Whatshot

2026
All
2025
All
November
All
2024
All
June
All
April
All
2023
All
March
All
2022
All
2021
All
2020
All
March
All
February
All
2019
All
December
All
November
All
October
All
September
All
August
All
July
All
June
All
May
All
April
All
March
All
February
All
2018
All
December
All
November
All
October
All
September
All
August
All
July
All
June
All
May
All
April
All
March
All
February
All
2017
All
December
All
November
All
October
All
September
All
August
All
July
All
June
All
May
All
April
All
March
All
February
All
January
All
2016
All
December
All
November
All
October
All
September
All
August
All
July
All
June
All
May
All
April
All
March
All
February
All
January
All
2015
All
December
All
November
All
October
All
September
All
August
All
July
All
June
All
May
All
DHS
April
All
March
All
February
All
January
All
2014
All
December
All
November
All
October
All
September
All
August
All
July
All
June
All
KZN
May
All
April
All
March
All
February
All
January
All
2013
All
December
All
November
All
October
All
September
All
August
All
July
All
June
All
May
All
April
All
March
All
February
All
January
All
2012
All
December
All
November
All
October
All
September
All
August
All
July
All

Durban Surfer and Ocean Adventurer John McCarthy launches new book - The Sexy Ugly Beautifuls

Durban Surfer and Ocean Adventurer John McCarthy launches new book - The Sexy Ugly Beautifuls

Date: 2018-11-02

South Africa's adventure writing scene is set to heat up this week with the launch of John McCarthy's new book The Sexy Ugly Beautifuls.

The Sexy Ugly Beautifuls is a rock 'n' roll collection of ocean infused adventures; so named after the colourful characters and exotic destinations John discovered in his global quest to ride the perfect wave. These stories share John's unique journey from youthful bodysurfer in South Africa to the thundering tubes of Hawaii's North Shore and on into the wilderness of Namibia and Mozambique.

John is a surfer. His is a life lived with the sea at its very heart. Publisher of theBOMBsurf magazine, instigator of theGREENERsurfer, and architect behind the Swim Free Confidence Underwater course, he is the founder of OCEAN CHILD, an environmental surfboard and adventure company. A former internationally competitive surfer and surf consultant to various television and film projects John lives with his wife and two children in Durban, South Africa.

"This book brims with a wanderlust that drives John to hunt down waves in remote and unusual places. The result A life of extraordinary adventures. A visceral turn of phrase - - delivered with humour - takes us with him on this wild and crazy ride." Steve Pike - Founder Wavescape Media

A limited edition, first release copy of the book will be available for sale between now and November 15 exclusively on https://www.thesexyuglybeautifuls.com.

Mainstream and ebook versions will be available from January 2019.