Queensland surfers Gary Gibbon and Andy Jones travelled to WA in October 1975. They travelled overland in Gary’s 1962 VW beetle with a couple of surfboards each and a two man tent in which to camp at nights.
The trip took them a month and they arrived in Dunsborough, where they were given temporary lodgings at Mark and Julie Favell’s house in the Green Acres Caravan Park, where they were the caretakers. The next day they went surfing at Yallingup followed by a little fishing expedition to Canal Rocks. They never left and still live in the South West.
Gary Gibbon – Hey Jim, Here’s a selection of photos you may be interested in running in Surfing Down South. I took them at Yallingup in March 1976. Unfortunately, I’m not sure who was out there surfing, though I think a couple of them may be of Ray Notte, who I used to surf with out there quite a bit. There’s a photo of Dave Seward in the carpark. He surfed really well out there, but I think he was just going out, when I was finishing up shooting from memory.
People may recognise themselves and comment back to you.There’s also a couple of photos of the Bubble. Cheers!
Image: 1976 uncrowded Yallingup Beach
Image: 1976 Yalls empty set wave x fresh offshore wind.
Image: 1976 Yalls paddle out through set waves
Image: 1976 Yalls Dave Seward in car park
Image: 1976 Yalls take-off
Image: 1976 Yalls one wave one person
Image: 1976 Yalls heading into bottom turn
I thought the wave-skier in the next pic may have been Tony Harbo, but I can’t be sure. Tony was one of the first of the older guys to switch to skis and come out at Yallingup. But I think he was still board surfing at that time and didn’t switchover for another year or two.
Image: 1976 Yalls wave-ski drop in at Main Break.
Image: 1976 Yalls waiting in the line-up
Image: 1976 Yalls down the line.
Image: 1976 Yalls wave at the Bubble.
Image: 1976 Yalls surfing the Bubble
Thanks Gary for sharing your vintage South West surf images.
Queensland surfers Gary Gibbon and Andy Jones travelled to WA in October 1975. They travelled overland in Gary’s 1962 VW beetle with a couple of surfboards each and a two man tent in which to camp at nights.
The trip took them a month and they arrived in Dunsborough, where they were given temporary lodgings at Mark and Julie Favell’s house in the Green Acres Caravan Park, where they were the caretakers. The next day they went surfing at Yallingup followed by a little fishing expedition to Canal Rocks. They never left and still live in the South West.
Click on this link to view 1975 Qld to WA road trip – Story and Photos by Gary Gibbon published 12 June 2019.
Gary Gibbon – Hey Jim, Here’s a selection of photos you may be interested in running in Surfing Down South. I took them at Yallingup in March 1976. Unfortunately, I’m not sure who was out there surfing, though I think a couple of them may be of Ray Notte, who I used to surf with out there quite a bit. There’s a photo of Dave Seward in the carpark. He surfed really well out there, but I think he was just going out, when I was finishing up shooting from memory.
People may recognise themselves and comment back to you. There’s also a couple of photos of the Bubble. Cheers!
Image: 1976 uncrowded Yallingup Beach
Image: 1976 Yalls empty set wave x fresh offshore wind.
Image: 1976 Yalls paddle out through set waves
Image: 1976 Yalls Dave Seward in car park
Image: 1976 Yalls take-off
Image: 1976 Yalls one wave one person
Image: 1976 Yalls heading into bottom turn
I thought the wave-skier in the next pic may have been Tony Harbo, but I can’t be sure. Tony was one of the first of the older guys to switch to skis and come out at Yallingup. But I think he was still board surfing at that time and didn’t switchover for another year or two.
Image: 1976 Yalls wave-ski drop in at Main Break.
Image: 1976 Yalls waiting in the line-up
Image: 1976 Yalls down the line.
Image: 1976 Yalls wave at the Bubble.
Image: 1976 Yalls surfing the Bubble
Thanks Gary for sharing your vintage South West surf images.
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