NOAH COHEN

Nationality: Canadian
Age: 17
Hometown: Tofino, B.C.
Sponsors: Oakley, Storm Surf Shop, Cold Surf Co.

“I grew up here in Tofino being a little shit, playing roller hockey and eating ju-jubes. I was always the athletic kid - the kid that only played sports video games, not the shooting ones – and the kid that turned on the TV and watched sports highlights repeat all day. I didn’t start surfing until I was about 11 or 12, I’m not sure why. When I was younger, I lived right by the tennis court, and that was the local roller hockey spot back then. So all I ever thought of was hockey. Then one summer, one of my friends convinced me to come out and try boogieboarding, which for a short time I thought was the best thing ever. Then I tried a surfboard, and it actually was the best thing ever. Since that summer, hockey has slid down the list a few spots. Surfing changed my life in a huge way, not only because it was what I was spending all my time doing, but it also made me travel, something I never really thought about before surfing and something that I’m really stoked I’m able to do.”

A Few Highlights…

“Going to the North Shore was pretty crazy. The waves are just sick, and so powerful. It’s definitely something every surfer should experience at one point. I had a trip to mainland Mexico that was really sick too; fun, rippable waves the whole trip.…and as for highlights with girls, I don’t do so well.”

Contest Results

2006 Clean Water Classic, 2nd in Men’s Pro-Am

2006 Clean Water Classic, 2nd in Juniors

2006 ISA World Surfing Games, Brazil

2005 Volcom Beaverfish, 1st in Juniors

2005 Volcom Beaverfish, 2nd in Men’s Pro-Am

2005 ISA World Surfing Games, Huntington Beach, Calif.

2005 Clean Water Classic, 1st in Juniors

2004 Quiksilver / Roxy Surf Jam, 1st in Juniors

2004 Quiksilver / Roxy Surf Jam, 5th in Men’s Am