Bede Durbidge

Bede Durbidge, born on 23 February 1983, is an Australian professional surfer who competed on the World Surf League tour, with the nicknames Durbo, Bej and The White Fijian. He was born in Brisbane, grew up at Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island, came up through the Australasian Junior Series and joined the Championship Tour in 2005 after four years in the qualifying series. His signature win was the Boost Mobile Pro at Trestles, where five waves were enough to beat seven-time champion Kelly Slater, and in 2008, his best season, he finished runner-up in the world rankings. He retired from the tour in 2017 after thirteen seasons, three career victories and three years ranked in the top five, and planned to coach Australia's elite surf team ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. He co-owns Balter Brewing Company with fellow surfers.