Born in Playa Del Rey, California, Barry first started surfing at his local surf breaks of the South Bay in Los Angeles. His earliest recollection of riding a surfboard was around 1965 on an old 10 foot longboard at a surf spot called the Ballona Creek. The first surfboard he actually owned was in 1973. Considering the board to be one of his greatest possessions on earth, this kicked off his lifelong fascination with surfing and the surfing culture. At the age of 16, he made his first surf trip north to Santa Cruz, California. After getting his first taste of semi-big waves and perfect conditions, Barry was bitten by the surfing bug and never looked back. At that point, he and his friends began to explore basically every nook and cranny of the California coast looking for perfect waves. Searching for greater adventure and uncrowded surf, he then began to traveling deep into Mexico and Central America, exploring as far north as the Oregon border, which was about as far as surfers went north in those days. His first real experience with big waves was in 1981 at a spot called Sloat Boulevard of Ocean Beach in San Francisco, several miles north of the now infamous Mavericks surf break. At this spot he and two of his friends paddled out on a massive winter day, about a half a mile out and far beyond their limits. In 1990, Barry decided to pull up stakes and move permanently to Hawai’i, where he landed on the North Shore of O’ahu and lived at Sunset Beach for several years, eventually moving to Honolulu, where he now resides. After surfing basically every major surf spot on Oahu and the outer islands, and along with decades of surfing experience and a water safety certification. Barry is definitely a seasoned surfer with enough ocean experience to share some of his knowledge and stories with those patient enough to listen.