Gabe Kling 2007

2007-06-12T17:38:00.000-07:00

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:
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manuscript:
listen up:
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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, K ling could prove the silent assassin amongst 2007 ¡¦s swath of rookies.