On the beach, surrounded by so many friends... EDDIE WEARNE was born in Forster Tuncurry, NSW, and spent his childhood between Byron and Nimbin, and the Southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. “We moved to the Mornington Peninsula when I hit high school”, he says. “Once that was over, I dropped out of Uni while living in Torquay. I have lived on the Goldy and spent a lot of time drifting, chasing waves and good times. I’ve spent most of the last decade between Rye and Indo, but I’d like to think I’ll never really grow up.” Eddie started riding skimboards and bodyboards at Wilsons Promontory at age twelve, and once he got a taste, was hooked and surfed between Pt Leo and Portsea during his teens - the small wind chop in Port Phillip bay around Mornington was a regular haunt for a kid with no wheels. This diversity of surfing conditions and early taste for a wide variety of boards just seemed to spiral to ridiculousness as Eddie (didn’t) grow up. As the epitome of a smorgasboarder, there’s not much Eddie won’t ride. He runs us through his quiver... SO MANY BOARDS “Skateboards, including Smoothstars, streetboards, longboards and electric boards... Snowboards, skimboards, different kinds of bodyboards for prone, dropknee, and standup stances... Fish, mini-Simmons, shortboards, kneeboards, mals... SUPs, alaia’s, handplanes and more - pretty much whatever I can get my hands on... “I’m pretty lucky to be able to ride the different boards at work because of the ShedNine shop. My quiver is constantly growing, improving and evolving. All the different boards complement each other, and understanding how they all work and relate to each other, and how subtle differences affect the changes in the ride, is a major part of my fascination.” “Why focus on one instrument when you can learn to play a few different ones? To me it’s all about being able to have fun in any conditions. I’m stoked to paddle out on any size waves from half-foot slop to as solid as I can handle, as long as I’m riding the right board - the board that makes it the most enjoyable for those particular conditions. To quote from my latest Captain Frothalot surf comedy fi lm: ‘A wise man once said he who rides many boards will never be bored.’ “It’s rewarding to fully understand and recommend the right craft to a customer. Surfi ng different craft is invigorating and refreshing and travelling to good waves with a heap of different boards, for me, is the ultimate.” Music to our ears… To give you an idea of the true versatility of Mr Frothalot ShedNine Wearne, we touch on a few areas he’s been involved in, starting off with a stint as a professional booger. 76 SMORGASBOARDER | MAR/APR <strong>2013</strong>
LATEST: LOCAL Eddie, an alaia and mate Muklis Anwar Finless? Damn straight... Yes, it’s a bodyboard. Smooth moves on a Smoothstar. Photo: Dunxy Snow problem at all. Photo: Wavetagger Frothalot handplanes it MAR/APR <strong>2013</strong> | SMORGASBOARDER 77