WA surf industry legend Tom Blaxell is celebrating Blaxell Surfboards 50th anniversary 3pm today (Saturday 12 May) at Overboard Café, Sorrento Quay Boardwalk, Hillarys Boat Harbour.
All welcome to join Tom’s ‘Bring out your Blaxell’ event. See invitation below.
Image #1. Tom’s ‘Bring out your Blaxell’ invitation.
This is a nostalgic look at Blaxell Surfboards advertisements through the 70 & 80s.
Image #2. 1970 Blaxell Surfboards slide advertisement shown at surf movies screened at Regal Theatre, Subiaco and other venues. Features surfer Steve ‘Sheepdog’ Cockburn.
Image #3. Circa 1970 Blaxell Surfboards advertisement in WA surf mag. Features surfer Peter Bevan.
Image #4. 1970s the famous Blaxell surfboard logo designed by Bruce Owens.
Image #5. 1971 Blaxell Surfboards advt in Country Surf Mag. Features owner/surfer Tom Blaxell.
Image #6. 1971 Blaxell Surfboards advt in WA surf mag. Features unidentified goofy surfer and Blaxell shapers Tom Hoye and Tony Hardy.
Image #7. 1972 Blaxell Surfboards advt featuring City Beach surfer Phil Henderson.
Image #8. 1976 Blaxell Surfrider factory in Scarborough Beach Road Osborne Park. Signwriting by Tom’s dad.
Image #9. 1977 Blaxell Surfrider advt in Sunday Independent Newspaper.
WA surf industry legend Tom Blaxell is celebrating Blaxell Surfboards 50th anniversary 3pm today (Saturday 12 May) at Overboard Café, Sorrento Quay Boardwalk, Hillarys Boat Harbour.
All welcome to join Tom’s ‘Bring out your Blaxell’ event. See invitation below.
Image #1. Tom’s ‘Bring out your Blaxell’ invitation.
This is a nostalgic look at Blaxell Surfboards advertisements through the 70 & 80s.
Image #2. 1970 Blaxell Surfboards slide advertisement shown at surf movies screened at Regal Theatre, Subiaco and other venues. Features surfer Steve ‘Sheepdog’ Cockburn.
Image #3. Circa 1970 Blaxell Surfboards advertisement in WA surf mag. Features surfer Peter Bevan.
Image #4. 1970s the famous Blaxell surfboard logo designed by Bruce Owens.
Image #5. 1971 Blaxell Surfboards advt in Country Surf Mag. Features owner/surfer Tom Blaxell.
Image #6. 1971 Blaxell Surfboards advt in WA surf mag. Features unidentified goofy surfer and Blaxell shapers Tom Hoye and Tony Hardy.
Image #7. 1972 Blaxell Surfboards advt featuring City Beach surfer Phil Henderson.
Image #8. 1976 Blaxell Surfrider factory in Scarborough Beach Road Osborne Park. Signwriting by Tom’s dad.
Image #9. 1977 Blaxell Surfrider advt in Sunday Independent Newspaper.
Image #10. 1977 Blaxell Surfrider promotional pamphlet.
Image #11. 1981 Blaxell Surfboards advt featuring Trigg surfer Paul Cunningham.
Image#12. 1982 Blaxell Surfrider advt in West Coast Wind and Surfer mag. Features surfer Paul Cunningham.
Image #13. 1983 Blaxell Advt published in West Coast Wind and Surfer Mag. Features surfer Mike McAuliffe.
Image #14. 1980s media article featuring Blaxell shaper Benton Moran.
Surfing Down South will display social pics from the event, when/if available.
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