Three Bears surf break & track in the 70s
In August 1971 surfers George Simpson, Mick Pearce & Mark Rudenberg discovered Three Bears surf break at Kabbijgup Beach. The boys had seen…
Origin of Twin Fin Surfboards in Oz by Tom Hoye
Short boards with twin fins were introduced to Australia by Santa Cruz surfer/shaper Tom Hoye in 1970. He built the first OZ twin…
Smiths Valley – Living in the 70s by Peter Jebb
In the 1970s some city based surfers and their friends moved into old farm buildings in Smiths Valley at Yallingup. City Beach surfer…
1970s Sunrise Surfboards Yallingup
In the 70s former Cottesloe surfer David ‘Dapper’ Plaisted moved to Yallingup and started manufacturing Sunrise Surfboards. The surfboards were made in an…
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