The Guillotines surf break was discovered and named by the late Dave Williams, Terry ‘Horse’ Williams & Kevin ‘Legs’ Merifield from West Coast Boardriders Club circa 1961. They named it the Guillotine because they regarded it as a cut-throat wave. It is a popular surf break in the Margaret River region. Click on link below to view Dave William’s recollections.
After their discovery, the lads approached local farmer/pilot the late Boodge Guthrie and sought his assistance in creating a dirt track from Gallows car park to Guillotine through the coastal shrub. The new coastal track provided rough vehicle access to Guillotines surf break for surfers but upset a local farmer.
Pioneer surfers Kevin Merifield and Brian Cole recorded their Guillotine track recollections in the Surfing Down South Book published by Margaret River Press in 2014…..see comments below
Extract from Surfing Down South book published by Margaret River Press in 2014.
Photos
1961 Bush track walk to Gallows surf break. Photo Steve Mailey.1961 Gallows outside break. L-R Jim Keenan & Puppy Dog from Manly NSW with Barry Bennett Surfboards. Photo courtesy Jim Keenan.1962 West Coast Boardriders Club members outside club shack Caves House Yallingup. Photo Brian Cole. L-R Des Gaines, Alan Hamer, Dave Williams, Bob Keenan, Ray Evans, Kevin Merifield & Terry Williams.1962 Gallows the guy crouching could be Bob Keenan and Howard Kent (Ghost). Photo John ‘Dan Daragan’ Robertson.1962 Gallows outside set heading towards surfer Brian Cole. Photo courtesy Brian Cole.1962 Bob Keenan surfing a Malibu surfboard at Gallows. Brian Cole (of King & Cole surfboards fame) is pulling off the back of wave. Photo courtesy Brian Cole.
Many thanks to the contributors for sharing their surf history material.
The Guillotines surf break was discovered and named by the late Dave Williams, Terry ‘Horse’ Williams & Kevin ‘Legs’ Merifield from West Coast Boardriders Club circa 1961. They named it the Guillotine because they regarded it as a cut-throat wave. It is a popular surf break in the Margaret River region. Click on link below to view Dave William’s recollections.
After their discovery, the lads approached local farmer/pilot the late Boodge Guthrie and sought his assistance in creating a dirt track from Gallows car park to Guillotine through the coastal shrub. The new coastal track provided rough vehicle access to Guillotines surf break for surfers but upset a local farmer.
Pioneer surfers Kevin Merifield and Brian Cole recorded their Guillotine track recollections in the Surfing Down South Book published by Margaret River Press in 2014…..see comments below
Photos
L-R Des Gaines, Alan Hamer, Dave Williams, Bob Keenan, Ray Evans, Kevin Merifield & Terry Williams.
Many thanks to the contributors for sharing their surf history material.
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