Full Name: Kara Emily Stephenson
Date of birth: 04.03.81
Family: are the best!! I have 2 brothers, one sister and mum and dad
Hometown: Coromandel
Birth Place: CoromandelEthnicity: Eropean/Samoan/Maori
Iwi: Tainui
Height: 182cm
Stance: natural
How many boards: 2
Length range: 6'4 and a 6'4
Shaper: Mark Camenzind
Sponsors: RPM
Years Surfing: 11
How did you start surfing: I stared by playing around and having fun on a long board with my brothers and sister
Years surfing competitively: 5
Competition strategy: I try to enjoy my heats, relax and surf as though I am just having a free surf
Career highlight: Almost winning the Nationals in 2004...but I had to settle for 2nd.
Ambitions: Have fun, surf lots, enjoy life, win lotto, travel the world, have an enjoyable job, bye a house
Main surf breaks: Indies and Manu Bay
Favourite surf break: Indies
People you surf with the most: the hundreds of tourists floating out in the water at Manu Bay
Occupation: A part time relieving school teacher
Other interests: tennis, food, basketball, yoga, spending time with my friends and family
Surfing heroes: anybody that is ripping and impressing me
Life heroes: My parents - they are the best! As well as my sister and brothers
Favourite food: sushi, mexican, padang, seafood, chocolate
Favourite moves: backhand reos
Favourite surf Video: north shore
Favourite movie: Napolean Dynamite
Favourite book: There are a few of Witi Ihimaera's books that I really like,I also just read Anthony Keides' story Scar Tissue which was pretty cool
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