Gabe Kling 2007

GABE KLING www.surfing-odds.com a.k.a.: Tortoise, Piggy, Klingon, etc. d.o.b.: August 18th, 1980 born: St. Augustine, Florida USA resides: St. Augustine, Florida USA parents: siblings: significant other: offspring: None yet hobbies: watching his beloved Jacksonville Jaguars ATHLETE EQUIPPED weight: 175 lbs (79.5 kg) height: 5¡¦11¡¨ (180 cm) stance: Regular (natural) foot sponsors: Matix clothing, DVS footwear, Electric eyewear, Xcel wetsuits, Ocean & Earth accessories shapers: Steve Boysen quiver: 6¡¦1¡¨ shortboards, 6¡¦4¡¨ round tail, 6¡¦9¡¨, 7¡¦2¡¨ and 7¡¦6¡¨ pin tails favorite waves:: Vilano, Lowers, Macaronis or anywhere that is rideable and not crowded. favorite maneuvers: airs, but he can¡¦t pull them, so turns and barrels favorite surfers: Kelly Slater PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING highest world tour rating: years on Foster¡¦s ASP World Tour: elite inception: hard yards: sabbatical: filmography: drama: manuscript: listen up: video games: honor roll: elite tour victories: (0) GLORY ROAD: PATH TO THE FOSTER¡¦S ASP WORLD TOUR February 12, 2006: 2nd Place Hang Loose Pro Fernando de Noronha, Brazil „³ 1720 points $5,000 February 19, 2006: 2nd Place Costao Pro Floripa Florianopolis, Brazil „³ 2150 points $7,500 May 2, 2006: 17th Place O¡¦Neill Highland Open Thurso, Scotland „³ 800 points $1,000 July 30, 2006: 19th Place Honda US Open Huntington Beach, California „³ 975 points $1,200 August 6, 2006: 25th Place Yumeya Tahara Pro pres. by Billabong Tahara, Japan „³ 900 points $1,100 August 27, 2006: 9th Place Rip Curl Pro Seignosse, France „³ 1500 points $1,900 September 3, 2006: 9th Place Buondi Billabong Pro Ericeira, Portugal „³ 1000 points $1,400 Total: 9045 points 2006 ASP WQS Rating: 12th IN OTHER WORDS Hailing from the sunny beachbreaks of St. Augustine, Florida, this free wheeling Floridian has been within inches of qualifying for the prestigious Foster¡¦s ASP World Tour for the past few seasons. 2006 proved to be a banner year for Kling who came blazing out of the starting gates with back to back runner up finishes at the five and six star WQS events in Brazil. This early momentum would carry the powerful natural footer through an excellent season on the Grind placing in at 12th by year¡¦s end. With an explosive approach that seamlessly blends everything from aerials to beautiful carves to fin free bashes, Kling has a lifetime of globe trotting experiences under his belt and will be looking to put them to the test in his rookie season on the Dream Tour. It¡¦s taken the 26 year old a few tries to get to this elite level so you can bet dimes to dollars he¡¦ll make the most of it. Often underrated and devastatingly fluid, Kling could prove the silent assassin amongst 2007¡¦s swath of rookies.