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Nat Young
(Robert 'Nat' 'The Animal' Young)
1947 -

Nat Young Sunset Beach, circa 1970.
Photo/Stoner

Catalogue Entries:
Home: Collaroy, Sydney
Beach : Collaroy, Sydney
Competitive Record
World Champion 1966, World Longboard Campion,
Surfing
surfer, shaper, author, filmmaker, windsurfer,
Other
politician, model, skier/snowboarder,

REFERENCES
Books
Nat Young has produced more surfing books than any other surfer.

General

Web Pages
Peter Brown : Mountain Man web site

Magazines

Film
Fall Line 198?
The History of Australian Surfing 199?
Film(Appearances)
From Thoms :Surf Movies, above.

#69p Nat Young/Keyo Tracker, Malibu Mid-late 1968

Long Reef, 1968.
Photo/Witzig

Left :
Nat Young,
Weber / Nat Young Surf Design Decals
World Contest, Bells Beach, Victoria. 1970
Photograph : Drew Kampion
Kampion : The Way of the Surfer, 2003
Page 72

1. Nat Young and Sam, first surf.
The Kick, Collaroy.

3. Nat and Sam Pre-contest training, Santa Barbara

4. World contest, 1966.

5. Cut back, World contest, 1966.

Nat Young with Pintail,
Skydog and Backhand
Square Tail, circa 1971
Photo : Albert Falzon
Originally published in
Tracks magazine
???

Nat Young, Ski,
Peurto Rico, 1968,
Photograph : Singletary

SURFER Volume 10 Number 1March 1969
Nat Young article PEOPLE at the Puerto Rico WORLD CONTEST, page 52.
Add for the Weber-Young Ski
Also World Contest Facts and Figures article:
HAWAII AND AUSTRALIA TIE IN WORLD CONTEST But Australia Wins On Extra Digits, page 60.
Note Surfing Hdrodynamics Part II by Tery N???, page 80.

SURFER Volume 10 Number 4 September 1969
Nat Young article Aminal On, Animal Out, page 78.
Compare and contrast with
Dick Brewer's Surf Clean, Shape Clean, page 86.
Doble page add Animal Tracks for Weber surfboards, Nat backhand with added S-turn track.

Nat Young, Weber,
Haleiwa, 1969,
Photograph : Ron Stoner
George : 40 Years of Surfer,Page 45

Nat Young Sam Decal. circa 1986.

Nat Young Surf Design, circa 1971.
Bennett Surfboards.
Photograph at Sydney Surf Auction,
Harbord Diggers Club,
22nd September 2007.
Thanks to Mick Mock.

Nat Young Sam Decal circa 1986