Becoming Westerly: Surf Legend Peter Drouyn's Transformation Into Westerly Windina

by Jamie Brisick

Book Overview

In the sixties and seventies, Australian Peter Drouyn was one of the world's greatest surfers. He pioneered an aggressive approach called "power surfing," introduced the man-on-man competition format, and charged giant waves in Hawaii. A Zelig figure, he took on many roles--method actor, surf resort owner, modeling school founder, and lawyer to name but a few. For nearly the past decade, Peter has been living as a woman, Westerly Windina, a complex,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937402746
• ISBN13: 9781937402747
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Outpost19
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"