DON’T CALL ME MARGO

Being the offspring of a famous surfer sounds like a sweet gig, but the surf-star parent can often cast a long shadow.

On the plus side, there’s plenty of evidence for the genetic transfer of surfing ability: Mason and Coco Ho and their ageless pops, Michael; Beau and Bryce Young and their legendary old boy, Nat; Sierra Kerr and her hard-charging aerialist dad, Josh. The list goes on.

For Micah Margieson, 20, there’s plenty to like about following in the footsteps of his celebrated dad, Brenden, who’s one of the surfing world’s first professional freesurfers. And while the familiar surname might open a few doors, it has also made it tough to be recognised as a significant surfing talent in his own right.

The comparisons to his old man are perhaps inevitable, given their shared taste for full-throttled attacks on the lip, and a disdain for the kind of conservative contest surfing and merciless tactics sometimes required to get through