by Andrew McKinnon
The 40th anniversary of the Rip Curl Easter Pro at Bells Beach, Victoria will be another special event on the surfing calendar.
It was back in 1973 that a group of surfers formed the era of professional surfing at a meeting at the Torquay Hotel. Local wetsuit and board manufacturer Rip Curl operating from an old bakery put up the dough to sponsor the first Australian professional surfing competition with the winner receiving $5,000 and $100.00 cash prizes for best manoeuvres...
