Busselton’s Dave Ellis is a surfer, sailor and boat builder.
Dave has an artistic bent and studied art at school and Art Tech. He is constantly exploring innovative design mediums.
He is an artisan and makes hand-crafted trophies for Board Clubs and surf competitions and does some male modelling.
SURFBOARD DESIGNS
Dave has worked in the surfboard production industry for over 50 years. He has worked for surfboard builders Dibben & Cole, Len Dibben, Cordingley, West Coast, Blaxell and Star Surfboards on a contract (piece rate) basis.
He acquired his nickname ‘Mr Pin Line’ from the high level of detail he puts into his surfboard designs.
Photo: 1979 Dave Ellis surfboard designs for Cordingley Surfboards at Jolimont – Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1990 Dave Ellis Surfboards – Dave Ellis pic.
Dave made these boards for his personal quiver while living in the city.
Photo: 1990 Dave posing with his surfboard quiver. Dave Ellis pic.
The design on the board on the left was inspired by Dave’s thumb print. Dave copied his thumb print image onto the board and added colours.
Photo: 2000 Dave’s surfboard quiver made down south. Dave Ellis.
Dave has a vintage surfboard on display at the WA Surf Galley at Aravina, Yallingup.
Photo: 1966 Cordingley stringer-less surfboard with paisley deck, square tail and single fin. Dave Ellis made the board at Cordingley’s surf shop in Hay Street Subiaco. It is based on a pattern by Cordingley shaper John Rhodes.
Dave used the board in the ’66 Aust Surf Titles held at Manly NSW.
HAND CRAFTED TROPHIES
Over the years Dave has also made hand crafted trophies for many Board Clubs and surf competitions, including the City Beach Board Club, Indian Ocean Longboard Club and the Yal Mal and Whalebone Classic.
For the 10th Whale Classic held at Isolated at Cottesloe, Dave used an ancient Japanese Raku ceramic technique to create the colourful trophies.
Photo: 2007 Dave and his partner Caroline Brewer with the hand-crafted trophies for the 10Th Whalebone Classic. The photo was taken in the Cottesloe Pub on presentation night. Dave Ellis pic.
MODELLING
Back in the 60s Dave used to strut his stuff on the cat walk at Boans Dept Store in Perth City with Len Dibben and others. He still has what it takes as his photos still appear in magazines and on front covers.
In 2000 Dave was featured in Saga Magazine from the UK. It is a lifestyle mag and they did a story on Dave being an over 50 surfboard rider in Aust. The following image of Dave surfing Injidup Point in WA appeared in the Mag.
Photo: 2000 Dave Ellis surfing Injidup Point. John Small pic.
In 2002 Dave was approached on the beach at Bunker Bay by a journo from Thomas Cook Magazine. They did a lifestyle story on Dave and displayed his photo on the cover of their magazine.
Photo: 2002 Dave Ellis on the beach at Bunker Bay. Thomas Cook Mag pic.
Dave is enjoying life based around his water activities.
Busselton’s Dave Ellis is a surfer, sailor and boat builder.
Dave has an artistic bent and studied art at school and Art Tech. He is constantly exploring innovative design mediums.
He is an artisan and makes hand-crafted trophies for Board Clubs and surf competitions and does some male modelling.
SURFBOARD DESIGNS
Dave has worked in the surfboard production industry for over 50 years. He has worked for surfboard builders Dibben & Cole, Len Dibben, Cordingley, West Coast, Blaxell and Star Surfboards on a contract (piece rate) basis.
He acquired his nickname ‘Mr Pin Line’ from the high level of detail he puts into his surfboard designs.
Photo: 1979 Dave Ellis surfboard designs for Cordingley Surfboards at Jolimont – Ric Chan pic.
Photo: 1990 Dave Ellis Surfboards – Dave Ellis pic.
Dave made these boards for his personal quiver while living in the city.
Photo: 1990 Dave posing with his surfboard quiver. Dave Ellis pic.
The design on the board on the left was inspired by Dave’s thumb print. Dave copied his thumb print image onto the board and added colours.
Photo: 2000 Dave’s surfboard quiver made down south. Dave Ellis.
Dave has a vintage surfboard on display at the WA Surf Galley at Aravina, Yallingup.
Photo: 1966 Cordingley stringer-less surfboard with paisley deck, square tail and single fin. Dave Ellis made the board at Cordingley’s surf shop in Hay Street Subiaco. It is based on a pattern by Cordingley shaper John Rhodes.
Dave used the board in the ’66 Aust Surf Titles held at Manly NSW.
HAND CRAFTED TROPHIES
Over the years Dave has also made hand crafted trophies for many Board Clubs and surf competitions, including the City Beach Board Club, Indian Ocean Longboard Club and the Yal Mal and Whalebone Classic.
For the 10th Whale Classic held at Isolated at Cottesloe, Dave used an ancient Japanese Raku ceramic technique to create the colourful trophies.
Photo: 2007 Dave and his partner Caroline Brewer with the hand-crafted trophies for the 10Th Whalebone Classic. The photo was taken in the Cottesloe Pub on presentation night. Dave Ellis pic.
MODELLING
Back in the 60s Dave used to strut his stuff on the cat walk at Boans Dept Store in Perth City with Len Dibben and others. He still has what it takes as his photos still appear in magazines and on front covers.
In 2000 Dave was featured in Saga Magazine from the UK. It is a lifestyle mag and they did a story on Dave being an over 50 surfboard rider in Aust. The following image of Dave surfing Injidup Point in WA appeared in the Mag.
Photo: 2000 Dave Ellis surfing Injidup Point. John Small pic.
In 2002 Dave was approached on the beach at Bunker Bay by a journo from Thomas Cook Magazine. They did a lifestyle story on Dave and displayed his photo on the cover of their magazine.
Photo: 2002 Dave Ellis on the beach at Bunker Bay. Thomas Cook Mag pic.
Dave is enjoying life based around his water activities.
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