South West’s first pro surfing event
The South West’s first professional surfing contest attracted 102 outstanding surfers. Held in January 1970 at Yallingup, the competition featured waves up to…
Origins of Skateboarding in WA
Skateboarding was born sometime in the late 1940s, or early 1950s, when surfers in California USA wanted something to do when the waves…
1970s Sheepdog shapes
In the early 70s Steve ‘Sheepdog’ Cockburn was a surfboard shaper and team rider at Blaxell Surfboards in Osborne Park. Formerly from Subiaco,…
Mark Wells and Chan the Man
Surfer Mark Wells Mark Wells was a member of Scimitar Board Riders club established in 1975/76 by a group of mostly Trigg Beach/Point…
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