In the early 60s the d’Espeissis family at Cape Naturaliste allowed surfers to drive through their farmland to access surf breaks in Geographe Bay.
This is a collection of tales from the d’Espeissis track in the 60s courtesy of Surfing Down South Book published by Margaret River Press in 2014.
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1964 Rocky Pt Southside Board Club. Photo courtsy Bill Mitchell L-R Bill Mitchell. Russell Green, Bill McDonald & Peter Oliver .1965 Rocky Point beach car park Kevin Ager. Photo Jim King1966 Dyso’s Kombi at Rocky Point car park. Photo courtesy Peter Dyson RIP. L-R John ‘Blue’ Burridge, Peter Dyson (on step ladder), Kevin Ager, Mick Maddren, John Balgarnie & Charlie Roper. John ‘Ned’ Franetovich is sitting on the boards. 1968 Ian Cairns beach car park Rocky Point WA.. Photo Greg Woodward.1968 Rocky Point d’Espeissistrack. Photo Brian Trainer.1968 Rocky Point track d’Espeissis property Murray Smith & Bob Shenston. Photo Jim Breadsell.1968 North End Board Club (Scarb) crew with bogged XP Falcon on Rocky Point track D’Espeissis property. Photo Jim Breadsell.
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1967 Yallingup Board Club members navigating damp Rocky Point track. Colin Cordingley’s Corolla and Rob Birch’s Falcon.Video courtesy Jennie Cordingley.
In the early 60s the d’Espeissis family at Cape Naturaliste allowed surfers to drive through their farmland to access surf breaks in Geographe Bay.
This is a collection of tales from the d’Espeissis track in the 60s courtesy of Surfing Down South Book published by Margaret River Press in 2014.
Photos
L-R Bill Mitchell. Russell Green, Bill McDonald & Peter Oliver .
L-R John ‘Blue’ Burridge, Peter Dyson (on step ladder), Kevin Ager, Mick Maddren, John Balgarnie & Charlie Roper. John ‘Ned’ Franetovich is sitting on the boards.
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