60th Anniversary First World Surfboard Titles
The first World Surfboard Titles were held 60 years ago in Manly NSW from 16-17 May 1964. About 60,000 spectators saw 19-year-old Bernard…
1998 Pipeline Masters champion Jake Paterson AUS
Yallingup surfer Jake ‘The Snake’ Paterson defeated 19-year-old Hawaiian wildcard Bruce Irons to win the 1998 Mountain Dew Pipe Masters in Hawaii. Jake…
1977 Craig Bettenay in Hawaii
In 1977 talented South West surfer/shaper Craig Bettenay joined champion surfer Ian ‘Kanga’ Cairns in Hawaii for a stint in the big waves…
1920-60s City Beach foreshore
History City Beach foreshore In 1917, the Perth City Council purchased the Lime Kilns Estate of 1,290 acres for £18,000 from prominent settler…
