Clarke-Jones, Ross
Sleepy-eyed Australian big-wave rider from Avoca, New South Wales; winner of the 2001 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau contest at Waimea Bay. Clarke-Jones was born in Sydney on June 6, 1966 (or 6/6/66, as surf journalist Derek Rielly gleefully pointed out in a Surfer magazine profile titled "The Devil's Playground"), and began surfing at age 10. He finished third in the men's division of the 19...
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Ross Clarke-Jones, '86-'87Subscribe to view
Ross Clarke-Jones. Photo: Rob GilleySubscribe to view
Ross Clarke-Jones, Rocky Point, 1990. Photo: John Seaton CallahanSubscribe to view
Ross Clarke-Jones, 1988. Photo: QuiksilverSubscribe to view
Ross Clarke-Jones, 1990Subscribe to view
Ross Clarke-Jones, Waimea, 1990. Photo: Bernie BakerSubscribe to view
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Ross Clarke-Jones, '86-'87
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Ross Clarke-Jones. Photo: Rob Gilley
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Ross Clarke-Jones, Rocky Point, 1990. Photo: John Seaton Callahan
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Ross Clarke-Jones, 1988. Photo: Quiksilver
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Ross Clarke-Jones, 1990
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Ross Clarke-Jones, Waimea, 1990. Photo: Bernie Baker