Richie "Vas" Vaculik
Richie "Vas" Vaculik
VITALS:
Richie Vas as he's known is the epitomy of what Jet Pilot is about...a hardcore, hard charging attitude towards the sports he loves. In Richie's case it's charging mutant death slabs, where he is regularly seen at places like Shipsterns and Ours.
As well as being close friends with fellow 'BraBoys' Kobe Abberton and Mark Matthews, Richie's commitment to putting his life on the line in the most evil waves he can find is exciting to say the least. Big Wave Surfing does and will always create a buzz. Richie's goals are simple; to become recognized as a leading global big wave surfer, both freesurfing & in global big wave events.
Richie and Mark recently did a tribute to the late Steve Irwin by towing into giant Shipsterns with a blow-up Crocodile (video below). Richie is also the Australian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion for his weight division and recently starting cage fighting, has a 2-0 record.
Also, check out the video at the bottom there of Richie & the Bra Boys tackling "Ours" during a heavy swell last season. The ending is crazy!!
Richie Vas Vaculik & The Bra Boys:
