Elkerton was born in ballina, northern new south wales, the first child of keith and. The life and times of a surfing legend by gary elkerton peter mcguinness with buy. A piece of surfing history, which for some reason has never found its way onto the internet. Gary elkerton born 21 august 1964, known as kong is an australian surfer, three time world masters champion 200001, 2003, three time world professional runnerup 1987, 1990, 1993, twice hawaiian triple crown champion 1987, 1989 and australian amateur champion 1984. The life and times of a surfing legend is a surf book with the barreling life memoirs of the australian champion gary elkerton. Kelly was frothing like a man possessed as we sat out the back waiting for the starting siren. Gary kong elkerton was one of the worlds greatest prosurfers.
Gary kong elkerton conversations with richard fidler. He has made three signature, seminal surf vids, wrote a book. He had just released his book, and it was a good time to connect. He lives on the west coast of scotland with his family. He is regarded as an iconic bigwave rider and is highly respected by his peers for his unique, powerful surfing style. Bigger than life by nicholas ray james mason, barbara rush. Kong, gary elkerton peter mcguinness with shop online for. Gary kaill has 41 books on goodreads, and recently added ghost wall by sarah moss, pattern recognition by william gibson, ironopolis by glen james brown.
Newspaper article sunshine coast daily maroochydore, australia,cyking kong creates waves with his stunning life story elkerton book bound to create waves. Booktopia kong, the life and times of a surfing legend by. The australian big wave rider born in ballina, new south wales, started surfing when he was only nine years old. Gary elkerton took 5th place in the 1984 world amateur championships, held in mostly crap surf at huntington and oceanside. Every time gary set foot on the beach, the whole event simply tilted in his direction. Kong ebook by g elkerton 9781743097397 rakuten kobo. Extraordinary boards kelly slaters 1996 indonesian spear. Join facebook to connect with gary elkerton and others you may know. Gary kong elkerton aus, buzzy kerbox haw and laird. Chappy, for those who arent one hundred years old, is james jennings, a surfer from queensland who, despite being the size of an adolescent girl, was a marquee quiksilver rider alongside gary kong elkerton.
Buy a discounted paperback of kong online from australias leading online bookstore. The life and times of a surfing legend by g elkerton. Dec 03, 2012 gary kong elkerton has just released his book, kong. John is a managing associate in kornferry internationals boston office and a member of the firms education practice. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Michelle leroy the sixth element a website dedicated to spiritual awakening following the teachings of eckhart tolle, it also explores the indigo, crystal, rainbow and star children. Matt warshaws encyclopedia of surfing subscribe here describes the photo and chappy thus.
One of his recent titles, i love this tree, was shortlisted for the sla awards. Surfing legend gary kong elkertons unusual beginnings. The day kong met his alpha male match tracks magazine the. View stephen elkertons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Visit scholastic, the worlds largest childrens book publisher. Kong there was a time that 1980s surf star elkerton was living in france and tried to get away from his nickname and the image it carried. Mike elkerton qualified as a member of the national register of access consultants nrac in 2003. Fortunately for gary elkerton, you can take the beast out of the wild, but you cant take the wild out of the beast. In the world of prosurfing, personalities dont come any bigger than gary kong elkerton. In fact, he was a lieutenant in terms of rank in the royal navy but was captain of his ship, hence the title. Jan 9, 2014 gary kong elkerton aus, buzzy kerbox haw and laird hamilton haw at the opening. He has illustrated many fabulous readers on the franklin watts list.
It was 96 in grajagan before we were matched up in decent surf again, this time in the semifinals. Known for always telling it like it is kong doesnt dissappont in print, hes honest about his rampant drug taking during his early20s and the culture that permitted it. Elkerton lifts the lid on the tour, drugs and sponsors. Featuring gary kong elkerton, james chappy jennings and wayne rabbit bartholomew. Gary folionut colchester, the united kingdom 1,521 books. We introduce a new framework for forecasting agesexcountrycausespecific mortality rates that incorporates considerably more information, and thus has the potential to forecast much better, than any existing approach. The life and times of a surfing legend, which details his unique upbringing and lengthy professional surfing career. The beach the elkertons lived beside became known as kongs cove. About the book a noholds barred memoir by gary kong elkerton.
I was an arrogant foolish young man with talent, celebrity and opportunity but without a shred of respect for my blessings. This book consists of extracts from the journals and logs of captain james cook on his three voyages of exploration to the south seas. Gary kaill manchester, i2, the united kingdom 41 books. Elkerton surfed sunset like nobody else at this time. Life and times of a surfing legend, proved he cant get escape it. Donkey kong, a series of video games that feature various ape characters that use the kong name donkey kong character diddy kong donkey kongs partner. Three time world masters champion, three time world professional runnerup, twice hawaiian triple crown champion and australian amateur champion. Booktopia has kong, the life and times of a surfing legend by gary elkerton.
Stephen elkerton it consultant alphapharm linkedin. The australian big wave rider born in ballina, new south wales. Gary kong elkerton was one of the worlds best and most powerful surfers throughout the 80s and 90s. Gary kong elkerton couldnt believe what he was watching when surfer mick fanning was attacked by a great white shark during the final of the jeffreys bay open in south africa.
John elkerton managing associate kornferry international. Gary kong elkerton aus, buzzy kerbox haw and laird hamilton haw at the opening ceremony of the quiksilver eddie aikau big wave invitational at wiamea bay on oahus north shore in the late 80s. The life and times of a surfing legend kindle edition by mcguinness, p, elkerton, g. Sep 05, 2016 slater was knocked out by gary kong elkerton who gives an entertaining account of the heat in his 2012 book kong. Blunt, brawny, hotheaded australian power surfer from queenslands sunshine coast. Andy elkerton books, author biography, and reading level. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kong. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover stephens connections and jobs at similar companies. Throughout his career of more than two decades, he has conducted. It was the heyday of kong, and while his best surfing was still ahead of him, in 1984 elkerton was at his absolute peak in terms of being ominous and mystifying. Gary grew up on a prawn trawler that travelled along the coast from new south wales to the gulf of carpentaria.
Slater was knocked out by gary kong elkerton who gives an entertaining account of the heat in his 2012 book kong. By comparison, everyone else was small, pale, boring. Jan 9, 2014 gary kong elkerton aus, buzzy kerbox haw and laird hamilton haw at the opening ceremony of the quiksilver eddie aikau big wave inv. The life and times of a surfing legend by gary elkerton with peter mcguinness. Andy elkerton is a highly talented illustrator who has now turned his hand to writing. Gary kong elkerton hawaiian quiver triple crown june 17, 2012 tags. Read kong the life and times of a surfing legend by g elkerton available from rakuten kobo.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of gary elkerton books online. Whether you need a classic kids book or classroomproven teaching materials, discover it at scholastic. His successful and influential career was only tarnished by the fact he never achieved his ultimate goal of winning a world title. Gary kong elkerton puffed up by a pair of flotation vests as he prepares to. Gary kong elkerton was one of the worlds best, most powerful, and charismatic surfers throughout the 80s and 90s. The problem of course is that cocaine is the perfect enabling experience for just this kind of dickheadedness. Gary kong elkerton has just released his book, kong. May 30, 2014 gary kong elkerton was one of the worlds greatest prosurfers. Born in ballina and brought up on a prawn trawler, gary took to surfing. Born in ballina and brought up on a prawn trawler, gary took to surfing when school, discipline and other conventions failed him.
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