Rusty Miller, born in 1943, is a surfing and cultural treasure from Encinitas, California, and Byron Bay. Book a surf lesson with the man himself, right here. 

Rusty's partner Tricia Shantz is a world class writer, historian, and former town planner. She is also the author of Neverland: American and Australian surfers in Byron 1960s & 1970s,  which you can buy here.