DJ Dan
Name: Dan Nicholas
Age: 25yrs
Job: Clinical support worker
Years Surfing: 9 yrs
Habitat: Cardiff
Boards: 2
Quiver: 6'3 'Nick Blair' Thruster and 9'2 'Watercooled' Schlongboard.
Local Break: Sunny Rest Bay
Places Surfed: Portugal, France, Spain and most of Devon and Cornwall
Favourite Surf Films: Endless Summer - an inspiring classic!
Worst Wipeout: I'm quite lucky here, i've never had a really bad one. (Yet!!!)
Favourite Manoeuvre: Recently I've started longboarding so I'd say, trying to 'walk the nose' and falling off everytime!!!
Worst Surfing Habit: Singing terrible songs and forgetting my towel or hoody in winter months!
Best Surfing Experience: Portugal Feb 2004, or last September at Freshwest on 'Big Friday'. 6 - 8 ft perfection sun going down, awesome.
Weirdest Surfing Experience: Surfing at Bidart last summer at 10.00 pm sun going down fast, I managed to convince myself that sharks were in the water and promptly ran out of the water to the campsite like a right wuss!!!
Other Interests: Skating, Dj'ing and travelling.