Cottesloe is preparing to host one of the largest gathering of surfers in the state, with the 24th Lavan Whalebone Longboard Classic set to splash down at Isolated Reef next week. The Whalebone Classic was formed back in 1998 after local longboarder Peter Dunn, discovered a whale’s rib bone immersed in the surf at Cottesloe and decided to host a competition in memory of the whale’s spirit. Over two decades on the Lavan Whalebone Longboard Classic has grown to be a much loved part of Western...