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What’s the last thing you thought about? Cars… I turn 16 next year and I’m looking at what will suit me best Where do you live? Gracetown, Southwest WA If you could leave on any surf trip...

Grom

Rosie Smart

What’s the last thing you thought about? Wave pools Where do you live? In the ocean If you could leave on any surf trip right now, where would you go? BALI (I love gado-gado) When you...

Grom

Brodi Sale

Brodi Sale, raised in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Brodi’s local favorite surf spot Banyans has a reputation for producing talent, most notably the big wave specialist Shane Dorian. Shane has had a huge i...

Global

Timmy Reyes

My goal over the last few years has been to improve all facets of my surfing, from big waves to small waves and especially slabs. Competing has been always a challenge, but I have a new found love...

There are very few world-class surfers who also design and shape boards, so when the opportunity to work with Rob Machado presented itself, Firewire leaped at the opportunity. With a competitive c...

Global

Michel Bourez

Michel Bourez is a French-speaking Tahitian with the most powerful frontside gouge on the CT Tour today, never mind his tuberiding and backside attack. Known as The Spartan because of his supreme...

Kiteboard

Felix Pivec

Felix Pivec is one of the worlds best unhooked, switchstance strapless kitesurfers. A skill that many of today’s pro’s still find it hard to grasp. Felix has been kitesurfing since the emergence o...

Regional

Tristan Sullaway

What’s the last thing you thought about? Other then what I am going to write about for this, whats for lunch? Where do you live? La Jolla, California. If you could leave on any surf trip ...

Longboard

Taylor Jensen

Hailing from San Diego, CA, Taylor grew up with a passion for riding any type of surf craft that he could get his hands on. At the age of 13 he fell in love with Longboarding and since then he h...

In his 25 year pro surfing career, Kelly has a record eleven world titles and 54 WCT (World Championship Tour) victories. He has won events all over the world including Hawaii, Australia, France, ...