Mike is one most dynamic goofyfooters in world longboarding, and has enjoyed an exciting freesurfing career through a long time sponsorship with Reef.

But Mike had already graduated with a First Class degree in Creative Writing before he launched his surf travel apprenticeship, and consequently has become a published poet, magazine editor and maintained a role as a seasonal lifeguard in west Penwith.

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