HISTORY

Its November ’82 when Evan Penglis and Julie Rowbotham blitzed their divisions to win the first official Australian titles and a ticket to Hawaii. Julie described in the article as a attractive Kiwi beat a determined Christine O’Keefe from Victoria in messy 1.5 metre conditions at Dee Why while Evan beat standup surfing champion Mark Warren for top honors and a place in the first World Title Championships at Pipe.The article was written by Mark Sutton.