Personal life
Paul Burnett is an Australian author who has lived on the Northern Beaches of Sydney since he was five.
He has worked as a mathematics teacher, a clothing designer in the surf and sports industries, and as a professional surfer; as a coach, a surf instructor, and a competitive athlete. He was on the world professional surfing tour in the early to mid ’80s and is currently an avid foil surfer and founding member of
Paul has two adult children and a beautiful partner.
Education
Paul graduated from Balgowlah Boys High School in 1980, where he currently teaches Mathematics.
He obtained a Bachelor of Education in PDHPE and Mathematics from The University of Technology Sydney in 1984.
Publications
Big Surf: Manly Style Big Surf Magazine Volume 1 1986
Summer This is It Waves Magazine September 1998
A Week in Paradise: Tall Tales and True Tracks Magazine December 1988
The Puppeteer: An Origin Novella from The Network Series (2021)
The Scientist: An Origin Novella from The Network Series (2021)
The Outsider: An Origin Novella from The Network Series (2021)
The Piotrowski Syndrome: Book 1 of The Network Series (2021)
A couple of videos of me doing what I love best. Surfing and Foiling. If you want to see more foiling go to The Lost Boys Foil Club and check out the action. It won’t always be me but you’ll see some of the best guys in Australia ripping it up.