Owen Wright: ‘Surfing is always going to be a part of my life’
T he Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, is the longest running event in competitive surfing. It is a celebrated competition held each Easter; heavy Southern Ocean sets provide a blank canvass for big carving turns, to a soundtrack of ACDC’s Hells Bells. The trophy, a large bell, is one of the most sought-after in the sport – famously, “you’ve got to win it to ring it”.