WA surfboard manufacturers started in the metropolitan area in the early 60s and spread to the southwest country region in the 70s. By the 80s WA had a thriving custom surfboard industry.
1980s Surfboard advertisements.
Images sourced from 80’s WA surf mags/booklets & newspapers.
1980 Jacko Surfboards in Rivervale ex West Coast Surfer mag.1980 Precision Equip Surfboards by Tom Hoye Yallingup ex West Coast Surfer Mag. 1980 Al Bean Surf Design Dunsborough. Ric Chan image ex West Coast Surfer Mag1980s Al Bean Surf Shapes Yallingup ex West Coast Surfer Magazine.1980 Star Surfboards advt featuring Mitch Thorson & Greg Laurenson in Dunsborough ex West Coast Surf mag. 1980 Odyssey Surfboards advt featuring team member Dave Sims ex West Coast Surfer mag.1980s Murray Smith Surfboards ex West Coast Surfer Mag1981 Blaxell Surfboards. Ric Chan image. Osborne Park ex West Coast Surfer Mag.1980s Hawke Surfcats ex West Coast Surfer mag.1981 Santosha Surfboards Morley advt featuring master shaper Colin Ladhams West Coast Wind & Surfer mag.1983 Santosha Surf Shop Scarborough advt ex West Coast Wind & Surfer mag 1980s Fluid Magic Surfboards. Ric Chan image ex West Coast Surfer mag.1983 Cordingley Advt ex West Coast Wind & Surfer Mag 1983 Blaxell Surfrider advt ex West Coast Wind & Surfer Mag 1983 Hotbrewz Surfboards advt exWest Coast Wind & Surfer Mag
In the 1980s Lindsay Park left Murray Smiths factory to go out on his own as Lindsay Park Designs in Wangara. Lindsay worked with sailboarder Colin Leonhardt working with (Sail Logic), and Chris Lockwood was emerging as a young board designer for Lindsay. One of Lindsay Parks brands was ‘Tribal’ Surfboards.
1986-87 Hotbrewz Surfboard shaped by Lindsay Park and glassed by Neil Bird. Photo courtesy of owner Peter Sharpe& Murray Smith Warehouse.1980’s Cordingley Surfboards advt featuring Colin Earle ex West Coast Surfer Mag1980s Cordingley Surfboards advt featuring Craig Bettenay & Colin Earle ex West Coast Surfer Mag
Garry Rice (Sealines Surfboards Capel). “Note the logo changes on the Sealines advts, these were used on our boards at different periods during the mid-80s. Vance & Nancy Burrow were Sealines team riders at this time.“
Mid 1980s Sealines Fibreglass Specialists and Sealines Surfboards Capel advts ex SW Times.
GarryRice. “Image below shows unidentified surfer riding lefts maybe at Juniors Reef, BP Beach Bunbury.”
Mid 1980s Sealines Surfboards Capel advt ex SW Times. 1988 Surfrats Surfboards Quindalup WA by Ralph Redman. L-R Melanie & Justin Redman with Surfrats boards at Yallingup. Photo Ralph Redman.1989 H2O Surf Designs Dunsborough advt ex Yal Mal Program 1989 Mick Manolas Surf Shapes Dunsborough advt ex Yal Mal Program
Shaping guru, the late Greg Laurenson was making custom built boards under his own name in the Southwest 1982-83, but I couldn’t find an advertisement for this period.
1982-83 Greg Laurenson’s Surf Studio (set up in former cow shed) Dunsborough Photo Gary Vaughan
Martin Littlewood has been manufacturing premier quality Delta Designs surfboards, kiteboards and tow boards in Margaret River since 1985.
Delta Designs logo courtesyMartin Littlewood.
Respected surfboard shaper Mark ‘Oggy’ Ogram (ex Auckland NZ) began making boards in Dunsborough in 1990 for H2O. He set up his first Yahoo factory in Clarke Street Dunsborough in 1994.
1994 First Yahoo factory in Clarke St Dunsborough. Image courtesy Yahoo Surfboards.
WA surfboard manufacturers started in the metropolitan area in the early 60s and spread to the southwest country region in the 70s. By the 80s WA had a thriving custom surfboard industry.
1980s Surfboard advertisements.
Images sourced from 80’s WA surf mags/booklets & newspapers.
In the 1980s Lindsay Park left Murray Smiths factory to go out on his own as Lindsay Park Designs in Wangara. Lindsay worked with sailboarder Colin Leonhardt working with (Sail Logic), and Chris Lockwood was emerging as a young board designer for Lindsay. One of Lindsay Parks brands was ‘Tribal’ Surfboards.
Garry Rice (Sealines Surfboards Capel). “Note the logo changes on the Sealines advts, these were used on our boards at different periods during the mid-80s. Vance & Nancy Burrow were Sealines team riders at this time.“
Garry Rice. “Image below shows unidentified surfer riding lefts maybe at Juniors Reef, BP Beach Bunbury.”
Shaping guru, the late Greg Laurenson was making custom built boards under his own name in the Southwest 1982-83, but I couldn’t find an advertisement for this period.
Martin Littlewood has been manufacturing premier quality Delta Designs surfboards, kiteboards and tow boards in Margaret River since 1985.
Respected surfboard shaper Mark ‘Oggy’ Ogram (ex Auckland NZ) began making boards in Dunsborough in 1990 for H2O. He set up his first Yahoo factory in Clarke Street Dunsborough in 1994.
Coming soon 1970s WA Surfboard advertisements.
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