Virostko, Darryl

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Name
Virostko, Darryl Gender: M
Darryl Alston Virostko
born on 25 December 1971 at 18:14 (= 6:14 PM )
Place Santa Cruz, California, 36n58, 122w02
Timezone PST h8w (is standard time)
Data source
News report
Rodden Rating A
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_capcol.18.gif 03°39' s_mo.18.gif s_aricol.18.gif 17°10 Asc.s_cancol.18.gif 21°11'



Biography

American professional "big wave" surfer, nicknamed "Flea," and a three-time Mavericks competition winner. Virostko appears as himself in the surfing films Riding Giants (2004), Step Into Liquid (2003), and Billabong Odyssey (2003). Surfer magazine declared his 2004 wipeout on a 50-foot wave at Waimea Bay, Hawaii, the "Wipeout of the Decade".

As of 2009 Virostko is a recovering addict, and runs a program, "FleaHab", to teach other recovering addicts how to surf and be active while learning a new way of life. He starred in The Westsiders a 2010 documentary film by Josh Palmer that chronicles his difficult upbringing and addiction to drugs, on the west side of Santa Cruz.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

  • compare to chart of Lamb, Nic (born 18 January 1988). Notes: Mavericks surf competition winners

Events

  • Work : Prize 1999 (Mavericks competition winner)
  • Work : Prize 2000 (Mavericks competition winner)
  • Work : Prize 2004 (Mavericks competition winner)

Source Notes

Sy Scholfield provided copy of birth report, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California), 28 January 1972, page 30, born at Dominican Hospital.

Categories

  • Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs (Recovering addict)
  • Vocation : Education : Teacher (Surfing)
  • Vocation : Healing Fields : Social worker
  • Vocation : Sports : Water sports (Big wave surfer)
  • Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner (Surfing teacher)
  • Notable : Awards : Sports Championship (3x Mavericks competition winner)