Chris Ward 2007

2007-06-12T15:41:00.000-07:00

CHRIS WARD

San Clemente Wardo has settled down and is now a stable middle order surfer capable of beating anyone.

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a.k.a.: Wardo
d.o.b.: December 11, 1978
born: Texas, USA
resides San Clemente, California, USA
parents:
siblings:
significant other:
offspring: Daughter Malia
hobbies: Tuning up his boards or having a feed at SC Cafe

ATHLETE EQUIPPED

weight: 175 lbs (79.5 kg)
height: 6'0" (183 cm)
stance: Regular (natural) foot
sponsors: Lost surfboards and clothing, Creatures of Leisure accessories, Oakley eyewear, Psycho Ward, Santa Monica Airlines
shapers: Matt Biolis
quiver: 5'11" to 6'6" for most trips, bigger boards for Tahiti and Hawaii
favorite waves:: Backdoor
favorite maneuvers: Boosting airs
favorite surfers: Tom Curren, Andy Irons, Bruce Irons, Cory Lopez and Shea Lopez

PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING

highest world tour rating:
years on Foster’s ASP World Tour:
elite inception:
hard yards:
sabbatical:
filmography: What's Really Goin' On?, What's Really Goin' Wrong?, On the Road, 5'5" x 19 1/4", Lost At Sea, Lost Across America, Psycho Ward
drama:
manuscript:
listen up:
video games:
honor roll:
elite tour victories: (0)

IN OTHER WORDS

Going into the 2007 season closer, the Rip Curl Pipeline Masters, the collective surfing community had all but written off San Clemente’s Chris Ward in terms of requalifying for the Dream Tour. In need of a massive result, Ward stormed through the 64-man field with reckless abandon, weaving his way to a semifinal finish. When the dust had settled, Ward was clearly under the cutoff mark, and his elite-tour career was kept alive for one more season. Ward has served up humble pie to the world’s best, and if he can stay in form, he can prove to be a real threat to the title.