Jamie is worried about big waves - both those in the ocean and the ones that thump you when you're growing up. With the surfing finals approaching, courage is hard to find. And then along comes an old Malibu rider with an ocean of knowledge, and a secret buried deep ...
Pat Flynn grew up running around an old dairy farm in Queensland before moving to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra on a tennis scholarship. After playing and coaching on the professional circuit he became a teacher, where his observations of young people - their interests and stories - led to him writing a series about a teenage skateboarder called Alex Jackson.