In the days before multimillion- dollar sponsorships and surf shops, a group of mates would tie longboards to their cars to drive almost five hours south on limestone roads and set up camp under melaleuca trees at Yallingup.
It was the early 1950s and surfing was considered a fad, which some suburban councils were trying to ban from Perth beaches.
With new driver’s licences, old cars, tinned food and a sense of adventure, the group of about 15 young boardriders were the first to go surfing “down south” … More
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