After 10 years of service as President of ASP International, Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew (AUS), 54, will be stepping down from the post, effective at the end of March 2009.
“After deep consideration, I have decided not to seek a fifth term as ASP President,” Bartholomew said. “I depart from ASP with nothing but positive feelings. After 36 years in the engine room of the sport, the timing of this decision is of the utmost importance to me. I feel the time is right. I leave at the height of my effectiveness; perhaps I could say the height of my popularity in the surfing world.”
Bartholomew has been a central figure in professional surfing for over three decades. As a young Australian, the stylish natural-footer stormed onto the international scene in the 1970’s, dominating lineups and planting the seeds for what would one day become professional surfing.
*Photo: Andrew Buckley
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Rabbit was one of the craziest guys on the North Shore in the 70s, always ready to take chances not many others would. Still, he wound up with a polished old school style of surfing that was great to watch. I'm glad he dedicated so much of his life to the sport of professional surfing. Just hope, along the way, that he saved enough for a decent retirement.
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