Derek Searancke

Derek grew up surfing Wellington’s Kapiti coast in the '80s calling pseudo-secret spot, the mighty Pa Point in Hongoeka Bay his home break. Upon recognizing his local coastline’s inherent limitations, trips to Wellington’s South Coast and the Wairarapa became mandatory. While at Massey University surf exploration continued into New Zealand’s more remote and wave fertile playgrounds before venturing to South Africa, Morocco, the Canaries and Nias in the late '90s. Based in San Diego for 12 years his thirst for waves and exploration continued with adventures deep into mainland Mexico including multiple seasons on the Hawaiian Islands. He is currently based in Raglan New Zealand.