Date of Birth: February 13, 1984

Best Known For: Putting Germany on the map

Local Spot: Algarve, Portugal

My Crew: Gony Zubizarreta, Federico Pilurzu, Justin Mujica, Hodei Collazo, Pablito Gutierrez, Jonathan Gonzales, Greg Martin and Q-Ball

Board of Choice: Semente 6’1” x 18.25” x 2.25” round pin, glass-on fins

Dream Wave: Don’t have a dream wave...I love the variety

My Top Five:

1.) Having time off at home   2.) Good music   3.) Good food   4.) Good company   5.) Exploring new places

Golden moments from a solid first day at the Hurley Pro. Photos: Michael Lallande

The Top 45 winds up before Round One at the Hurley Pro. Photos: Michael Lallande