The Evolution of Surfing and Australian Board Design
Surfing first took the imagination of the Australian public back in 1914 when Duke Kahanamoku put on surfing exhibitions across the east coast. The surfboard was quickly ingrained in surf lifesaving clubs but had not entered into wider popularity.
This all changed in 1956 when a team of American lifeguards, including Greg Noll, brought balsawood Malibus for a demonstration at Torquay and Sydney during the Melbourne Olympics. The arrival of the new American boards in 1956 ushered in a new style of surfing and surfboard manufacturing that revolutionised Australia. The evolution had arrived.
This all changed in 1956 when a team of American lifeguards, including Greg Noll, brought balsawood Malibus for a demonstration at Torquay and Sydney during the Melbourne Olympics. The arrival of the new American boards in 1956 ushered in a new style of surfing and surfboard manufacturing that revolutionised Australia. The evolution had arrived.
PRE MARGARET RIVER WA NATIONAL TITLES PARTY HELD IN ADELAIDE BY GEOFF SMITH. 1969
LEFT TO RIGHT. WAYNE LYNCH. 🏄🏿♂️ NAT YOUNG 🍷 GEOFF SMITH 🏄🏿♂️TED SPENCER 🍷. GARY BLYTH ( BACK) 🏄🏿♂️ SHANE STEDMAN ( FRONT)
❤️A GREAT NIGHT WITH THREE OF THE BEST SURFERS IN THE WORLD❤️
🏄🏿♂️ WAYNE. 🏄🏿♂️ TED. 🏄🏿♂️ NAT. 🏄🏿♂️ 1969
NAT YOUNG 1970
BOB MCTAVISH KEVIN PLATT 1966
MIDGET FARRELLY 1963
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WAYNE LYNCH 1968
TED SPENCER 1969/70
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