Beau Young – Biography For Australian Beau Young, a life in surfing was penciled in years before he took his first breath. The future world champ came bearing some pretty heavy lineage. His dad, Nat Young, won a world contest, 4 longboard world titles, and was integral in the progression from longboards to shortboards. So [...]
Contest History
Early Days - The Makaha International The Next Step – The Peruvian International Surfing Championship Manly – The Competitive Tsunami Club Waikiki – Peru The ISF and the 1965 World Surfing Championships The ISF and the World Surfing Championships (Post Peru) The Smirnoff Pro/Am From Expression to Profession: The IPS, ASP, and birth of professional surfing
The Organizers
Eduardo Arena (ISF) 1964 - 1972 Fred Hemmings (Smirnoff Pro-Am) 1969 - 1977 Jack Shipley - Professional Judge
