42, Newport Beach ... Corona del Mar...

42, Newport Beach ... Corona del Mar High graduate remains at the

center of big-wave surfing and is a main force promoting the sport

... Conceived and helps lead the Billabong Odyssey, a three-year

event geared toward riding the biggest wave possible ... Also

involved in the Billabong XXL Big Wave awards, which honors the

surfer who rides the biggest wave of th5e year ... Spent the summer

in Chile searching for big waves ... Always manages to sum of his

life this way: “I’m still living the good life” ... His next project

is the release of a movie related to the Odyssey, which comes out

Nov. 7 ... It will delve into the personalities and lifestyles of the

surfers involved ... Last year’s ranking: 30