AGE: 20 BORN: WALSALL WOOD, WEST MIDLANDS HOME: NEWQUAY, CORNWALL HOMEBREAK: FISTRAL WEIGHT: 75KG HEIGHT: 1M82 SHORTBOARD: 6’2’’ EVANS SPONSORS: ANIMAL, SNUGG, EVANS SURFBOARDS, DAKINE, PURE BLUE WATER Growing up in Newquay, Mitch Corbett learnt...
Words by Matt Griggs Photo: Pete Frieden SE: So we’re in South Africa, you’re number one in the world and about to defend your J-Bay title. Everything...
Who exactly is Marlon Gerber? I’m 24 years old. I was born in Bali and grew up here in Kuta. I live in my family’s hotel...
Words by: Thai Neave Photos by: Timo “It’s over like that,” he always says, clicking his fingers. But when you’re in the Teahupoo channel watching him, time...
SE: Clearly your parents must have had a big influence but what is it that really made you decide to follow of pro career in...
AGE: 20 HOME: LAGOS, PORTUGAL HOMEBREAK: PRAIA DA LUZ WEIGHT: 75KG HEIGHT: 1M79 SHORTBOARD: SEMENTE 6’1” SPONSORS: OAKLEY, THE SURF EXPERIENCE Contest Results: 2 x National Champ in Portugal 3 x German Junior Champ “Whenever Melvin...
SE:So Kikas, how old are you now? K: I’m fifteen and currently in the 9th grade at school. How is your typical week from Monday to Sunday? Well, from...
Best contest result: 1st Reef Vendee Pro 4* WQS. Best website for surfers: surfersvillage.com of course! Best thing about living in Biarritz: The Basque culture. Best thing about...
AGE: 20 BORN: LISBON HOME: CASCAIS HOMEBREAK: GUINCHO WEIGHT: 65KG HEIGHT: 1,78M SHORTBOARD: 5’11 SEMENTE BY NICK URICCHIO SPONSORS: QUIKSILVER,VANS, TMN, DAKINE, SMITH, SEMENTE CONTEST RESULTS: Eurosurf Open Champion 2005 2nd U18 Euro Junior- 2004 Portuguese Junior Champion...
Photos: Alex Laurel You had an unusually early start in the sport, didn’t you? I started actually surfing, as in paddling into waves and standing up, doing...
AGE: 18 HOME: RABAT, MOROCCO HEIGHT: 1M70 WEIGHT: 63 KG SPONSORS: OAKLEY, GLOBE, CREATURES OF LEISURE, NIXON, RIDER STORE PORTUGAL After his solid performance in Hawaii two winters ago,...
Best thing about that drop at Teahupoo in ’98: I let my instincts take control on that one. Best surf trip of your career: Trip in Polynesia with Malik...
Interview by Archi Photos by Greg Rabejac A rejuvenated Maurice Cole welcomes us into his shaping bay at Surf Odyssey in the industrial zone of Capbreton. There’s...
AGE: 17 HOME: ST IVES, CORNWALL HEIGHT: 1M70 WEIGHT: 61KGS SHORTBOARD: 5’10” X 171/2” SPONSORS: RIP CURL, RELENTLESS, SAND SIFTER SURF SHOP There has been a refreshing surge of young talent coming...
AGE: 19 HOME: CAPBRETON, FRANCE / SAINT BARTHÉLEMY, GUADELOUPE HOMEBREAK: SANTOCHA WEIGHT: 76KGS HEIGHT: 1M80 SHORTBOARD: 5’10” ROB VAUGHAN SPONSORS: BILLABONG, GLOBE, ELECTRIC, BILLABONG SURFBOARDS, CREATURES OF LEISURE, FUTURE FINS CONTEST RESULTS: 3rd place European Junior...
Photos by Alex Laurel 1) Being an average Joe and decidedly shy of crowds places such as Hawaii, Tahiti, Indo etc seem out of my league....
A word in your ear with 2007 WCT Rookie sensation Jeremy Flores. Interview by Daz Three events in and Jeremy has got off to a solid start...
AGE: 16 HOMETOWN: Zarautz, Spain HEIGHT: 1M75 WEIGHT: 60KG BOARD: 5’11” X 18 3/16” X 2 3/16” SPONSORS: Quiksilver, Pukas, Island Style “Mario’s got a really smooth style,” reckons friend, team-mate...
Rad, minging or both? The jetski or PWC (personal water craft) has brought about some major changes in surfing in recent years from wave size ridden,...
Tell us about your background, Aritz: I was born in Getaria, the next town to Zarautz. I lived there one year. After that we moved here...
Having freshly penned a deal with Analog to charge and get barrelled, Europe’s most experienced and best connected north shore devotee Pepe le Pew, at...
AGE: 19 HOME: NORTH COAST, FUERTEVENTURA SPONSORS: O’NEILL, REEF, DRAGON, DAKINE, DHARMA. WEIGHT: 64 KILOS HEIGHT: 1M76 SHORTBOARD: 6’0” X 18” X 2” Originally from Oviedo, midway along the north...
AGE: 19 HOME: CAPBRETON, FRANCE/LE MOULE, GUADELOUPE HEIGHT: 1M84 WEIGHT: 76KG SHORTBOARD: 6’1” X 18 3/8” X 2 5/16” SPONSORS: REEF, UWL SURFBOARDS, NIXON Like Reunion Island and Tahiti, the Caribbean has...
Best thing you do when not surfing: Drumming in my band, Nylon Pool. Best way to dread your hair if you’re white: Bee’s wax. Best trip...
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