Travis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born

Travis Logie was born in Durban on 11 May 1979.[i] Logie was crowned the International Surfing Association’s Open World champion in 2002, at the World Surfing Games held in Durban.[ii] The South African team was also the champion team at the World Surfing Games in 2002.[iii] He has defeated every world champion, except for Sunny Garcia.[iv] On 2 June 2012, he was crowned South African Surfer of the Year at the 2012 South African Surfing Awards.[v] Travis Logie announced his retirement from the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour at the end of 2014.[vi] He took on a more administrative position within the surfing community by his appointment as director of the World Surf League’s Qualifying Series and Junior Tour events.[vii] End Notes [i] Travis Logie joins the World Surf League office, http://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/11434-travis-logie-joins-the-world-surf-league-office (8 February 2015). ↵ [ii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 237. ↵ [iii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 237. ↵ [iv] Travis Logie joins the World Surf League office, http://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/11434-travis-logie-joins-the-world-surf-league-office (8 February 2015). ↵ [v] Travis Logie crowned SA Surfer of the Year, http://www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za/travis-logie-crowned-sa-surfer-of-the-year-2/ (8 July 2012). ↵ [vi] Travis Logie retiring from Pro Surfing, http://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/81137/travis-logie-retirement-interview (12 November 2014). ↵ [vii] Travis Logie joins the World Surf League office, http://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/11434-travis-logie-joins-the-world-surf-league-office (8 February 2015). ↵