Australian teen Oscar Langburne just crossed off what most would consider a bucket list item. He was handed a ticket to Bali, a ticket to Sumatra, and a seven-board (count em, seven) Hayden Shapes quiver to trounce around both islands with. Twenty days, fun-sized waves everywhere, and nothing else to do but surf. For a kid with such a deep well of talent and style, that’s an exciting prospect.
Take, for example, the fact that Oscar adorns each board with an image of a favorite musician. And with that comes a song playing in his head as the inspirational soundtrack for his session.
“I’d say on the Amy Winehouse: Back to Black. For the pink White Noiz with Deborah Harry, I’d say either Hangin on the Telephone or The Tide is High. For the Holy Grail with Hope Sandoval, I’d say Fade Into You.”
Naturally, Oscar’s style on a wave is as unique as his taste in music.
“I’ve been doing this with my boards for years now,” he says. “They’re just artists that I look up to, I guess. But, yeah I definitely think they add something to the boards for me. They really make the boards extra special, I think and since it’s just an image on tissue paper, they don’t even add weight to the boards.”
