{"id":8268,"date":"2011-07-26T10:51:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T09:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/?p=8268"},"modified":"2011-07-26T10:51:52","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T09:51:52","slug":"oney-and-the-seven-ghosts-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/index.php\/archives\/8268","title":{"rendered":"Oney and The Seven Ghosts Teaser"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> The youngest of 12 children, Oney grew up at Lakey Peak, Sumbawa – a surf break that was discovered in the 80\u2019s by Ted Grambeau on a surf expedition. <\/p>\n


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Soon Oney developed an infatuation with surfing. At age nine, Oney was given a free surfboard by a visiting surf photographer and soon he gravitated towards Bali seeking sponsorship.<\/p>\n

For a kid growing up in a disciplined Muslim family Bali was full of challenges but Oney secured a place on the Rip Curl International Development Program and was relocated to the Gold Coast where he trains in the Sports Excellence Program developed by Mick Fanning.<\/p>\n

This year we followed Oney and Ted to the mystical area of the Bono, Northern Sumatra where he shows the world exactly why he\u2019s the Indonesian hopeful and we explore this fascinating culture.<\/p>\n

As Oney approaches 18 he faces some difficult choices in life. Will he follow an exciting career surfing and become the first Indonesian surfer competing full time on the WCT or will he further his education and an academic future. <\/p>\n