well as their own eye-witness accounts, they conducted hundreds of hours of interviews with those who were there ... and who survived to tell the story. As with many sports, facts can sometimes be distorted, and false claims amplified, but Ritter & McCoy have written a compelling, verified account of the motley crew who first found their way to this surfing mecca where the jungle meets the sea.

Some of the people who were there are dead, others don't remember much, and even others have altered the facts to glorify their own involvement.

~ Owl Chapman

By: Mike Ritter, Jack McCoy
Imprint: Cyclops Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 190mm,
ISBN: 9780648952749
ISBN 10: 0648952746
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

MIKE RITTER began smuggling hash and marijuana in 1968 and continued for 18 years. After paying his final dues to society at the Federal Prison Camp in Florence, Colorado in 2007 he enrolled in the University of Hawaii and graduated with undergraduate degrees in astronomy, physics and mathematics. In 2013 he co-wrote Thai Stick - Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade with Peter Maguire. JACK McCOY spent his early days in Los Angeles as the son of a radio and TV show host. He began surfing when the family moved to Hawaii in the 1950s and took up stills photography after relocating to Australia in 1970. Teaming up with Dick Hoole, he then shifted to cinematography to produce his first surf movie, Tubular Swells, in 1976. Over the following four decades he has established himself as one of the sport's leading cinematographers and story-tellers.