1987 O’Neill Surf Legends Classic
The first O’Neill Surf Legends Classic took place at Trigg Beach, with Bill Oddy, Ian Cairns, and Jacob Paterson winning in the Veterans,…
A Saturday North of the Black Stump by John Small
John Small, an American ex-pat and surfing photographer, moved to Scarborough Beach, WA in the early 1980s. He co-founded the Wavewalkers Longboard Club…
1987 WA Surfrider Company
In 1987, Surfing Life Magazine (Aus) featured Paddy McGinty’s article on the formation of a new WA surf industry company called Surfrider. It…
1983 Big Wednesday at Trigg Point
On Wednesday 4 May 1983, large waves at metropolitan beaches led to a young surfer, William Heatley, being knocked unconscious by his surfboard…
