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2021

Tom Hoye Obituary by Tom Blaxell

WA surf industry pioneer Tom Blaxell waxing lyrical about the late Tom Hoye, surfer, surfboard craftsman from Margaret River. Click on this link…

70s

1976 The Spot at Yanchep revisited

Foreword This SDS blog was originally posted 30 December 2015. This version has been reformatted and contains additional material from Doug White and…

60s

1960s State winter surfboard championships

The evolution of State surfboard championships went something like this: 1964 First State surfboard championships were held Down South at Yallingup over March…

2018

Thea surfing and working in the Mentawai’s

Scottish/Australian surf journalist, Thea McDonald-Lee, leaves Dunsborough shores in wintertime to surf the idyllic waves of the Mentawai’s while working at the surf…