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18/03/2005: "Tanya Binning .......surfgirl pin-up, actor, model."

Tanya at Point Lookout, Queensland with a whaler shark courtesy of Rodney Fox.
The shark appeared only in Witzig's film - a brief above water scene as it was brought ashore.

Surfers and divers travelled together for the joint filming venture. Underwater scenes were recorded at Flat Rock and Flinders Reef (north of Cape Moreton), a lengthy trip in two small boats with single 40 HP outboards. Not without accident.

At Noosa Heads we were returning from Double Island Point a similar distance to that mentioned above, when the main shaft of my outboard broke. Left at anchor, four of us, including Tanya, waited for Ron Taylor to return and give us a tow the final 10km home.

It was well into the night when he found us in pitch darkness. He'd only just made it back, using my remaining three litres of fuel. (Otherwise both boats would have run out of fuel)!

We got home about 10pm with a big surf running in Laguna Bay. Using both anchor ropes tied together we were able to haul my boat in through the surf without rolling it. It was a big day!