In 1956 Wembley lads Ray Geary (19), Neil Campbell (17), Colin Taylor (17) and Bob Wakefield (18) spent five weeks and £45 making a 24 ft plywood four-man surf ski in the backyard. The boys were all members of the City Beach Board Club.
The 24 ft homemade surf ski was Ray’s pride & joy!
Front page news The West Australian Newspaper 17 September 1956 1956 Four-man ski’s first dip in the ocean (01 Aug 1956) at City Beach. Ray Geary pic. 1956 Four-man ski with artwork by sign writer Ray Geary at City Beach. John Budge pic. L-R Colin Taylor, Ray Geary & Neil Chapple. 1956 Four-man ski with City Beach groyne in the background. Ray Geary pic L-R Ray Geary, Colin Taylor, Neil Chapple, Alma (surname unknown). 1956 City Beach Ray Geary, Neil Chapple, Ray Wakefield & Colin Taylor with 24 ft four-man surf ski. Ray Geary pic. The boys and surf ski are leaning against wooden playground equipment on City Beach. 1956 Ray with the four-man surf ski on his Sign Writer work ute. Ray Geary pic. 1956 Four-man surf ski on Ray’s Holden ute parked near the groyne at City Beach. Ray Geary pic. L-R Colin Taylor, Neil Chapple, Ray Geary & Rod Phillips.
Thanks for sharing your vintage pics Ray and Budgie.
Footnote: In the late 1950s early 1960s Geary’s beach surf break south of Mandurah was named after Ray and Helen Geary’s beach shack in Sandra Street Falcon. (Falcon Bay was formerly called Miami). Ray and the boys would head over the back beach with their ‘planks’ and drink beer at the shack afterwards. Source Wikipedia.
In 1956 Wembley lads Ray Geary (19), Neil Campbell (17), Colin Taylor (17) and Bob Wakefield (18) spent five weeks and £45 making a 24 ft plywood four-man surf ski in the backyard. The boys were all members of the City Beach Board Club.
The 24 ft homemade surf ski was Ray’s pride & joy!
L-R Colin Taylor, Ray Geary & Neil Chapple.
L-R Ray Geary, Colin Taylor, Neil Chapple, Alma (surname unknown).
The boys and surf ski are leaning against wooden playground equipment on City Beach.
L-R Colin Taylor, Neil Chapple, Ray Geary & Rod Phillips.
Thanks for sharing your vintage pics Ray and Budgie.
Footnote: In the late 1950s early 1960s Geary’s beach surf break south of Mandurah was named after Ray and Helen Geary’s beach shack in Sandra Street Falcon. (Falcon Bay was formerly called Miami). Ray and the boys would head over the back beach with their ‘planks’ and drink beer at the shack afterwards. Source Wikipedia.
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