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Surfing legend Gary ‘Kong’ Elkerton
Gary grew up on a prawn trawler that travelled along the coast from New South Wales, to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
He was a huge strong kid..and slightly hirsute for his age, which got him the nickname ‘Kong’ – and the nickname has stayed with him.
Kong was twelve when he discovered surfing…. and he went on to win numerous Australian and International titles.
https://soundcloud.com/spinksysurfreport/surfing-legend-gary-kong-elkerton-interviewed-by-richard-fidler
Interview first broadcast January 2013 -Courtesy of the ABC
Kong: The Life and Times of a Surfing Legend, written with Peter McGuinness published 2013 by ABC Books..