Ray Wilson with a South Coast Malibu he made whilst at the Bellarine Marine
He lived in Torquay his whole life.
The first in Torquay to own a Balsa Surfboard
In the early 60’s he was the local agent for Sydney surfboard builders Scott Dillon and Gordon Woods
He sold these boards out the front of his family home on The Esplanade – Wilson Surf Centre, Torquay’
He also worked for Pyke and Klemm Bell, in Torquay, in the 60’s/70’s
He was the first Victorian Surf Champion in 1964
Behind him is his mum’s cafe ‘Idas by the Sea’
His mum was still Belly Boarding and Body Surfing into her 80’s!
Image type – Matted (not framed and glassed)
