The Stubbies was a surf competition held annually, in about March, at Burleigh Heads, Queensland from 1977 to 1988.
[1] 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 the Bells Beach Classic and Surfabout).
The contest was established in 1977, organised that year by surfer Peter Drouyn.
Maroubra was the site of the annual Sitmar Cruises event.
The man-on-man system is still used in ASP World Tour contests today.