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Life’s swell for Otis Carey
Otis is a free-spirited man that uses the water, waves, and a surfboard to express himself culturally, spiritually and emotionally
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Deadly Vibe Issue 85 March, 2004 – Rory Togo
Gold Coast surfer Rory Togo is one focused fella who takes his training seriously – although on the day Deadly Vibe caught up with him, he was breaking his tough regime to have a celebration.
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2013 Indigenous Surfing Titles
After a 16-year hiatus the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles were revived in 2012 to massive success. This year Surfing Victoria will again be hosting the titles at the beautiful Bells Beach in Victoria. The event will run from Sunday 26th to Friday 31st May 2013 and will see 32 Indigenous surfers from around the […]
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Surf’s up in Yirrkala
The folks at Yirrkala in the Northern Territory have just completed three action-packed days of surfing lessons, with six of them completing a Surfing Australia Level 1 Surf Instructor course. Jamo Borthwick and Carly Mcrae, two Surfing Australia coaches from the Gold Coast, delivered the program to more than 50 kids with the help of […]
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Beachley joins Indigenous surfing project
Layne Beachley, the greatest female surfer of all time, has become the newest member of the Laureus Friends & Ambassadors programme. The announcement was made by Laureus World Sports Academy members Cathy Freeman, Robby Naish, Daley Thompson and Steve Waugh, who were attending the Indigenous Sports Program surfing-based project at Jan Juc, near Geelong, in […]
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Amber Mercy
Deadly Vibe Issue 85 March 2004 Gold Coast surfer Amber Mercy had her scariest moment in the water in Tonga this summer. ” My leg rope broke and I lost my board,” the bubbly 19-year-old says. “It happened just as a set came through, and I got my butt kicked, basically. I was pretty scared. […]
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Anthony Hume
Deadly Vibe Issue 85 March 2004 Soul surfer Take note – surfing isn’t all about competition. Its therapeutic powers move far beyond the winners’ podium. As Anthony Hume will testify, when it comes to surfing the biggest winner is the soul. While Anthony has competed in events from Victoria to Newcastle and Fingal in NSW, […]
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Lucas Proudfoot
Deadly Vibe Issue 85 March, 2004 Surf champ Lucas Proudfoot has had a lot on his plate lately – as well as competing on the world’s longboard surfing circuit, he is also a leading force in the band Max Judo. And when he’s not following his dual passions of music and surfing, Lucas pays the […]
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Jon Craig
Deadly Vibe Issue 107 January 2006 On Board Just you, your board and the big blue ” why surfing is the ultimate high. There’s something about surfing that seems to offer a greater sense of freedom than any other sport. Being out in the there, riding atop powerful waves that buck and weave like a […]
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Kirsty Shaw
Kirsty Shaw is a 16-year-old Nyungar girl from Margaret River in Western Australia who loves sport and exercise. Skateboarding and tennis are two of her favourites, but what she really excels at is surfing. Even though she’s only been riding a board for three years, Kirsty won first place in the junior girls and open […]
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Paul Evans
Deadly Vibe Issue 107 January 2006 On Board Just you, your board and the big blue ” why surfing is the ultimate high. Some of us love our surf so much we just have to eat, breathe and sleep it. Take Paul Evans, who not only recently won the Australian Volcom Qualifying Series he also […]
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Rory Togo
Deadly Vibe Issue 85 March, 2004 Gold Coast surfer Rory Togo is one focused fella who takes his training seriously – although on the day Deadly Vibe caught up with him, he was breaking his tough regime to have a celebration. We happened to call on the day the Kirra Beach resident turned 20, and […]
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Wet and Wild
Deadly Vibe Issue 110 April 2006 Waves of excitement ” when the outback meets the ocean. A group of kids from the Aboriginal community of Brewarrina enjoyed a weekend to remember recently, when they travelled to Sydney’s northern beaches for a special trip organised by the South Narrabeen Surf Life Saving Club (SNSLSC) and the […]
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Joe Haddon
Deadly Vibe Issue 107 January 2006 On Board Just you, your board and the big blue – why surfing is the ultimate high. All in the Family Defending champion Joe Haddon trounced the opposition last year to take out the men’s crown in the Indigenous Classic, the first event in the 12-day EnergyAustralia Surfest. The […]
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Ben Proudfoot
Like his big brother Lucas, 19-year old Ben is a longboard rider who also dances with the Minjungbal Aboriginal Dance Group. Ben is currently ranked in the top 100 in the world and in the top 20 in Australia. “I started out on shortboards when I was young because that’s what everyone did,” says Ben. […]
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Arlon Fonmosa
Deadly Vibe Issue 58 December 2001 He may only be 14 years old, but this little grommet has been riding the swell for over half his life. Arlon was taught to surf at age eight by his father who recognised his son’s natural ability in the water. Two years later his dad entered him in […]
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