Zac – “In 1964 my brother Len (RIP) and I wagged high school to go surfing at City Beach. Unknown to us a newspaper photographer took our photo and it was published in the newspaper. Our dad was furious when he found out we had wagged school to go surfing.”
1964 Zac and his brother Len (RIP) surfing City Beach groyne. Media pic.1964 WA State Champions heading to Australian titles at Manly beach NSW. Media article.1965 Murray Smith collecting Zac’s rising sun design surfboard from rocks at South Point. Jim Breadsell pic1966 Zac Kochanowitsch with his rising sun surfboard at Scarborough beach. Colleen Burke pic.1968 Zac & Peter Longley mealtime at North End shack Prevelly Marg River. Jim Breadsell pic2011 City Beach Surf Riders Club reunion. Bruce King pic. L-R. Brian Cole (RIP), Keith Campbell, Zac Kochanowitsch & John Harbison (RIP).
West Perth surfer Alex ’Zac’ Kochanowitsch purchased his first surfboard in 1962 and won WA’s first State Open Men’s Surfing Title in 1964.
In 2012 ‘Zac’ put pen to paper and recorded his 1960s surfing memoirs for Surfing Down South.
Zac’s handwritten notes
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Zac – “In 1964 my brother Len (RIP) and I wagged high school to go surfing at City Beach. Unknown to us a newspaper photographer took our photo and it was published in the newspaper. Our dad was furious when he found out we had wagged school to go surfing.”
L-R. Brian Cole (RIP), Keith Campbell, Zac Kochanowitsch & John Harbison (RIP).
Thanks for sharing your surfing memoirs Zac,
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