James Hick

James first went surfing at thriteen with his Uncle at St Ouen's Bay. During his early teens James dominated the junior surfing events, picking up sponsorship deals with the likes of Billabong and Beachbeat.

At seventeen James went on his first independent surfing trip before heading off to University in the UK. Whilst a student he won the student national and Channel Island Championship. 

Above: Surfing at 'Secrets', St Ouen's Bay on Jersey's west coast.

Achieving a first class degree James dropped everything in 2007 and flew to Hawaii to surf his first big waves. Moving onto Australia James was introduced to "swell chasing", and ultimately travelled onwards to Shipstern's in Tasmania, where he surfed his biggest swell to date.

James continues to pursue his dream of big wave surfing and seems likely to play a major role in pioneering British big wave surfing to the world.

Above: Roaring Beach, Tasmania, 2008.

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