Colin Earle profile

City Beach goofy footer Colin Earle has had an outstanding surfing career at club, state, national & international levels since the late 70s.

Colin has worked in the surf industry since the 80s and is recognised as a top WA shortboard shaper. His family owned and ran Cordingley Surfboards in Jolimont (factory) & Scarborough (show rooms) in the 80s.

Colin now runs Colin Earle Surf Supplies 3/68 Collingwood Street Osborne Park 6017.

Away from his work commitments Colin enjoys surfing and playing golf.

Colin Earle 1970s-80s images sourced from Colin, Ross Marshall and Ric Chan

*1974 Colin age 14 with first surfboard. Image courtesy Colin Earle.*

*1976 Colin age 16 surfing first surfboard at South Point WA. Image courtesy Colin Earle.*

The 1977 Hang Ten WASRA Schoolboys Surfing Championships were held at Trigg Beach in average surf conditions. Colin entered all three age divisions, under 15, Under 17 and under 19, winning U/15 and U/19 and placing 2nd in U/17. It is understood WASRA changed entry qualification rules after that event.

In Jan 1978 Colin represented WA in the Schoolboys Nationals held at Victor Harbour and Middleton Beach in South Australia. He was only able to surf in one division and selected the U/15 division. Dave Mac was on that state team in U/15 division too. Dave’s dad and Bill Girdwood were team chaperones.

*1977 Colin with his Schoolboys Surfing Championships contest trophies on Trigg Beach. Ric Chan pic.*

*1977 Colin (far right) sitting next to Steve Hannett at State Titles Presentations held at Surfside Yallingup. Photo Ric Chan*

*1978 Colin competing in State Titles South Point WA. Photo Ric Chan*

*1978 Colin being presented with an award by WASRA official Ken Trainer at WASRA Surfing Awards night. Photo Ric Chan*

*1980 Colin in the shaping bay at Cordingley surfboard factory Jolimont WA. Photo Ric Chan*

1980 Colin waxing his Cordingley board Trigg Point car park. Photo Ric Chan (water damaged).

*1980 Colin warming up pre-surf at Trigg Beach with his Cordingley board. Photo Ric Chan*

In 1980 Colin was runner up to Tom Carroll (NSW) in the Pepsi Pro Junior surfing championship held in Sydney, placed 3^rd in the Junior Division of the Australian Surfing Titles held in South Australia and was voted WA Surfer of the Year (Junior).

*1980 Colin featured in Colin Vidler surf shops advt West Coast Surfer mag. Photos Ric Chan.*

*1980 Colin Earle **Pepsi surfer of the month** in *West Coast Surfer Mag*. Photo Ric Chan*

*1980 Colin surfing Strickland Bay with Cordingley surf team. Photo Ric Chan*

In 1981 Colin was a member of the Australian Amateur Surfing Team which beat the English, Welsh and combined United Kingdom teams to bring home the Foster’s Lager Cup to OZ.