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ALAN STOKES‘Stokesy’ joined The Wave in 2013. Since the age of 13 he has claimed every British title and established himself as one of the highest rated and respected British surfers.
Alan learned to surf at the age of 6 at Fistral beach Newquay, the home of British surfing and still his local break.  Still regarded as one of the most progressive and inspiring British surfers, 2011 saw Alan claim 3rd at the European Surfing Championship event held at Bundoran Ireland.
A true good guy of the sport, Stokesy commits a lot of time to good causes.  Alan is an ambassador for the National Trust, protecting our coastline, he works with Surfers Against Sewage, helping keep our coastal waters clean.  He also works with Make a Wish Foundation granting surfing experiences to children and young people who are fighting life-threatening illnesses.
Part of Alan’s training takes him to warmer climates each winter to surf and train. To date he can list Australia, Morocco, Costa Rica, Panama, Indonesia, Brazil and many many more.
I am very excited about The Wave. From a professional surfers perspective its an incredible concept that will allow up and coming talent to be coached and trained in a controlled environment. Surfing in the ocean is an ever changing playing field and it takes years of practice and determination to become successful at wave riding. The Wave is a massive game changer for performance surfing and im stoked to be involved with it.
Alan Stokes
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GABE DAVIES - Gabe is a four-time British surfing champion and world-renowned big wave surfer from Newcastle, UK. He has appeared in award-winning surfing documentaries such as Joel Conroy's Eye of the Storm in 2002 and in 2009 he co-lead with Richie Fitzgerald in Joel Conroy's first featured documentary, Waveriders. Together they tow surfed the biggest swell ever ridden off the Irish Atlantic Coast for which Gabe was nominated for a worldwide XXL big wave award. Gabe has appeared in numerous television and film productions including presenting Channel 4's 'Surf Trip' with Tess Daly and BBC 2's Teenage Video Diaries. On the 16 November 2009 he won 'Best Surfer' at The Quiksilver ‘La Vaca Gigante III’ Big Wave Invitational Event In February 2011, he won the Wave of the Day Award at Ireland's inaugural big wave invitational event. He currently resides between the North East of England, South West France and Ireland and is married to author and award-winning screenwriter Lauren Davies.
I love the The Wave.  Anything that can bring waves inland and share the amazing sport and lifestyle of surfing with a city like Bristol in this way is fantastic.  I have high hopes that this can lead to many more sites around the UK and I wholeheartedly support this ambitious and pioneering development both in terms of the surfing and also in the benefits it can bring to the surrounding areas.
Gabe Davies
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SAM BLEAKLEY is a travel writer, author and professional surfer, from Gwenver beach, Sennen, Cornwall, UK. Sam’s first book, Surfing Brilliant Corners details a decade of extreme global surf travel, illustrated by renowned photographer John Callahan. The sequel, Surfing Tropical Beats is the first surf travel book translated into Mandarin Chinese . Sam has an MA in Geography from the University of Cambridge, is researching a part-time PhD in Travel Writing with University College Falmouth (Performance Writing Research Group) and has been a multiple British and European Longboard Surfing Champion. Sponsored by Biomimetics Health UK, Sam specialises in surf exploration projects with the surfEXPLORE team.
the future of surfing has to fuse sustainability, and an educational and ecological outlook with the pure buzz of riding waves. The Wave will do all this and so much more. In the same way a musician needs an instrument and an artisan needs tools, surfers need green clean and cultured places, and if a new generation grows into these philosophies and vital values as instinct, surfing has a bright and sustainable future...
Sam Bleakley
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ZARA DAVIS has been windsurfing since she was 13. Competing at British national level in 1999 - 2001 winning the British Women's Slalom Title in 2000.
Since 2005 she has been concentrating on Speed, competing nationally & internationally.

Women's overall winner at Weymouth Speed Week 2004, 2005 , 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Zara also holds the ladies harbour record at 32.44knots which had stood for 22 years, set by the legendary Jenna De Ronsney.
2005 Finished 6th in the world overall in ISA speed world cup and PWA slalom.
2006 Finished 3rd in the world overall and 2nd production. In the ISA speed world cup series.
2007 Finish 3rd in the world overall even after her crash in Namibia where she broke her foot and couldn't finish the event.
2008 Finished 2nd overall her highest ranking ever
2009 European Speed Champion and ranked 2nd in the world
2010 Finished No 1 in the world, set news womens production board record for Mistral. In Luderitz Namibia.
2011 Womens ISWC European champion for a second time. Retained her No1 position on the world rankings.
Women's World Record Holder for the mile at 34.74 knots
Women's British Record Holder for 500m at 37.24 knots
Womens World Production Record Holder for 500m at 36.99 knots
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NICK THORN is an all round waterman. The complete water based athlete. He swims, surfs, lifesavers and instructs.


Nick lives with his partner and daughter in Woolacombe, North Devon where he runs his surf school Nick Thorn Surf Coaching.  Born in Cornwall and having lived by the coast all of his life, Nick’s world revolves around the ocean and this is from where he draws his motivation and inspiration. His competitive achievements are far too lengthy to list here, but rest assured, he knows the ocean!
“With the ever unpredictable weather, wave conditions, work commitments and general day to day life, The Wave will help fill a void for surfing enthusiasts countrywide. Aside from being a surfers dream playground, it offers an opportunity to improve and develop surfing within the UK. It will also help to bring a focus on environmental, ecological and renewable energy issues. To use such a fantastic sport and lifestyle in such an ambitious way to educate people is breathtaking”...
Nick Thorn