Dane Reynolds

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Dane Reynolds
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Personal information
Born (1985-09-07) September 7, 1985 (age 38)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Residence Ventura, California
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Surfing career
Years active2008-present
Best year4th - 2010 ASP World Tour
Career earnings$357,325
Sponsors Vans, Homegrown Surf Shop, Channel Islands, and Drag Board Co
Surfing specifications
StanceRegular (natural foot)
Website Marine Layer Productions (his blog)

Dane Reynolds (born September 7, 1985 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional surfer from Ventura, California. [1] He is known for his "go for broke" style of surfing that includes many experimental and aerial maneuvers. [2]

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Biography

Reynolds started surfing at the age of 10 after he moved from Bakersfield, California to Ventura. [3] It was here on the point breaks around Santa Barbara and Ventura that he honed his progressive style of surfing. Reynolds first started competing at age 13 and at 16 had dropped out of school to surf. [4]

Reynolds competed in the 2003 and 2004 X-Games and received the highest single wave score both years. [5] The 2008 ASP World Tour marked his rookie year on the esteemed tour after finishing 2nd on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) behind Jordy Smith. His ranking on the WCT in 2008 was 19th with 4066 points, then he moved up to the coveted "Top Ten" (10th) in 2009 with 5219 points. [1] In 2010 Reynolds had a breakout year, ending up tied for fourth in the 2010 ASP World Tour with Taj Burrow. His 2011 tour started disappointly missing the first three events due to a knee injury. [6]

Reynold's first video, "First Chapter", won Best Male Performance in a Video and Video of the Year at the 2006 Surfer Poll Awards. [5]

Major sponsors of Dane Reynolds include Channel Islands,

Dane Reynolds started Summer Teeth with his manager Blair Marlin. It was started as a kitschy beach gear brand, they now produce t-shirts and other apparel. [7]

In August 2012, Reynolds was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California. [8]

In late 2011 Dane distinguished himself from other pro surfers by shaping his own surfboard called the Channel Islands Sperm Whale. [9] Rob Machado and others have created their own surfboards as well, instead of relying on a surfboard shaper.

In November 2015, Reynolds parted ways with his long time clothing sponsor, Quiksilver.

In February 2017, Dane Reynolds launched a new clothing company called Former. The company was originally founded by Reynolds, professional surfer Craig Anderson, and professional skateboarders Dylan Rieder and Austyn Gillette. Former is "independently owned and operated, with the intention of creating, designing, and producing what we like to wear and be a part of." [10] Former put out a promotional video of Reynolds called Premium Violence in conjunction with the release of the company's second collection of apparel in September 2017.

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References

  1. 1 2 "ASP Surfer Profile". ASP. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  2. ↑ "Dane Reynolds – The best free surfer in the world". Newquay Surfer. 2009.
  3. ↑ "SURFER INTERVIEW: Dane Reynolds". Surfer Mag. 2010.
  4. ↑ Ben Ehrenreich. "The Pro Surfer". Men's Vogue. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09.
  5. 1 2 "Quiksilver Team Profile". Quiksilver Europe. Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  6. ↑ "We Miss Dane on Surfline.com". ASP International. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  7. ↑ Bradstreet, Kailee. "DANE REYNOLDS BARES HIS SUMMER TEETH". Transworld Business. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Carroll, Corky (August 2, 2012). "Honoring a champion's champion, title or otherwise". Huntington Beach Wave (OC Register). p. 4.
  9. ↑ Dane surfs a self shaped board
  10. ↑ "– Former.xxx". Former.xxx. Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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