1965 SURFER Poll Awards

“SURFER Poll: 1965’s Top Surfers—Mike and Joyce Repeat!” SURFER magazine, July 1966

If, on the evening of April 15, 1966, a tidal wave roared over Capistrano Beach, California—well, the greatest names in surfing would have been wiped out. That was the evening of the SURFER Poll banquet honoring the best surfers of the world for their performances last year. The international surfing stars, along with leaders of the surfing industry, turned out at the Capistrano Beachcomber Club for this thir...