Cairns, Ian
Commanding pro surfer and surf contest organizer/promoter from Perth, Western Australia; world-ranked #2 in 1976; founder of the Association of Surfing Professionals. "He's a strong-minded son of a bitch," fellow Australian and 1978 world champion Wayne Bartholomew once said of Cairns, "a brilliant politician, and an absolute monster in big surf." Cairns was born (1952) in Kew, Victoria, the son ...
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Ian Cairns, 1978. Photo: Lance TroutSubscribe to view
Ian Cairns (right) and Peter Townend, 1975. Photo: Stephen CooneySubscribe to view
Ian Cairns, 1974. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Ian Cairns on "Big Wednesday" poster, 1978Subscribe to view
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Ian Cairns

Ian Cairns, 1978. Photo: Lance Trout

Ian Cairns (right) and Peter Townend, 1975. Photo: Stephen Cooney

Ian Cairns, 1974. Photo: Jeff Divine

Ian Cairns on "Big Wednesday" poster, 1978

Ian Cairns, 1980. Photo: Jeff Divine