2019

WA Surfing Identities – Then & Now images #17

This is a collection of Old and New images of WA surfing identities from various photographers.

Series #17 contains images of the following surfers: –

  1. Nigel Coote
  2. Tim Churack
  3. Claire Edwards
  4. Nathan Moody
  5. Robin ‘Skullcap’ Sutherland
  6. Ronnie ‘Ratshit’ Jeffrey

 

Nigel Coote – Surfing, travelling, retiree Busselton

Nigel: There you go – 50 years between these photos “.

Left: 1968 Nigel surfing Greenmount Point in Coolangatta Queensland. Carl Tanner pic.

Right: 2018 Nigel surfing Pasta Point in the Maldives. Dara pic.

 

Tim Churack – Surfing Mine Worker Quindalup

Left: 1984 Bali Tim heading out to surf ‘airport left’ on water transport. Tim pic.

Right: 2018 Tim surfing Yallingup Main Break. Bruce King pic.

 

 Claire Edwards – Surfing mum Dunsborough

Claire – Unfortunately in my teens surfing wasn’t even in my vocabulary… now It’s every second word! I was a rower instead, the following photo captures our all girls eight crew just after we won the Head of the River Race in 1992 at Canning Bridge, Swan River Perth.

Top: 1992 Claire (3rd from left) after Head of the River win Canning Bridge Perth. Claire pic.

Bottom: 2016 Claire surfing Papa Bears at Three Bears surf break, Yallingup. Colin Trigwell pic.

 

Nathan Moody – Surfing concreter/ burger maker at Caves Store Yalls.

Left: 2002 Nat at Pyramids Beach Mandurah. Nat-han pic

Right: 2018 Nat surfing the Bubble at Yalls. Water shot by Driftwood Photography.

 

Robin ‘Skullcap’ Sutherland – Surfing retiree Yallingup

Left: 1967 Rob competing in State Surfing Championships held at Huzza in Cowaramup Bay. Len Dibben pic

Right: 2011 Rob at unveiling of Pioneer Surfers Sculpture Yallingup. Loz Smith pic.

 

Ronnie ‘Ratshit’ Jeffrey –Retiree Yallingup

Left: 1975 Gary Gibbon, Andy Jones & Ronny ‘Ratshit’ Jeffrey at Peter Dyson’s place Yallingup Hill. Andy Jones pic

Right: 2013 Ronnie on morning walk at Shallows. Jim King pic.

Many thanks to the contributors for sharing their photos.

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