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Bronzed Aussies

Formed in Australia in 1976, the Bronzed Aussies were surfing's first commercial ambassadors in the predawn era of professionalism. The brainchild of Sydney Daily Mirror journalist Mike Hurst and three of Oz's top pros at the time, Mark Warren, Ian "Kanga" Cairns and pink fetishist Peter Townend (nee "PT"), the group took their name from an old adage for sun-baked beach boys and their inspiration from the '60s cadre of Aussie tennis players -- Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe -- who'd barnstormed that sport, raising both the financial stakes and media awareness tenfold in the process.

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Great shot from the Hawaiian Tropic contest. The perspective of this shot captures it all. From the competitors to the winner as Buzzy Kerbox and Ian Cairns share the moment.

1979.

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Michael Ho 1979. It looks like this image was shot during the Hawaiian Tropic Contest where Buzzy won and Ian came in 2nd.

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Here is a shot of Ian Cairns off the top. The year was August/September 1976

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The year was probably 1974 as BK and Ian are seeing here standing at the contest. I love the old chalkboard scoring as it allowed us all to see the competitive side of the sport.

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Getting ready for the San Diego Surf Film Fest this Friday night!! In the meantime, here is a young Bernie Baker and Ian Cairns after a session.

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Here is a young Ian Cairns portrait. I spent some time yesterday with Ian and had a chance to meet his kids. Today Ian is still tearing it up and his wave-count is extremely high as he rides his SUP. When hearing him talk about surfing you can see he still has the STOKE in his eyes.

Here is a link to the boards he is riding
http://ozoboard.com/surfboards/sup-standup-paddle-boards/

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Ian Cairns was one of the surfers used in the classic film from 1978 "Big Wednesday" He along with other mates Peter "PT" Townend, Billy Hamilton, Jay Riddle, Jackie Dunn & Bruce Raymond were the surfers that made this film a classic and still to this day holds up.

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photo. Ian Cairns

some quick shots