I was raised a few paces from the ocean on St. John in the Virgin Islands. A beautiful place with a complex history.  I rode my first waves before I can remember but really got into surfing at 10. As a teen I traveled through the Caribbean and east coast doing what contest I could. When I graduated highschool I moved to Oahu for two years while attending university. Ended up transferring and finishing at Savannah college of art and design in 2020 with a major in Advertsing and branding. Since the pandemic I've been home in the Caribbean freelancing, farming, captaining and pursuing my own brand. 

Ocean Moana Taapuna Petersen was born on the classic 36' wooden yacht Catania, in taapuna pass in Tahiti . Ocean family was in the process of circumnavigating the globe. They continued their exploration of the South and North Pacific, Micronesia and Melanesia  until they settled for eight years on a deserted atoll in the Marshall Islands. While there, his parent’s interest in marine biology led them to develop an aquaculture farm cultivating giant clams. During Ocean’s years on the clam farm, he occupied his time by mastering all the water sports available to him. By the age of 4 , Ocean was swimming, windsurfing with his father, and running barefoot on the coral rubble that was his environment.Three years later, Ocean was carrying his own spear gun and fishing on his own terms. He became fearless in the water. When he was eight, Ocean and his parents continued sailing through Micronesia, the Philippines, Borneo, Malaysia ,Indonesia, and eventually Thailand. It was here that Ocean was given his first surfboard in exchange for rescuing a monkey off the top of 100' foot mast , He has been hooked ever since. From then on, his only desire was to find the most challenging waves to hone his skills on. after sailing across the Indian ocean to via Such place as the Maldives and the seyshelles  islands eventually  arriving in Africa, Ocean surfed many of the countless coves and point breaks from the coast of Tanzania to the shores of South Africa alone , often bribing his little brother to Stan watch in the dinghy should anything happen , After pirate attacks, several massive hurricanes and 80 countries later Ocean  arrived in the Virgin Islands, leaving his home of seventeen years to pursue his own life and career as a captain. Now Ocean captains charter yachts around the US  Virgin Islands and Caribbean, while always keeping an eye out for the perfect wave. 

Cody started surfing at the age of 9 in the Virgin Islands. Soon after, he began to test his skills in competitions at neighboring islands. As he grew older, he pursued an engineering degree while competing at the collegiate club level in surfing.

 

Today, Cody surfs regularly in the slightly colder waters of Southern California. Not having done many competitions in a few years, he is excited to represent his home while trying to qualify for the Olympics.

-Father of 2, son Brixton, daughter Statia (pronounced "Stay-sha")

- President of Virgin Islands Surfing Federation

- International touring career musician

- bass player for Mad Caddies from central California

- 8 consecutive years voted "Best of the Virgin Islands" top Singer/Entertainer

-5th appearance in ISA World Games

- on forefront of advocating with Virgin Islands Government and local community thru VI SURF FEDERATION nonprofit towards building the very first permanent skatepark & surf training facility. Currently in core fundraising stages.