Picture this, a bunch of guys meeting down the beach every weekend or whenever there was surf and talking about boards, surf or whatever - and finally came the talk of starting a Longboard club. The foundations of the Cottesloe Longboard Club were laid at a gathering of 40 local surfers at Isolated Reef break the last Sunday of September. The beach meeting was a great success and a further talk of a meeting was to be held in November.

Well, it happened and on 8 November 1998 the first ever meeting of the newly formed Cottesloe Longboard Club was held. The club's first year membership was 60 and grows every year, 2003 saw a membership total of 100.

Our First Christmas Party

The first ever Christmas Party had a turnout of 80 members including family.

Our First Club Committee

The committee consisted of:

President - Peter Dunn (he was President for 3 years)
Vice President - Warren Thompson (Warren Thompson Surfboards)
Secretary - Arch Kaminickas
Treasurer - Jeff Shields
Social Rep - Toby Petley
Senior Rep - Les Morgan
Junior Rep - Jock Bahen
Wahines Rep - Mandy Yip
Gear Steward - Tim Bahen

The birth of the club proved to be an instant hit with local longboarders and was one of the most popular Longboard club by the end of the first year. The club had great support with local sponsors, and to this day we still have 80% of those first year sponsors still sponsoring the club. It just goes to show what a great club we have.

Story by Maggie Zentner 2003