- Stubbies (surfing)
The Stubbies was a surf competition held annually, in about March, at
Burleigh Heads, Queensland from1977 to1988 (?). The event was named after its sponsor the Stubbies clothing brand and was one of the three major Australian surfing competitions of its day (the other two being theBells Beach Classic andSurfabout ).History
The contest was established in
1977 , organised that year by surferPeter Drouyn . He devised for it the "man on man" heat system where just two surfers competed in each heat (where before four or even six was normal). The man-on-man system is still used inASP World Tour contests today.Winners
(This list is incomplete.)
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References
* [http://www.surfresearch.com.au/0000h_contests.html Surf Contests] at surfresearch.com.au
* "Mark Richards: A Surfing Legend", authorised biography by David Knox,
1992 , ISBN 020717489X* Sean Doherty, "MP: The Life of Michael Peterson", Harper Collins, 2004, ISBN 0-7322-7609-8.
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