Dane Reynolds
| Dane Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 7, 1985 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Ventura, California |
| Height | 6 ft 00 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Surfing career | |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Best year | 4th - 2010 ASP World Tour |
| Career earnings | $357,325 |
| Sponsors | Vans, Homegrown Surf Shop,and Channel Islands |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Regular (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. He is known for his "go for broke" style of surfing that includes many experimental and aerial maneuvers.
Reynolds started surfing at the age of 10 after he moved from Bakersfield, California to Ventura. 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.
Reynolds competed in the 2003 and 2004 X-Games and received the highest single wave score both years. 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. 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.
Reynold's first video, "First Chapter", won Best Male Performance in a Video and Video of the Year at the 2006 Surfer Poll Awards.
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.
In August 2012, Reynolds was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California.
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