41, Newport Beach ... Leader of...

41, Newport Beach ... Leader of the Billabong Odyssey, a

three-year attempt to ride the world’s biggest wave ... Has brought

together surfing’s biggest big-wave names, combined them with the

latest in wave-prediction technology and tow-in surfing equipment ...

Has lost a few pieces of those high-tech wonders during the travels,

which are about to start the second year ... Hair’s still bleached,

and at last look, pretty long and spiky ... Got his start in the

big-wave game during 1998’s El Nino, when he came up with the K2 Big

Wave Challenge ... Married, two children, including one who’s just

started kindergarten at Newport Heights Elementary ... Last year’s

ranking: 16