PRYDE GROUP UK

Jake competed at The Farmers Jam, a slopestyle competition held at a dry slope in Norwich, UK.He rode well and was a bit nervous going up a category this year to the 12-17's, he held his own, pushed him self hard and took some big falls, Dendix (known in the UK as the diamonds of death) is not the most user friendly surface to ride on and takes no prisoners, I have broken both of my thumbs on the stuff, years ago.

Sponsor likes Rofner's style

AMBASSADOR: Rofner. Picture: Rob Tibbles

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THE RECESSION has put a real squeeze on the sponsorship available to aspiring surfers.

But North Devon's Anthony Rofner, at the age of 39, proves that it is never too late to push your surfing and be rewarded for the dedication.

When he turned his back on football, leaving Weymouth at the age of 25, he looked for a new sporting challenge and was bitten by the surf  bug in Bournemouth.

"I realised within a month that I had no future as a surfer in those weak south coast waves," said Rofner.