Chimponaboard
Name: Ben Eardley
Age: 29
Job: Professional Tree Hugger with WAG
Years Surfing: 6
Habitat: Cardiff
Boards: 3
Quiver: Bushman Shortboard, Takayama Mal and 'The Ugly Fish'
Local Break: Porthcaw
Places Surfed: UK, SA, Spain, France
Favourite Surf Films: Land of Saints, Litmus, Endless Summer 1+2
Worst Wipeout: South Africa, don't remember the break, but managed to land on my fin and find out just how much they resemble a sharp kitchen utensil. Wetsuit and ar*e needed stitches. Pride hurt more than anything. Zero sympathy from mates. 
Favourite Manoeuvre: Smooth Carves - too old and inflexible for anything more radical.
Worst Surfing Habit: (and best surfing habit) urinating in my wetsuit!
Best Surfing Experience: Barricane at sunset with friends.
Weirdest Surfing Experience: Surfing in kelp off The Cape in South Africa and levitating off my board when a seal blew its nose next to me.
Other Interests: Sustainable Development, Environment, Marine Biology........boring. Getting lashed and general tomfoolery (oh, and mountain biking like a loon when its flat).
