Surf Instructors:

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  Wyatt Harrison

  Wyatt is a 23 year-old manager at Malibu's. Growing up in Ocean City and surfing since age six, Wyatt surfed competitively on the east coast and abroad before traveling to San Diego to attend college. He has been working and teaching lessons at the shop since 2001 and currently lives in Australia during the winter where he studies Australian culture.  He plans to return to Ocean City next summer and be back at Malibu's.  

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  JT Hazard

  JT is a 23 year old manager at Malibu's.  He started at the shop in 2002 and is one of the top instructors still here today.  JT is team manager for our skate team as well as helping out at the skate park downtown.  In the winters he has been travelling, working, and spending plenty of time in the water.  In addition, he has been featured in local art shows and has done many board paintings for local surfers.

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  Aviad Sasi

  "The Aviad" is a 20 year old yoga conneiseur, stuntman, and scooter fanatic.  He got his first lesson here when he was 6 and has been surfing ever since.  Aviad also started working when he was 14 and has become an excellent surfer and instructor.  You can see photos of him charging Hurricane surf here in town or teaching 4 year olds how to surf!  He plans to live in Florida this winter where he is working on becoming a certified bikram yoga instructor.

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  Andrew Mercier

  Andrew is 21 years old and is currently in his senior year at Flagler college in St. Augustine, Florida. He's surfed since age fourteen and has been working in the shop since 2004.  After doing an internship in Nicaragua this summer he worked at Malibu's and plans to finish school this year in between surfing and traveling.

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  Roland Gerachis

  Roland is a 16 year old junior at Worcester Preparatory School.  Being the son of the owner (Lee), Roland has grown up on 8th street and surfed since he could walk.  He has been doing lessons and working in the shop for a few years now and is quickly becoming one of the areas best longboarders.  He plans to finish up school next year and attend college somewhere where he can surf!

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  Corey Brown

  Corey is a 20 year old junior at Flagler College. He has grown up in Ocean City and started surfing at age 8. Corey has also been around Malibu's all his life and started working here in 2005.  He is one of our most animated instructors and truly loves teaching.  After he finishes school he plans to travel in the winters. 

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  Woody Harrington

  Woody is a 20 year old senior attending the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. His days of hanging around the shopped turned into working here when he was fourteen, and a few years later started giving surf lessons. After doing a semester in Rome last year, he plans to continue his major of Graphic Design and continue applying what he has learned to the art and design field.  Woody has been the designer behind many of our shirts, including the Journey is the Reward, our contest tee, and the skull monkey among others. 

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  Austin Gerachis

  Austin is an 18 year old freshman at High Point University.  Growing up being the son of Lee has also seen him in the water since he could walk and he's been working in the shop for the last few years.  Austin is a great surfer and one of the better skaters in the area.  He plans to study Business Management at High Point and hopefully play lacrosse on their new D1 team. 

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  Austin Cook

  "Cookie" is a 19 year old sophomore at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.  After growing up on the beach at 8th street, Austin began working at the shop in 2006 and began giving lessons a couple years after.  In addition to surfing, Cookie has a strong passion for playing music.  This winter he plans to surf, study, and hopefully get some traveling in.