70s photographs

1978 Rotto Surf Trip with Gaz, Al & Feggsey **updated 1 March 2016**

**Update 1 Mar 2016 ** Steve Koehne & Adrian Wilson identified the unknown person in the bakery pic posted 20 Feb 2016. He is ‘Flipper’ Gallagher a world class body surfer from Fiji and the year has been changed from 1974 to 1978.

In 1978 Gary Greirson & Al Bean from Ocean Surf Shop & surf rat Chris ‘Feggsey’ Fullston travelled to Rotto for a surf trip. The boys caught the ferry & surfed Strickland Bay.

Surf photographer Ric Chan travelled with the boys and took these pics.

Photo: 1978 Rotto. Lunch break at Rotto Bakery. L-R Gaz Greirson, Al Bean, Feggsey and ‘Flipper’ Gallagher. Ric pic.

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Photo: 1978 Rotto. ‘Flipper’ Gallagher  enjoying lunch at the Bakery. Ric pic.

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Photo: 1978 Rotto. Strickland Bay line-up. Ric pic.

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Photo: 1978 Rotto. Surfer Gaz Greirson. Ric pic.

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Photo: 1978 Rotto. Gaz surfing Strickland Bay. Ric pic.

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Photo: 1978 Rotto. Surfer Al Bean. Ric pic.

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Photos: 1978 Rotto. Al Bean surfing Strickland Bay. Ric pics.

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Photo: 1978 Rotto. Surfer Chris ‘Feggsey’ Fullston. Ric pic.

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Photos: 1978 Rotto. #1 ‘Feggsey’ surfing Strickland Bay. Ric pics.

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Photos: 1978 Rotto. #2 ‘Feggsey’ surfing Strickland Bay. Ric pics.

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