Line Up Team Profiles
Ryan Chandler

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Date of Birth: 3rd June 1976

Local Break: Bronte

Surfing Since: 1985

Top 3 Results:

  1. 4th Australian Championships Open (S.L.S.A.) 1995
  2. 4th Australian Championships Junior (S.L.S.A.) 1995
  3. 2nd NSW State Titles Junior (S.L.S.A.) 1995

Current Sponsors:

Favourite Local Surfers: Trent Westo (pure soul and fearless surfing), Tom Whittaker (Unpredictable), Luke Hitchings (determination to become No. 1)

Favourite Male Surfers: Tom Curren & Frankie O)

Best Male Surfers: Kelly Slater, Tom Carroll & Tom Curren

Favourite Female Surfer: Lisa Anderson, Wendy Botha

Favourite All-time Surf spot: Na Palm, V-land, Sunset, Sandon Point and G.

Favourite Manouver: The Mat Hoy carve and pulling two chicks at the same time!

New manouvers? Kick flips, reverse airs, plenty of rail grabbing.

Influences in the water: Sloth & BP (old school soul surfers who still charge), Luke Hitchings, Tom Whittaker, Aaron Graham (A complete higher level of surfing, an incredible influence),

Travels: Hawaii, West Oz, NZ, Bali & West Java.

Future World Champ: Luke Hitchings before Taj Burrows & Tom Whittaker

Favourite other sport: Physical fitness - weights, running and swimming.

Favourite Animal: Blue bottle: beautiful creature, but within 1/2 an hour of playing with it, it brings me to my knees with a crippling pain in my groin and armpit.

Favourite All-Time Surf Movie: Searching for Tom Curren.

How far do you want to take your surfing? To become extremely fit physically and mentally and to be able to control my fear in larger waves which will hopefully make me surf bigger waves than I already have.

If I weren't a surfer what would I be? Definitely not someone who works 9 to 5.

Other Interests: Painting and drawing, a bit of gardening, socialising with great people and prayer/meditation.

Likes: Blue bottles, Women, to be respected amongst fellow human beings, financial security, finding happiness, Benny Hill & Mr Bean.

Dislikes: Drugs, alcohol, Blue bottles, Women, back pain, blackmarket, being celibate without trying to be and most of all hospitals.

Any Last Words: Live and learn.


Would you like to sponsor Ryan Chandler? Just contact Wayne Ryan by email or by phone on +61-2-9971-8624; or Fax him on +61 2 9971 8600.



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