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Keith Paull

(Coolangatta)
1. Keith Paull was a top Australian surfer 1965 to 1973.
see Paul Witzig Hot Generation.

2. Australian Champion 1968, beating both Farrelly and Nat.

3. Australian competitor at Puerto Rico World Contest, 1968.
see Paul Witzig Evolution.

4. Australian shapes for Hohnesee Surfboards (Queensland) and Peter Clarke Surfboards in the 1960's.

Keith Paull Happening
Infitity graphic,
Peter Clarke Surfboards,
circa 1967.

5. Own labels...
Keith Paull Surfboards, Kirra Qld circa 1970 -1972.
Harmony Surfboards , Kirra Qld circa 1972 -1976.
Sponsored surfers included Rabbit Batholomew and Guy Omerod.

6. The Foil design for Bing Surfboards, USA.
Designed by Keith Paull, circa 1968 - 1970
Usually 7 to 8 ft, pin nose, round tail.
Commonly Waveset fin box and moulded plastic fin.
Commonly Australia theme logo, see below
A second generation short board following Vee bottoms, 1967-8.
Heavily promoted in the US, like many Australian designs in this period...
Midget Farrelly Stringerless andWorld Contest Model, by G&S Surfboards USA
Nat Young's Ski, by Weber Surfboards USA
Bob McTavish's Tracker, by Morey-Pope Surfboards USA

7. Keith Paull (and Foil) starred in Greg MacGillivray, and Greg Freeman's Waves Of Change 1969
Unfortunately not available on video/DVD.

Keith Paull, France, 1968.
Photograph : MacGillivay-Freeman
Surfer Magazine November 1988
Volume 29 Number 11 page 139

Keith Paull, Billy Hamilton
and Mark Martinson, France, 1968.
Photograph : MacGillivay-Freeman
Surfing Magazine March 1984
Volume 20 Number 3 page 99.
Originally published in
SURFER Volume 10 number 4
September 1969

8. Major Hawaiian performance, huge Makaha 1969.

9. Randy Rarrick credits Keith Paull as the first surfer to ride Supertubes, South Afria.

10. Keith suffered a major breakdown and ceased all surf activity circa 1975.

11. Passed away circa 2004.

Reference : Chris Bystrom :' The Sleeper ' (A Retospective) : Pacfic Longboarder Vol 2 #1 pages 32-45
Prepared in response to an enquiry about The Foil, by
Matt S. Dingwall
Recreation Coordinator
City of Newport BeachSURFER v10#1

march 1969

SURFER Volume 10 Number 1March 1969
Keith Paull article STYLISTIC EVOLUTION, page 56 + photos and ads.
Also World Contest Facts and Figures article:
HAWAII AND AUSTRALIA TIE IN WORLD CONTEST But Australia Wins On Extra Digits, page 60.