margaret river – Page 9 – Surfing Down South

1972 Shaun Atkinson at Lefthanders near Gracetown

1972 young surfer Shaun Atkinson (age 16) competing in the State Surfing Titles held at Lefthanders. In 1974 Shaun came 3rd in the…

In 1965 the North End Board Club (Scarborough) purchased a block of land at Georgette Way in Prevelly Park, Margaret River. By 1967…

In the early 1970s Mandurah surfer Chris ‘Feggsey’ Fullston was a team rider for Len Dibben (rode a wide Bonzer) and Cordingleys before…

In 1969 WA hosted it’s first Australian Surfing Titles. The early rounds were held in small waves at Scarborough before the event was…

In 1967 WA surf photographer Tom Collins had a surfing article published in USA’s Surfing Illustrated magazine. Tom’s article was the first report…