Maradja

My contributions

People

• Monty Webber
• Tim Baker

Places

• Savu
• G-Land

Products

• Liquid Time

Services

• Surf forecasting
• Learnscapes

Natural phenomena

• The spirit of surfing (challenged and subsequently deleted)
• Surf conditions
• Wave intensity classification

Social phenomena

• Broceanography
• Surfing intro
• Notable surfers
• Surf culture > Quotes
• Surf culture > Film and television
• Surf culture > Fashion
• Surf culture > Organisations
• Surf culture > Spin-offs
• Surf culture > Multimedia
• Surf culture > Print media
• Surf culture > Sculpture
• Surf culture > Graphic art
• Surf culture > Spirituality

Education

• MA in English at Aalborg University, Denmark.

Surfing related credentials

• Started surfing aged 12 at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia (1977).
• Repaired surfboards during my teens.
• Introduced surfing as a school sport at Cranbrook School, Sydney (1981).
• Surf trip to Lord Howe Island in 1983.
• First trip to G-Land in 1983.
• Established Insight (Surfboards) clothing label (1984).
• Opened a surf shop at Bondi Beach (1985).
• Made low budget surf films of Bali and G-Land.
• Developed extraordinary curved surfboard fin designs (1986-87).
• Lived and surfed on Norfolk Island in 1987.
• Worked as surf forecaster for Coastal Watch.
• Writings:
  • Short story about surfing on Norfolk Island.
  • Surfboard design theory
  • Designed a CAD modelling tool for surfboard design.
• Multimedia applications:
  • Interactive tidal information.
  • Interactive 360 degree panoramas of G-Land surf camp.
  • 3D CAD Model of Speedies, G-Land, East Java, Indonesia, using SketchUp

Website development projects

• The Savu Islands.
• Find Holiday Accommodation.