70s photographs

1975 Oceans Surf Shop Contest Trigg Point

Oceans Surf Shop in Perth City ran a surf contest at Trigg Point in 1975.

Surfboard shaper/fashion model Gary Greirson was head honcho at Oceans Surf Shop at the time.

High profile WA surfers competed in the surf contest. Contestants included Ian Cairns, Barry Day, Russell Catto and Colin Ladhams.

Peter Clark. “Contest won by Russell Catto from Ian Cairns and Ric Gath 3rd, I think. Surf was very good.”

Surf photographer/journo Ric Chan covered the action for Independent Newspapers.

1975 Contest officials at Trigg Point. Photo Ric Chan.

L-R Steve Thomas, Colin Ladhams, Linda Milner (Pat Cairn’s sister), Pat Cairns, Barry Day and former WASRA President the late Ronald ‘Doc’ Naylor.

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