Darryl Virostko

Darryl "Flea" Virostko (born December 25, 1971) is a professional "big wave" surfer from Santa Cruz, California. He graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1991. He is a three-time Mavericks competition winner. Virostko appears as himself in the surfing films Riding Giants, Step Into Liquid, and Billabong Odyssey. Surfer declared his 2004 wipeout on a 50-foot wave at Waimea Bay, Hawaii, the "Wipeout of the Decade".^[1]

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.^[1] He starred in The Westsiders a documentary film by Josh Palmer that chronicles his difficult upbringing and addiction to drugs, on the west side of Santa Cruz.

See also

• Mavericks

References

• O'Neil, Thaddeu (March 3, 2000). "Flea Rides the Sea". Outside. http://outside.away.com/outside/sports/events/mavericks2000/mav.html. 
• Darryl Virostko filmography on IMDb
• Darryl Virostko filmography on go.com

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Demian Bulwa (2009-11-08). "Darryl 'Flea' Virostko - back to Mavericks". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/08/MNFK1ACCSE.DTL. 

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