Full Name: Ryan Murdoch Hawker
Nickname: Ryza
Date of birth: 15/5/91
Family: Rob (dad), Liz (mum), leigh(bro), Ben(bro)
Hometown: Piha
Birth Place: New Zealand
Ethnicity: New Zealand/european
Iwi: Highland Scotland
Height: Taller than most, shorter than Mike
Stance: Naturally crustaceous
How many boards: 6
Length range: 5'11 to 6'2
Shaper: Craig Hughes T&C
Sponsors: RipCurl, Craig Hughes T&C, FCS, G GRIP
Years Surfing: 8
How did you start surfing: My brother Leigh got into it and from there the whole family started
Years surfing competitively: 5 maybe
Competition strategy: Surf better than every one else, drink plenty of fluids
New Zealand teams: Worlds team to Huntington but couldn't go because I broke my foot and the worlds team to Brazil
Career highlight: Winning any comps in Australia, landing a one footed floater
Ambitions: To make the top on the 'CT
Main surf breaks: Piha Bar over and over (and over) again
Favourite surf break: Paoba in Brazil ( where every one broke stuff at worlds
People you surf with the most: Whoever’s out at Piha, mostly all the boys in Piha plus Mischa's all ways out
Occupation: Wallet inspector
Other interests: Gastronamy
Surfing heroes: Mick fanning, Ben hawker
Life heroes: Leigh hawker
Favourite food: Feguada it’s a traditional Brazilian food, I had it yesterday it’s so good
Favourite moves: Big gaffs
Favourite surf Video: That new dayne renolds one
Favourite movie: Boogie nights
Favourite book: The lion the witch and the wardrobes quite good actually the whole chronicles are good. Go Narnia!
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