13th Knight
Name: Rhodri Jones
Age: 38 (2008)
Job: Trainee bricklayer/principal Arborist in a Valleys L.A
Years Surfing: 5 and still the kookmaster (2008)
Habitat: Between the mountains and the sea
Boards: Lovely white volan malibu and "The Robin" super heavy old skool custom noserider, a 6 foot thrusters that's furniture and a shark biscuit.
Local Break: Rest Bay; isn't it everybody's ?
Places Surfed: All over South Wales and the South Coast of England
Favourite Surf Films: Prefer 8/16mm and home-made; 'Soon' was pretty good.
Worst Wipeout: Snapped a fibula in `05, on the bog pipe, bust nose & usual aches and pains and bruises.
Favourite Manoeuvre: Got to be a noseride, stylish cutback and a super cool dismount, coffin rides are pretty good to.
Worst Surfing Habit: Bailing the board, good for me bad for anyone dawdling nearby.
Best Surfing Experience: Surfing The Witterings in March '06 with an Italian mate.
Weirdest Surfing Experience: Teaching surf basics - blind leading the blind.
Other Interests: Cycling , music - Ryan Adams & Howe Gelb in particular, Wilco`s last one was a bloomin classic, learning to lay bricks and build things, waifs and strays, splitting logs and idly thinking about becoming a chicken farmer, trying to justify the purchase of a martin to learn to play on and correcting spelling mistakes in work; hours of entertainment.
