In the 1980s and 1990s, Scott Thomson joined the greats who have passed through the doors of North Bondi. As early as 1987, when he was only 23, people were talking about Scott as a possible world beater. In 1987-88 Scott won the clubs Open Ironman and Open Surf competitions and came 6th in the Fosters Sydney Ironman Classic which was held at North Bondi on 17th October 1987.