Malibu Surfing Association - Wanda Smans Profile
BIO
NAME: Wanda Smans (p)
BORN: October 9th, 1976 (Netherlands)
NICKNAME: Zippy
HOMETOWN: Culver City
STANCE: regular
STARTED SURFING: 2004
STARTED COMPETING: 2007
SURFING INFLUENCES: anybody that is stoked
FAVORITE MANUEVERS: right now, I'm really into floaters
BOARDS: DT Noah Ka Oi
VINTAGE BOARD: still shopping for one
FIRST BOARD: 7'7" fun board
SPONSORS: looking
JOB: artist and, oh, I work for DirecTV, Inc. as a hobby
FUTURE PLANS: enjoy surfing and make more art
TRAVELS: Europe, Central America, Mexico, Hawaii
OTHER INTERESTS: video editing and traveling to Asia + Australia
NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE: I jumped in a pool to play when 3 years old and could not swim yet and a couple years ago I experienced altitude sickness in the French Alps
ONE THING YOU'D SAVE IN A FIRE: a surfboard
FAVORITE FOOD: chocolate
SOUNDS: the cracking sound of a clean breaking, 5-foot, A-frame wave
WHAT YOU'RE LISTENING TO NOW: Crystal Castles
SURF FLICKS: Sliding Liberia, Girls Rip, North Shore
WEBSITES: wandasmans.com
GUIDING LIGHTS: George Carr and all the girls in the MSA
SHOUT OUTS: Thankx mom, dad, and Judith
QUOTE: "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." - J. Lennon
CHOOSE ONE
BASKETBALL / FOOTBALL soccer
BLONDE / BRUNETTE can't decide
BRAINS / BRAWN both, am I asking for too much?
BURGERS / SANDWICHES blta
GOLF / TENNIS
TEA
PEPSI / COKE H
CAKE / PIE Dutch Apple Pie
SMOOTHIES / ICE CREAM FLOAT
TATTOO / PIERCING
SHORT / LONG SKATEBOARD both
SHORT / LONG SURFBOARD both, it's all good
BEACH CHAIR / TOWEL
