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the shop: rider of the month
Photo: Dan Smith
Name: Donna von Hoesslin
Age: 35
Years surfing: 3
Type of surfing: Longboard, Shortboard
Favorite spot: I don’t have a single favorite
spot but have had memorable
sessions at Pleasure Point, C-Street, Big Drake’s
and Cotes des Basques in
Biarritz.
Do you do any contests? Which ones?
- 5***** USSFWR Amateur Championship Tour
2002-2003, Hungtington Beach, Open
Women (Longboard) 2nd place
- 5***** USSFWR Amateur Championship Tour
2002-2003, Hungtington Beach, Open
Women (Shortboard) 1st place
- 3*** Wahine Surf Series 2002-2003 (longboard),
Topanga, 1st place
- 3*** USSFWR 2002-2003 L.A.O.C. Coastal Grand Prix
Dist. Series, Topanga,
(open shortboard women), 1st place
- 3*** USSFWR 2002-2003 L.A.O.C. Coastal Grand Prix
Dist. Series, Topanga,
(open longboard women), 3rd place
- Surf Tribes Scrimmage, Santa Cruz, 2002, 2nd
place
- Big Chill Out, Pacifica, 2002, 3rd place
- Noll Longboard Classic, Crescent City, 2002, 2nd
place
- Red Bull Soul Wave 2001, Klitmøller, Denmark, 1st
place
- 2nd Annual Longboard Invitational, Sylt, Germany
2001, 1st place
What role do you play in the community?
Member of Big Stick Surfing Association
and I help out however I can, always looking for an
angle. I’m known to be
very good at connecting people on all levels.
What are your surfing goals?
To be relaxed in the water, overcome my fears and
to be remembered as an honorable water woman. Life goals?
To be happy and make others happy.
To always love and be loved. Where do you work?
At home and on the road as a sales rep in the
surf and fashion industry. I
am in the process of starting my own business
offering innovative marketing
communications strategies to companies and
individuals in and around the
surf industry.
Favorite Board: Walden Magic Model
Sponsors: Surf Chick Team Rider and
Soul Rider for essentialsurf.com
What's your motto? Don’t forget to play!
What is your next trip? Panama
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