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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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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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Kevin Slabb
Talk to anyone involved in Indigenous surfing around Australia and one thing is for sure – they all know who Kevin Slabb is. Kevin started surfing over 40 years ago in his home town of Fingal, New South Wales, and hasn’t stopped yet. “I’ve never ridden a surfboard, only the long board,” he says. “That’s […]
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Sam Sadlier
Sam has been an avid surfer since he was just a little fulla – seven years old, to be precise. Born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, he lived at Cundalee mission till he was about six. He then lived in Perth, which is where he started surfing. Growing up close to the beach turned out to […]
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Len Collard
Len Collard has been surfing since he was 13 years old, and says he got into the sport because “my friends were doing it and I wanted to hang out with them!” Born in Pingelly, Western Australia, Len now resides in Spearwood, a suburb of Perth, and is well known in the area as a […]
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Man of culture
Name: Kevin Slabb Kevin Slabb describes his picturesque home of Fingal on the NSW North Coast as the best area in the world. In fact, Kevin was born in the Tweed district and has lived in Fingal his whole life, raising his family, together with his wife Julie, in the house his father built for […]
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Jay Davis
Australian-born Navaho Indian Jay Davies is showing the world just how far Indigenous surfers can go. With a father who is arguably wilder than his 15-year-old son, Jay Davies was never going to be discouraged from getting into the knockabout world of surfing. So far he’s managed to avoid injury in his chosen sport. Which […]
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Julie Anderson
WATEGO GIRL – JULIE ANDERSON At 27 years of age, Julie Anderson has distinguished herself as one of Australia’s leading Indigenous surfers. A natural on the waves, Julie was introduced to the surf by her parents at age three, and was surfing with her dad on his malibu by the time she was six. Julie […]
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