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WBM june 2019
Josh (21), Chris (15) and
Bill with their trophies at
The “Buddy” Surf Contest in
Atlantic Beach, 1996.
Both wanting to concede to
one another, Chris remem-bers,
“I knew it was a long
ride home in the truck if I
won — he won, of course
— but really, we never had
any underlying competition.
He was always encouraging
me and I was always trying to
absorb how much experience
he had.”
Every day the beach is full
of athletic, active, health-minded
runners, cyclists,
swimmers, paddlers, sailors
and surfers taking advantage
of the same idyllic setting
that Bill, Josh and Chris
grew up in. This atmosphere
aided Chris in his decision
to return to his hometown
recently. In part by being
inspired by his father’s wis-dom
on health and wellness
coupled with his own astute
knowledge of sports nutri-tion,
he opened a health-food
restaurant in Roberts,
Adapt Kitchen. He hopes
to channel the same passion
he has for healthy, athletic
living and the surf and
paddle lifestyle to the next
generation.
Bill says, “We tried to
raise our kids to be inde-pendent
— to let them be
themselves — and they have
taken care of themselves.
But, for me, that was really
cool to be able to raise my
children up in the surfing
culture.”
COURTESY OF THE CURRY FAMILY
HONORING FAT H E R S A N D S O N S