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Ozzie Wright’s Guide To Staying Relevant

From a man who has spent half his life sponsored.

cinema // Aug 10, 2017
Words by stab
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With a free surf career that has spanned half of his natural life, Ozzie Wright is a surfer the public demand to watch. That black and white stone has been stuck to his board for 20-ish years and featured in too many films to count. Ozzie’s surfing is electrifying. You can’t help but watch, mainly because he is always having the most fun yet still brings the heat. The man doesn’t discriminate on choice of craft either, he plays in a band and makes art. He’s cool. 

Mark Occhilupo recently one of Stab‘s forever adored on his surf vlog and asked him a bunch of questions, everything you didn’t need to know aren’t mad you do. 

Did you know he moved to Byron so his son ‘Rocky’ could learn to surf on his forehand? 

That he once beat Tom Curren in a heat 30 years ago? 

Or that Noa Deane resides in his granny flat?

So slide in for instructions on doing airs on twin fins, the best way to fry up caterpillars and discover which comp Mr Wright wagged school for, in the latest Occ-Cast episode.

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