Nat Young has lived the surfing life for almost half a century. He is recognised as one of the great surfers in the history of the sport. His motto is and always has been to " make it a beautiful life " he believes you have only one chance and you had better make it a good one. Nat was an integral part in the redesigning of the longboard in the late 60s and a co-founder of the longboard renaissance in the early 80s. The four times World Champion still lives his life totally devoted to riding waves, surfing either a long or short board at every opportunity he gets. Nat has always loved good projects, so far he has written 5 books, 3 of which are available on this site. The other 2, Surfing Australia¹s East Coast and Surfing and Sailboard Guide to Australia are collectors items. He has made 2 movies, Fall-Line(1977) and The History of Australian Surfing (1984). These days he lives an idyllic but still eventful life based in his beloved Angourie, where he combines his love for surf with his other great passion, his family. Nat¹s wife Ti is 44 years old, a tall striking blond from the Palm Beach on the northern beaches of Sydney, she loves the surfing life style but has never ridden a wave on a board, preferring bodysurfing as a much purer form of surfing. Naomi is Nat¹s eldest child, born in Byron Bay in 1971, she was a very fortunate girl growing up in both the country and the city. The beautiful Naomi is a competent goofy foot, who loves the cruising style of riding her longboard with her husband Nick and working as a flight attendant for Qantas. 17 year old Nava is the academic in the family. Another talented Goofy foot, she spends her life chasing waves, snow and trying to decide what course at which university will suite her best. Beau is the current star of the family, he has taken over Nat¹s place as the best surfer in the Young clan. At 26 Beau has already achieved his personal ambition by becoming the 2000 World Longboard Surfing Champion and his competative career is definately not over yet. 10 year old Bryce is exploding everywhere he chooses to open up, he is already in the top bracket of snowboarders for his age, can bust airs and carve on either his shortboards or skateboards. This completes the picture of what makes it a beautiful life for the Young family.