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.…
1954 Surfboard Art by Ray Geary
In the 1950s WA surfing pioneer Ray Geary worked as a sign writer. He designed & printed t-shirts for the City Beach Board…
1962 The Ghost at Gallows
1962 Howard ‘The Ghost’ Kent grabbing the rail at Gallows. The Ghost was a keen SW big wave rider in the early 60s.…
1958 Barry ‘Joe’ King’s homemade surfboard at Yallingup
In the late 1950s SW surf pioneer Barry ‘Joe’ King rode a homemade 9ft triple stringer polystyrene (Coolite) surfboard glassed with epoxy resin.…
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