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. Archived from the original on 2005-01-24.
  • Darryl Virostko on IMDb
  • Darryl Virostko filmography on go.com

Notes
  1. Demian Bulwa (2009-11-08). "Darryl 'Flea' Virostko - back to Mavericks". San Francisco Chronicle.
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