Burleigh Boardrider Profile.. JD

 

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JD Charging at Bingin 

 

NAME        John Denison

 

NICKNAME      Sarge & JD

 

AGE         52 years

 

DIVISIONS YOU SURF IN?      Grand Masters    

 

PLACE OF BIRTH?          Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

 

PLACE OF SURF – BURLEIGH

 

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU HAD YOUR FIRST WAVE AT BURLEIGH?     18 years old

 

FAVOURITE SPOT AT THE POINT YOU SURF?     Out in front of VT Rock.

 

OTHER FAVOURITE WAVE SPOTS ?    Bingin ~ Bali, Angowrie, Duranbah, West coast of South Australia

 

CONTEST RESULTS BEST OF?     1972 – Open Club Champion, Parsons Beach Boardriders, South Oz!  Those were the days…

 

FAVOURITE BURLEIGH SURFER?   The one and only Jed Denison.

 

FAVOURITE UNDERGROUND BURLEIGH LEGEND?   Jeddo again!

 

FAVOURITE SURFERS, THAT ARE NOT BURLEIGH BOARDRIDERS?  

Taj Burrow, Jerry Lopez, Reno Abellera

 

WHERE DO YOU JUMP OFF?   Stepping Stones

 

WORST EXPERIENCE JUMPING OFF THE ROCKS?   Too many to mention

 

WORST INJURY SURFING?   Duck diving into the nose of my board (as you do) and receiving 18 stitches to my face!

 

BEST BURLEIGH MOMENT?   Early morning surfs are always BEST moments.

 

BEST SURFER YOU HAVE SEEN SURFING AT BURLEIGH POINT?  

Taj Burrow

 

AMBITION?   To win lotto, stop working and go surfing.

 

WHY YOU LOVE BURLEIGH?     The friendliness of the locals, the cosmic-ticity of the Point and surfing the World-class right-hander!