Top SA pro surfer, Matt McGillivray, who is known for his aerial surfing, is waiting for the world tour to kick in again
AT THE BEACH | The boy who learnt to fly
I remember when Matt was born. I was in a home cell church group with Don and Cathy McGillivray. Don was obviously the proud dad and he had this game of encouraging Matt to stand straight legged in the palm of his hand and then he would do a kind of a balancing act to keep the boy upright. Don played this game with all the children. Matt has two brothers and a sister — they all learnt good balance while still in nappies and a measure of good faith and fearlessness. At about the same time, I recall a crazy story about Matt...
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