Bali, Indonesia – Rip Curl SEA is proud to announce the re-signing of Indonesian surfing prodigy Oney Anwar to a new five-year contract.
Born and raised in the remote jungle village of Lakey Peak, Sumbawa, Anwar (18) has been a Rip Curl team rider for over eight years. After winning nearly every Indonesian youth surfing contest as a grom, Anwar has rapidly emerged as one of Asia’s brightest surf stars.
“I want to thank Rip Curl for supporting me in my surfing career and my education too,” Anwar said. “I’ve been with Rip Curl since I was ten years old and the company has been a big part of my life. I’m stoked they will continue to be by my side in the future.”
With the support of Rip Curl, Anwar is currently living on Australia’s Gold Coast, where he is a senior at Palm Beach Currumbin High School. Since 2007, Anwar has been working towards his high school diploma in Australia and training with some of the best coaches in surfing as part of Rip Curl’s International Grommet Development Program.
In 2010, Anwar became the first-ever Indonesian surfer to win an ASP Pro Jr. event when he claimed the Dripping Wet Pro Junior at South Curl Curl Beach on Sydney’s northern beaches. He followed it up with a starring role in Rip Curl’s landmark Seven Ghosts river surfing expedition.
“In 2012 I want to finish high school and make it into the top five of the Australian Pro Junior series so I can compete at the World Juniors,” Anwar said.
Many believe Anwar has the potential to become the first surfer from Indonesia to qualify for the Association of Surfing Professionals elite World Tour. James Hendy, Southeast Asia Marketing Manager for Rip Curl, shares that belief.
“Oney is fully a part of the Rip Curl family,” Hendy said. “He’s been with us since he was little grom surfing on broken surfboards in Lakey Peak. We are proud to have helped Oney with his schooling in Australia for the past five years, and are excited to help him take his surfing career to the next level in the future.”
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