Dave Macaulay was a successful campaigner of the Pro Surf Tour in the 80s and early 90s and finished No. 3 in the world twice. The former professional surfer is the current Masters World Champion.
1981 Dave surfing Lefthanders surf break South West WA. Ric Chan pic.
In 1983 Dave was WA State Surfing Champion and West Australian Surfer-of-the Year.
He began his shaping career working at Murray Smith Surfboards in Churchlands in 1983.
In 1986 he won his first World Championship Tour Event defeating Mark
Ochiluppo during a contest in Brazil where he was
riding his own equipment, a board he’d
shaped for himself.
In 1989 and 1993 Macaulay finished 3rd on the World Championship Tour and after 10 years of competing on the pro tour, called it quits to focus on his shaping.
Dave Macaulay still surfs every day. You can find him around his home breaks in Gracetown, regularly trying out new shapes, rockers and different aspects of board designs.
1984 Murray Smith & assistant shaper Dave Macaulay at Murray Smith Surfboards Churchlands. Independent Newspapers pic Circa 1984 Dave Mac surfboard decal on Hotbrewz Surfboard.
Dave Macaulay and his family have vintage surfboards and other memorabilia on display at the WA Surf Gallery located at Aravina Estate Yallingup.
2018 Dave with daughter Pro Surfer Bronte Macaulay signing the celebrity surfboard at WA Surf Gallery Yallingup. 2021 Dave’s Hot Brewz surfboard with Devo Artwork (circled) at the WA Surf Gallery. Jim King pic.
Dave Macaulay recounts the story of his Devo designed surfboard currently on display at the WA Surf Gallery
I used that board in the World Amateur titles in 1984, but not on the pro tour. I made it for Huntington Beach US so made it quite chunky to deal with the rumoured dead sections in that wave. The Devo spray is typical of that time. He used to come on a Friday and rip through a bunch of foam sprays, mostly funky freehand out-there stuff (i.e. not time consuming tape up jobs). People loved them and Murray Smith’s Churchlands surfboard factory was booming in those days, in part for Devo’s wild colourful sprays. Haven’t seen or heard from Devo since those days. The nose ended up mangled years down the track, so I sawed it clean off with the intention of making a coffee table from it but haven’t quite got there! Regards, Dave
1983 some cool Hot Brewz sprays by Darren ‘Devo’ Howard. Photographer unknown1986 Darren ‘Devo’ Howard with artwork. Photo Wanneroo Times. 1986 Darren ‘Devo’ Howard with artwork. Photo Wanneroo Times.
Dave Macaulay is a Surfer, Shaper, and Surfboard
maker and he separates his time between building high
performance surfboards for West Australian conditions and coaching one of his
daughters, Bronte Macaulay, on the WSL Women’s Pro Tour. He
has two other daughters, twins
Laura and Ellie, one of which is a big wave rider, and a son, Jack.
Dave, along with his wife Lorraine and their incredibly talented surfing family, live at Gracetown. There’s even a large surfboard on display at the Gallery which all six of the Macaulay’s have surfed at once.
Visit the WA Surf Gallery Aravina Estate Yallingup to view more Macaulay family surf memorabilia. The WA Surf Gallery is open every day from 11am – 5pm. Entry is free and donations are greatly appreciated.
Dave Macaulay was a successful campaigner of the Pro Surf Tour in the 80s and early 90s and finished No. 3 in the world twice. The former professional surfer is the current Masters World Champion.
In 1983 Dave was WA State Surfing Champion and West Australian Surfer-of-the Year.
He began his shaping career working at Murray Smith Surfboards in Churchlands in 1983.
In 1986 he won his first World Championship Tour Event defeating Mark Ochiluppo during a contest in Brazil where he was riding his own equipment, a board he’d shaped for himself.
In 1989 and 1993 Macaulay finished 3rd on the World Championship Tour and after 10 years of competing on the pro tour, called it quits to focus on his shaping.
Dave Macaulay still surfs every day. You can find him around his home breaks in Gracetown, regularly trying out new shapes, rockers and different aspects of board designs.
Dave Macaulay and his family have vintage surfboards and other memorabilia on display at the WA Surf Gallery located at Aravina Estate Yallingup.
Dave Macaulay recounts the story of his Devo designed surfboard currently on display at the WA Surf Gallery
I used that board in the World Amateur titles in 1984, but not on the pro tour. I made it for Huntington Beach US so made it quite chunky to deal with the rumoured dead sections in that wave. The Devo spray is typical of that time. He used to come on a Friday and rip through a bunch of foam sprays, mostly funky freehand out-there stuff (i.e. not time consuming tape up jobs). People loved them and Murray Smith’s Churchlands surfboard factory was booming in those days, in part for Devo’s wild colourful sprays. Haven’t seen or heard from Devo since those days. The nose ended up mangled years down the track, so I sawed it clean off with the intention of making a coffee table from it but haven’t quite got there! Regards, Dave
Dave Macaulay is a Surfer, Shaper, and Surfboard maker and he separates his time between building high performance surfboards for West Australian conditions and coaching one of his daughters, Bronte Macaulay, on the WSL Women’s Pro Tour. He has two other daughters, twins Laura and Ellie, one of which is a big wave rider, and a son, Jack.
Dave, along with his wife Lorraine and their incredibly talented surfing family, live at Gracetown. There’s even a large surfboard on display at the Gallery which all six of the Macaulay’s have surfed at once.
Visit the WA Surf Gallery Aravina Estate Yallingup to view more Macaulay family surf memorabilia. The WA Surf Gallery is open every day from 11am – 5pm. Entry is free and donations are greatly appreciated.
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