His ground-breaking surfing autobiography ‘Cold Water Eden’, including an early baptism with marigold gloves to ease the chill, has already reached legendary cult status amongst his peers, surfers and other pond stirrers, after its launch last September
Back in his native Bundoran for four months, surfer Richie Fitzgerald can now add the accolade of top selling and successful author to his surfing accomplishment, as Ireland’s first pro surfer.
Michael McHugh caught up with Richie as he shares his time between his native county and his adopted home of Australia.
His ground-breaking surfing autobiography ‘Cold Water Eden’, including an early baptism with marigold gloves to ease the chill, has already reached legendary cult status amongst his peers, surfers and other pond stirrers, after its launch last September.
It is now well into its second print run and has also gained a strong momentum across the Atlantic in the United States, as well as through ‘Ozmosis’ down in the southern hemisphere, which he is also blessed to call home.
It has become a firm favourite at airport book stalls and its dimensions (not word count) have even been slimmed down to make it an easy carry for those traversing the globe, as the Bundoran man once did, when he basked in the glory of being one of the Kings of the Big Wave.
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