70s photographs

1970s Guillotine Surf Break

by Jim King

September 16, 2015

The SW’s Guillotine surf break was discovered and named by Dave Williams, Terry ‘Horse’ Williams & Kevin ‘Legs’ Merifield circa 1961.

Refer to Surfing Down South book for more information on the discovery of Southwest surf breaks.

Photo Gallery

1970 Guillotine surf break. Photo Ric Chan.

1973 Guillotine Barry Day & Gary Kontoulis - Tom Collin spic NVE00047 — 1973 Barry Day and Gary Kontoulis (on knee board) wave sharing at Guillotine. Photo Tom Collins.

1973 Guillotine unknown surfer - Ric Chan IMG_0046 — 1973 unidentified surfer on Guillotine right. Photo Ric Chan

1974 Guillotine Barry Day - Ric Chan 005 — 1974 Barry Day free surfing Guillotine right. Photo Ric Chan.

1974 Guillotine Ian Cairns - Ric Chan 015 — 1974 Ian ‘Kanga’ Cairns free surfing Guillotine right. Photo Ric Chan.

1975 Guillotine Gary Greirson - Ric Chan 004 — 1975 young surfboard maker/male model Gary ‘Gaz’ Greirson leaving the water at Guillotine with one of his hand crafted single fin Greirson Surfboards. Photo Ric Chan.

1970 Guillotine Sheepdog - Ric Chan 002 — 1970s Steve ‘Sheepdog’ Cockburn surfing Guillotine right in his colourful wettie. Photo Ric Chan.

Thanks for sharing your vintage surf photos, Ric.

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