#Easytime surf professional
He would go on to win multiple Queensland Men's Open titles as a semi professional surfing competitor over the next few years. His first major title came when he was crowned the Australian School Boy Champion in 1972. Wayne began surfing at a competition level as a junior in the early 1970s, where he quickly made a name for himself as a fierce competitor and stylish proponent.
And in the morning I'd simply climb out of the window and walk into the surf." Professional competition At night my heart would beat to the rhythm of the tide. We lived in this little cottage 50 metres from the sea. Wayne once recounted of his youth surfing days living next to the beachfront at Kirra, "It was a magical existence. Īs a teenager, Wayne would often surf before, after and occasionally during school hours, perfecting his wave knowledge and tube riding skills on the famed Coolangatta point breaks of Kirra, Greenmount and Snapper Rocks. Whilst it is often reported that he was given the nickname 'Rabbit' when he was young because of his speed as a soccer player, and his prominent front teeth, it was actually due to his demonstrated hopping style he adopted when famously attempting to play two pinball machines simultaneously at Gill's Cafe, a favourite beachside haunt in his youth years. Wayne has often credited his mother for supporting his surfing interests at a time when surfing was considered an outsider's pursuit and surfing's image was controversial.Įarly on, Wayne showed a natural talent for surfing which became his daily activity of choice during his later school years, along with any competitive pursuit he could partake in including soccer. Once complete, the brothers gave the re-designed board to Bartholomew. The board was a cut down nine foot six inch 'Ron' longboard that had been reshaped by the Deane brothers who were aspiring carpenters at the time, and re-glassed for $20 at a local factory to produce a new seven foot long board. His first surfboard was a gift from local surfing brothers Wayne and Robye Deane who had heard of the young Bartholomew and his interest in surfing through their parents' friendship with the Bartholomew family, with both families involved in the local Lions Club. īartholomew began surfing at age 13, during the Australian summer of 1967-1968, at his home-town beach Rainbow Bay on the Gold Coast, and the Bay's popular surf break, Snapper Rocks. He attended Miami State High School throughout his upbringing. He grew up in Coolangatta, Queensland, alongside his four sisters Wendy (dec.), Cindy, Heidi, Louise, and two half-sisters Tanya, and Leah. Wayne Bartholomew was born 30 November 1954 in the New South Wales township of Murwillumbah to father Donald 'Bart' Bartholomew (dec.) and mother Betty Bartholomew. Bartholomew is the former CEO and president of the Association of Surfing Professionals and the creator of the Dream Tour format of professional competition surfing. Wayne " Rabbit" Bartholomew AM (born 30 November 1954) is an Australian world champion surfer, surf sports innovator, community advocate and politician. Kirra Point, Snapper Rocks, Banzai Pipeline, Burleigh Point Wayne Bartholomew sits at the lookout on the headland at Burleigh Heads
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