Gary Gibbon is a retired school teacher and an enthusiastic member of The Prevelly Penguins swimming group at Margaret River.
Formerly from Queensland he has lived & surfed in the South West since early ‘70s.
This is collection of his SW surf photos.
November 1979 – Spring Sessions.
It’s late spring in 1979 and a drop in swell has coincided with some pleasant, early summer weather. The call is made and the crew decide to head towards a small swell, beach break magnet. Both lefts and rights were on offer, as they often are at this location. I’ve obviously decided to utilise the good conditions to take some photos before heading out myself. One interesting aspect of this session that I do remember, is that quite a few of the guys at this time were experimenting with twin fins, especially in the smaller surf. The Mark Richards influence back then, pre Simon Anderson inspired thrusters, was quite pervasive. I even borrowed Andy’s and Mark’s boards when I went out to play around, but found I kept frequently spinning out on bottom turns.
Surfers on hand: Andy Jones, Mark Favell (RIP), Lindsay Whittle, Ralph Redman, Nancy Burrows (I think) and Ross “Madhu” Anderson (I think). And Karli, Sally Gunter’s (later Jones’) dog, puts in an appearance too.
Gary Gibbon is a retired school teacher and an enthusiastic member of The Prevelly Penguins swimming group at Margaret River.
Formerly from Queensland he has lived & surfed in the South West since early ‘70s.
This is collection of his SW surf photos.
November 1979 – Spring Sessions.
It’s late spring in 1979 and a drop in swell has coincided with some pleasant, early summer weather. The call is made and the crew decide to head towards a small swell, beach break magnet. Both lefts and rights were on offer, as they often are at this location. I’ve obviously decided to utilise the good conditions to take some photos before heading out myself. One interesting aspect of this session that I do remember, is that quite a few of the guys at this time were experimenting with twin fins, especially in the smaller surf. The Mark Richards influence back then, pre Simon Anderson inspired thrusters, was quite pervasive. I even borrowed Andy’s and Mark’s boards when I went out to play around, but found I kept frequently spinning out on bottom turns.
Surfers on hand: Andy Jones, Mark Favell (RIP), Lindsay Whittle, Ralph Redman, Nancy Burrows (I think) and Ross “Madhu” Anderson (I think). And Karli, Sally Gunter’s (later Jones’) dog, puts in an appearance too.
Photo Album
Thanks Gary, for sharing your SW surf images.
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