Surfing Life

TECHNICALLY Free

We’ve written a lot of stories about how to perform better in comps, how to perfect technical moves and even how to prepare your body and mind, in order to get more out of your surfing life. But what about the humble freesurfer? No, not us average surfers who have a dig down at their local, love a bit of travel, and enjoy sitting on the throne with a good old magazine (that probably went a little too far, smiley face). But the surfer that has a swag of talent, a growing social media following and thinks: hey, maybe I can make a career out of this? You know, drop the rashie and get paid to travel around the world and surf.

Is there still a case for the humble freesurfer? Can you make a living this way? Here are a few light-hearted thoughts on the case

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Surfing Life

Surfing Life2 min read
Issue 370: Autumn
Jingi wahlu? [Hi, how are you?] We greet you in Yugambeh, the language of the Kombumerri people, one of the nine Original clans in the Gold Coast region, where SL mag was birthed (in the mid-eighties) and has been continuously formulated by wave-hunt
Surfing Life3 min read
Free-range (oceanic) Mountain Goats
Two GOATs walk into a bar … that would be a good premise for a funny joke, but the news that recently came across the wire in surfing is no joke. It’s serious, slightly shocking at first, but not surprising. Carissa Moore and Stephanie Gilmore are “t
Surfing Life2 min read
The Lineup
Lystra, a First Nations multi-award-winning writer, has a background in design and education. She won the Ethel Turner Prize, the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, and the Black & Write Fellowship. Lystra shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Litera

Related Books & Audiobooks