Posted by Howard Richman on May 04 2008 at 10:12:57:
Zietz just won the Oakley Pro Junior, a professional surfing contest. He is an up-and-coming surfer in the pro ranks. The above photo, not of Seitz, accompanies an article in today´s Los Angeles Times. Here is the part of the article about the young surfer:
Sebastian Zietz, whose rail-digging turns, vertical snaps and stylish tail-slides put him quickly in front during the final of the Oakley Pro Junior -- he opened his final with a 9.5 out of a possible 10 -- was not seriously threatened and afterward proclaimed himself ready to unwind.Howard"I finally get to party," said an exuberant Zietz, 20, who also competed in the 6.0 Lower Pro and lost in the quarterfinals. "I´ve just been cruising this whole week."...
Zietz, who won with a score of 18.40, is a next-generation surfer with a much more interesting side story.
He was born in a Hawaii commune and has nine brothers and sisters. He was home-schooled and did not own a birth certificate -- he has been referred to as "Mr. Invisible" -- until he developed into a star competitor and needed one to obtain a passport....