Nat's Bio and Family
Nat Young has lived the surfing life
for almost half a century. He is recognized as one of the
great surfers in the history of the sport. His motto is and
always has been to " make it a beautiful life " he believes
you have only one chance and you had better make it a good
one. Nat was an integral part in the redesigning of the
longboard in the late 60s and a co-founder of the longboard
renaissance in the early 80s. The four times World Champion
still lives his life totally devoted to riding waves,
surfing either a long or short board at every opportunity
he gets.
Nat has always loved good projects, so far he has
written 5 books, 3 of which are available on this site. The
other 2, Surfing Australia's East Coast and Surfing and
Sailboard Guide to Australia are collectors items. He has
made 2 movies, Fall-Line(1977) and The History of
Australian Surfing (1984). These days he lives an idyllic
but still eventful life based in his beloved Angourie,
where he combines his love for surf with his other great
passion, his family.
Nat's wife
Ti is 10 years younger,
born 16 July 1957, a tall striking blond from Palm Beach on
the northern beaches of Sydney, she loves the surfing life
style but has never ridden a wave on a board, preferring
bodysurfing as a much purer form of surfing.
Naomi is Natıs eldest child, born in
Byron Bay in JULY 1971, she was a very fortunate girl
growing up in both the country and the city. The beautiful
Naomi is a competent goofy foot, who loves the cruising
style of riding her longboard with her husband Nick and 2
children, Indy, born in June 02 and Zoe, born October 04.
Nava is the academic
in the family, born in Sydney on 16th December 83.
Another talented Goofy foot, she spends her life
chasing waves, playing her guitar, writing music and
trying to compete her university degree.
www.myspace.com\navayoung
Beau is the current star of the
family, born in Grafton on the 28th August 74, he became
world longboard champion in 00 and 03. Then retired from
competition and pursued a music career that millions of
fans around the world.
www.beauyoung.net
Bryce is the rising
star of the young clan, born 22 October 90 he is
exploding everywhere he chooses to open up, in the top
bracket of professional longboarders, however can bust
airs on shortboards just as well.
Snowboards,Surfboards, Skateboards, rips em all with
incredible talent. With numerous wins in Australia and
overseas surfing competition the road is looking
extremely promising for Bryce.
www.myspace.com/bryce2210
This completes the picture of what makes it a beautiful
life for the Young family.
