Article in Everyboby’s Magazine November 1964, private collection
Beach fashionistas instruct surfers of 1964 to “come as you please, as long as its colourful”… Boardshorts and matching stripe singlet will cost 2 pounds (last years long shorts are out), while a “way in” sand parka cost 3 pounds. A wetsuit will cost about 12 pounds and if your bellyboarding (on a “chest board”), your flippers will cost around 2 pounds. You’ll also need suntan oil, a huge Hawaiian towel, a beach bag, sunglasses and board wax, nailing your budget for another 7 pounds. Add the cost of a Kombi and racks…