1960s Yallingup Surf Board Club – History (part 1 of 2)
The original Yallingup Surf Board Club (YBC) ran from the early 60s to mid-69. This history of YBC was compiled by former club…
Darryl McGowan’s 1960s SW surf trips
WA surfer Darryl McGowan toured WA, SA, NSW and Queensland surf spots back in the 1960s & 70s. In the mid-60s Darryl went…
1960s Mark Waddell & Rod Bothwell
In the 60s Leederville surfer Mark Waddell (elder brother of David, Ron & Gerard) was a renowned big wave charger in South West…
1962-64 Alex ‘Zac’ Kochanowitsch
West Perth surfer Alex ’Zac’ Kochanowitsch purchased his first surfboard in 1962 and won WA’s first State Open Men’s Surfing Title in 1964.…
