In the early 1960s members of the West Coast Board Club used a rough old fisherman’s track to access the Gallows. The WC boys dobbed in 10 shillings each and paid 20 pound to local bulldozer driver ‘Boodge’ Guthrie to upgrade the track. They later got Boodge to extend the track to Guillotine and they started surfing there too.
For more history on the West Coast Board Club and the discovery of Guillotine refer to Surfing Down Surf book.
A round of the State Surfing Titles was held at the Guillotine surf break in 1974. Photo-Journalist Ric Chan covered the event for the Independent Newspaper and took these images. However, Ric cant remember being there, so we can’t ask him for the results!
Did Baz Day or Kanga Cairns win the blue ribbon Open Div?
Photo: 1974 WASRA President Doc Naylor & competitors meeting at Gracetown turn-off on Caves Rd. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Guillotine line-up. Ric Chan pic.
Photos: 1974 State Title officials. Ric Chan pics.
Top: (Left) Doc Naylor. (Right) Len Dibben. Bottom: Len Dibben with judges and assistants.
Photo: 1974 unidentified surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Barry Day surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Ian Cairns surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Chris Fullston surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Russell Catto surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Trevor ‘Kenmac’ Kenyon surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photos: 1974 competitors & spectators at State Titles. Ric Chan pics.
In the early 1960s members of the West Coast Board Club used a rough old fisherman’s track to access the Gallows. The WC boys dobbed in 10 shillings each and paid 20 pound to local bulldozer driver ‘Boodge’ Guthrie to upgrade the track. They later got Boodge to extend the track to Guillotine and they started surfing there too.
For more history on the West Coast Board Club and the discovery of Guillotine refer to Surfing Down Surf book.
A round of the State Surfing Titles was held at the Guillotine surf break in 1974. Photo-Journalist Ric Chan covered the event for the Independent Newspaper and took these images. However, Ric cant remember being there, so we can’t ask him for the results!
Did Baz Day or Kanga Cairns win the blue ribbon Open Div?
Photo: 1974 WASRA President Doc Naylor & competitors meeting at Gracetown turn-off on Caves Rd. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Guillotine line-up. Ric Chan pic.
Photos: 1974 State Title officials. Ric Chan pics.
Top: (Left) Doc Naylor. (Right) Len Dibben. Bottom: Len Dibben with judges and assistants.
Photo: 1974 unidentified surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Barry Day surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Ian Cairns surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Chris Fullston surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Russell Catto surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1974 Trevor ‘Kenmac’ Kenyon surfing in State Titles. Ric Chan pic.
Photos: 1974 competitors & spectators at State Titles. Ric Chan pics.
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