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70s photographs

Origin of Twin Fin Surfboards in Oz by Tom Hoye

Short boards with twin fins were introduced to Australia by Santa Cruz surfer/shaper Tom Hoye in 1970. He built the first OZ twin…

70s photographs

1971 Max Hickson at Margaret River

1971 Cottesloe surfer Max Hickson with his VW beetle and Jacko twin fin surfboards at Margaret River. Max was a talented surfer and…

70s photographs

1972 Paul ‘Rooster’ Woods West Country Surf magazine

Paul ‘Rooster’ Woods graced the cover page of WA’s West Country Surf magazine in September 1972. In the same year he won the…

70s photographs

1971 Craig Bettenay surfing Margaret River

In 1971 West Country Surf Magazine published this Ric Chan photo. It features City Beach surfer Craig Bettenay (age 14) riding a 4’8″…

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