Designed around legacy, sustainability and unlocking seamless success. AUSTRALIA'S female sports stars may be scoring some wins in the push for better pay, but sexism is still a battle, says former world surfing champ Layne Beachley. Kelly Slater (United States) #35. As the most successful female surfer in history, she has turned to it for solace, comfort, strength and nurturance. The inspiring Layne Beachley, seven-times world surfing champion, recorded live in conversation with AM Director Kim McKay. married to a rock star, living the dream life. And Layne Beachley and her musician beau certainly have one of the strongest relationships in Australian showbiz. She had an invitation to carry the Olympic . Sarah Swain less than 2 min read Still, the stoic 43-year-old, . Aim for the Stars. Layne Beachley has found happiness with her husband Kirk (Image: WireImage). Layne Beachley's boyfriend Kirk Pengilly Layne Beachley's boyfriend is Kirk Pengilly. Layne Beachley's impressive resume and legacy speaks for itself. Nearly two decades ago, Layne Beachley surfed her way into the history books, winning seven world championships, six of them back-to-back. Layne Beachley says asking for help got her through the lows and helped her achieve plenty of highs. [13] The pair had no connection, until they were joined on their date by the restaurant owner, who shared a bottle of Limoncello, and the spark began. 4. She was date-raped after she accepted a dinner invitation from the manager of a Kings Cross modelling agency. Born in 1972 to a young, unmarried mother, she was adopted by Neil and Valerie Beachley, who not only lived in the Sydney beachside suburb of Manly, but who also bestowed a surname on her entirely befitting of a future surfing superstar. He's married to seven-time world champion surfer Layne Beachley . The film is set in Hawai where Anne-Marie lives with her 2 best friends and little sister Penny. By Lspencer. Layne Beachley's mother Maggie Gardner was 17, and newly arrived in Sydney from Scotland in 1971. Layne Beachley - 7 time world champion surfer . The world title, in the best surf of the women's world tour at Honolua Bay, came unexpectedly early courtesy of the shock round two loss . Italo Ferreira (Brazil) One of the most explosive surfers in the business, Ítalo Ferreira first gained fame on the Championship Tour in his 2015 rookie season. Enjoy an intimate experience with the legend of your choice whilst fine tuning your surfing and taking tips and anecdotes . He still surfs on occasion, but he dropped off when he was at his peak and seems to have become tired of the tour. It might have seemed impossible for the woman who claimed six consecutive world titles between 1998 and 2003 to be able to spend even more time in . Layne certainly has not stood still. Credit: Quentin Jones Still, the stoic 43-year-old, who won her third title with a broken back . [13] The pair had no connection, until they were joined on their date by the restaurant owner, who shared a bottle of Limoncello, and the spark began. She was voted New South Wales' Athlete of the Year against some severe competition from the Olympic Games. Our exclusive Legends Series features ex-World Champs Barton Lynch, Pam Burridge & Layne Beachley, plus barrel hunting big wave aficionado Shane Dorian. Layne was adopted by a North Balgowlah couple and grew up on Manly Beach in Australia. They renewed their wedding vows in 2014 after Layne lost her wedding ring whilst surfing. Layne Beachley has not been previously engaged. This is an incredible conversation with Layne Beachley, the 7 time World Surfing Champion. You're a celebrity for your achievements. In 2008 Layne retired from professional surfing after spending 20 years on tour. She made her full-time pro tour debut in 2011 and finished the year ranked fourth, scooping Rookie of the Year honours. Layne Beachley seemed to have it all - but the top Aussie surfer was actually in state of despair. And my wife, Layne Beachley (is that cheating? May 24, 1978. . A few months later, the Long Island-born powerhouse gave birth to her second child - Mason - from the relationship with Paul Osbaldiston. "We haven't made any plans yet, it's taken us six years to get engaged so hopefully it doesn't take us another six years to get married. It was the perfect time to retire . He is married to former world women's champion pro surfer, Layne Beachley. Hey, we're still married. She loves being number one, but more importantly, she's a patriot. "I felt a deep sense of loss because I no longer had a title, a clearly defined role". Valerie died when Layne was only six years old, leaving Layne and her brother to be raised by Neil. . Beachley said her biological grandmother told her former boyfriend, the Hawaiian surfer Ken Bradshaw, she was adopted out "because we didn't want a bastard in the house". She married Kirk Pengilly, a member of the Australian rock group INXS, in October 2010. Layne Beachley gives her tips on how to stay happy and healthy. Surfing legend Layne Beachley (pictured), 44, has described the moment she discovered she was the product of date rape and that her 17-year-old mother had given her up for adoption Beachley, who is. Pengilly is married to seven time world women's champion pro surfer, Layne Beachley. These are real facts, but what you may not know or may not see is the path I have travelled to leave a legacy I am proud of. Layne Beachley. Fitness fanatic, strict vegetarian, drug and alcohol free. CHAMPION surfer Layne Beachley says there is still a huge disparity between the level of financial support offered to sportsmen and women. Just ask Aussie surfing legend Layne Beachley. There are multiple facets to Beachley's personality and she will soon add another - a wife. They would tell her to get out of . Her last grand victory was at the 2000 Billabong Pro in Anglet, France. After establishing retreats for incredible leaders since 2004 - From Aspen to Fiji, Spain & Queenstown to Noosa - 2022 marks the evolution of my trademarked official Boardroom Retreat© series. Now blissfully married, Layne and Kirk are proof that a bad first date doesn't mean there's no spark. This left her very little time to actually surf, but despite this, Layne is widely regarded as the most successful female surfer in the . In a word, Layne is "amazing". LAYNE BEACHLEY had it all: more surfing titles than anyone in the world, a loving rock star boyfriend, sponsorships, investments and a lucrative, nourished life. In 2008, she married baseball player Tim Shannon. In fact, she is considered one of the top 100 most influential women by Westpac and the Financial Review. The High School Musical actor joined Australian surf champions Layne Beachley and Tom Whitaker for a lesson at the city's famous Bondi beach as part of a charity event. We actually toasted limoncello at our wedding. Carissa Kainani Moore was born on August 27, 1992, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tommy Caldwell 1. Layne Beachley. [13] According to our records, she has no children. In 2010 she married Kirk Pengilly, . "I could still qualify, but I compete to win." . She got married to rock singer Kirk Pengilly in October 2010. Beachley is an out-and-out heroine back home. Neil remarried when she was 24, only for her stepmum to die of cancer seven years later. Former teacher and professional rugby league player Chris Dawson will He is married to former world women's champion pro surfer, Layne Beachley. Layne Beachley (AUS), 36, former seven-time ASP Women's World Champ and current No.3 on the 2008 ASP Women's World Tour ratings, has officially announced her retirement from full-time competition, effective at the end of the year. . Layne Beachley 3. May 8, 1988. Sadly, Valerie died when Layne was only six, leaving Neil to raise her and her brother. She was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame . Maggie only made one half of me. She now runs her own surf camps in Australia, has written her biography, runs charities and holds the Beachley Classic surf competition each year. To find out more about Layne's Awake Academy program . . In the final, she beat her rival, Layne Beachley. . As a child, Layne realised she didn't look like her father and his natural son, Jason - and the explanation. Their second date was almost as bad - and then the magic began. But the couple married on October 10, 2010, a date . Kim McKay: But it's interesting. She has even got married to rock star Kirk Pengilly from the band INXS last month. Beachley and Gilmore currently share the record as the most successful women's surfers in history, with seven world crowns each. . She put her up for adoption and left town, first for New Zealand and then the US, where she married four times and had another daughter, Melissa. October 4, 1952 Houston, Texas Incredible passion for surfing and living life to it's fullest! They renewed their wedding vows in 2014 after Layne lost her wedding ring while surfing. But the Oakley's Learn to Ride surf session, in aid of the OneSight Foundation, was disrupted by legions of Efron's teenage fans, who took to the sands to glimpse their idol. Kirk, 55 and Layne, 41 who married in 2010, are clearly still very much in love, and didn't care who saw the PDA as they shared a kiss and a drawn-out hug on the street. Layne is widely regarded as the most successful female surfer in history and is one of the only surfers, male or female, to claim six consecutive world . Layne Beachley was born Tania Maris Gardner on May 24, 1972 in Sydney. Layne Beachley says she won't mind at all if Stephanie Gilmore negotiates the World Surf League's new finals format to claim an eighth world title and beats her record. Though he was never a world tour competitor, he is credited with helping coach former girlfriend and seven-time ASP champion, Layne Beachley to her first world title in 1998 — as well as pushing . . He's also married to volleyball star Gabrielle Reece. "and there are still frontiers to push." . Many people spend too much time looking into the past to make sense of the moment or predict the future.This habitual pattern keeps us stuck in our stuff, sabotages the . A high achieving woman in what was, and still is, a male dominated area is always a likely target...but pooh is quite entitled, as I am, to post legitimate opinion and comment . Layne Collette Beachley AO (born 24 May 1972) is a former professional surfer from Manly, New South Wales. Layne Beachley is a 7-time world champion who won her first world title in 1998 and her last in 2006. Like a matriarch, the ocean has been a powerful force of nature to Ms Beachley, who believes it should be respected rather than feared. A year after her son's birth, Burns married Charles Henry Jackson, a post office maintenance worker who adopted Jackson. Tyler won the World Pro Junior championship in 2010. Cayla Moore, Carissa's younger sister, was born on April 18, 1997.