"Chris Hemsworth beams with pride as son Sasha wins his first surfing competition..."
Now, there was a time, starting in the early 1990s, ending in or around 2013, that a young guy or gal could dream about becoming a professional surfer and his or her parents would not weep tears on their Roth IRA statements. Yes their little charge, if just a few clicks better than average, might make a living as local pro, magazine ho, QS grinder or CT stud. Many brands, many avenues, many opportunities.
Well, those days are long gone. The local pro now gets compesated in surf wax, the magazines have all folded, nobody cares about up-and-comers and even those who have reached the bigs can’t afford to travel the world on their paltry salaries.
In a word, or eight, “professional surfer” is no longer a paying gig.
You can then understand the concern of surf fans who are terrified the very famous Chris Hemsworth’s adolescent son is dabbling in the lifestyle after waking up to a Daily Mail headline screaming “Chris Hemsworth beams with pride as son Sasha wins his first surfing competition – with mum Elsa Pataky cheering him on at the beach.”
Sasha, 11, took out all-comers at the Byron Bay Boardriders and was chaired up the beach by his fellow competitors.
Hemsworth, 41, dartling with delight.
Surf fans apprehension growing.
While Hemsworth’s net worth is reported to be well north of $100 million, the cost of the professional surfing life is far outpacing inflation and especially for tikes. Travel, surf coaches, contest entry fees and annual Joe Dispenza retreats. By the time young Sasha reaches 18, Hemsworth’s financial holdings might very well be halved.
Those with a “glass half full” mentality, or those who have actually been to a Joe Dispenza retreat, could possibly counter that everything is cyclical and professional surfing will roar back, robustly, soon.
Or as the good doctor puts it:
As more and more people start to wake up to information, there’s a change in energy, because change in consciousness requires a change in energy. And a greater energy causes systems that were once stable to become unstable… to become chaotic, and chaos is just unpredictable order. It’s novelty, it’s newness, it’s an unraveling of systems. So hang on. This is a really profound time because it’s got to break, and when it breaks, something better will come out of it.
Thoughts?
Lighting a candle for Sasha Hemsworth or not in the least bit worried, leaning into the unpredictable order etc.?
Money money money its a rich mans world, my old man woud give me enough bucks for a bag of hot chips and see u tonight kido..have fun..
“That’s Lance Burkhardt, he makes a million dollars a year.” Rick in “North Shore.
https://uploads.disquscdn.c… Close heat, been a while since anyone riding a CI has won a comp..
Yep, suss judging for sure.
Chas how about doing fake article focusing on how the surfing community is laughing behind hemmingsworths back and we all think he is a groupie kook. See if it goes full circle and gets picked up by the mainstream gilossip rags byron bay influencers
Saw a young grom out at broken tell him to fk off kook made me chuckle to think all is not lost
I’m trying to figure out why people care so much what a kid, who isnt theirs, does as a hobby or otherwise. Just be happy the kid won and be done with it. Geeze.
This is beachgrit and chas knows what his readers want – we demand knowing everything that is surf adjacent.
Well ask the idiots that put it on the news otherwise we woudnt b commenting on this garbage
“This is a really profound time because it’s got to break, and when it breaks, something better will come out of it.”
I just don’t know what “it” is…
If it doesn’t work out. I know someone who’s always hiring…. https://media2.giphy.com/me…
Sure, let’s worry about the earnings of a son of a millionaire!
surfing is so gay.
Little wannabes with money mirroring the shit parts of suurfing. You’re right.
groms being chaired up the beach at a local boardriders gromtest.
so gay
“The most fun you’ll ever have in surfing is the first time you catch a wave— and then you start wondering who’s best—and it’s all downhill from there”.
Not so ancient words of wisdom
IT is indeed… And good luck finding out
No death tax. And credit card debt dies with you too. Mortgage goes to the banks though.
Let the boy be a boy – and the father be a father . This is what father/sons do – they bond through their chosen sport or activity or whatever. Let the son enjoy his youth while what he plans to do as a profession when he becomes an adult…. I think it can wait….
Glad to see the emotional maturity over the span of your commenting history from seven years ago to now.
Ah shoot. Fins went and ticked off JP and now we’re never gonna get a Trestles wrap. And where the hell is Jen.
Even worse in NZ when even the A grade comp surfers can’t make a QS heat
Wait, there’s A grade surfers here?!?
Spermatozoa de Medina would be worth millions.
Thanks.
this is the only film i’ve ever seen starring Chris Hemsworth.
check that off the list
This article seems to have been written by a dyslexic chimp. I am now dumber for haven’t read it.
“I am now dumber for haven’t read it”
Indeed you are.
🤦🏽♂️
I had no idea that surfers had become so judgemental,and such drama queens 😂🤣
The kid won a contest!! YOU are Not the daddy/mommy. You have NO idea what the facts are. YOU are Not involved in his life.🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Are you the Hemsworths butler?
No MagaNazi I’m not
Chauffeur?
😂
Private chef?
Yeah, dont u have one ?
Live In housekeeper/gardner
Coach. Clearly.
I know the Hemsworth family chef. Moved up to Byron and somehow got the gig. He’s a massive ass licker but I suppose it paid off?
Got the gig off Pagey’s misso?
Dunno. But he’s got the same name as Thor’s kid. Surely he’s not that good of a cook?
Wat does s family chef do after whipping up the scrambled eggs ?
I worked at john newcombes place today.
Good bloke.
bewdy nuke!!
cinzano! awful stuff
Not yet but i think u first have to be the gardener dash man friday…
Sounds better than unblocking toilets, I’m in!
Anyone can be a millionaire pro surfer. Start out with 10
At least
Personally I’ve put the flags up and “excluded” a many a tourist from our local J grade local gatherings so yeah I got no issue.
strategically placed landmines