Full Name: Brendan Young
Date of birth: 11/3/60
Family: Married with 2 sons
Hometown: Hastings
Birth Place: Melbourne, Australia
Ethnicity: European
Height: 5' 10"
Stance: Natural
How many boards: 4 - 2 longboards, 2 shortboards
Length range: 6' 9", 7' 1" and 2 x 9' 1"
Shaper: Roger Hall
Sponsors: Surfline Surfboards, Bodyline Wetsuits
Years Surfing: 40
How did you start surfing: Moving to beach at young age, through nippers/surfclub and seeing surfing for first time and wanting to do it.
Years surfing competitively: 1975 - 1979 then again 2000 - 2006, 10 years all up.
Competition strategy: Surf to the conditions, surf to the criteria, take note of what judges are rewarding, stay mentally focused to get scores required to get through each heat
Career highlight: 2006 results - 3rd place open SNZ Hyundai Longboard Pro Tour, 1st place 0'40s SNZ Hyundai Longboard Pro Tour, 3rd place Grand Masters(0'45s) SNZ Hyundai Nationals.
Main surf breaks: Various breaks in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne coastline
Favourite surf break: Any location in good conditions with the right crew.
People you surf with the most: Going surfing on my own a lot as I do shift work.
Other interests: Family activities - sport/recreational, social. Rugby League, Rugby Union and most sports in general
Surfing heroes: People that let their surfing do the talking and willing to share waves
Life heroes: My Family and everyone that has influenced me to head in the right direction
Favourite moves: Critical, controlled powerful surfing in and around the pocket that doesn't involve any flapping or bouncing to link it all together
Favourite surf Video: Morning of the Earth
Favourite movie: Crash
Favourite book: Sporting Biographies
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