Captain Zoltan Tony Black

Captain Tony moved to Hawaii 20+ years ago with a dream of surfing big waves, and representing Europe and Hungary as his home country in the international big wave towing competition. His love for the water was born when his grandfather introduced him to swimming at age 4. By 6 years old, he was winning swimming competitions and started to play water polo. He first fell in love with sailing and windsurfing when he was taught by his grandfather at age 10. 

He is a proud crewmember of the fastest racing high performance catamaran in the Hawaiian Islands, The Illusion. The Illusion holds the record for the Maui to O’ahu Crossing and the around O’ahu island race. 

Captain Tony has travelled to over 100 countries and 6 continents. He has been in every sea and every ocean of the world. He has been a dive and surf instructor, and became one of less than 50 people in the world to surf 60+ feet waves. His passion for adventure has led him to explore surfing, windsurfing , kitesurfing, and stand-up paddling. It also led him to leave the sea and explore the altitude of the mountains, including the mountains of South America and Mt. Everest.

Tony has been a captain for 15 years in Waikiki on O’ahu. He has worked for many sailing and diving companies on the island. In his experience, he has worked in the Bahamas on a multimillion dollar yacht, as well as, as a fisherman in Alaska in the Bering Sea. He has completed several Pacific Ocean crossings. 

The ocean is part of his life like breathing. His love for the ocean led him to his purpose to teach and educate people about the crucial importance of marine life and how to respect it, protect it, and live in harmony with it.

Come set sail with me on an adventure into the unknown on The Universe. 

“Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets.” -Marco Polo