Rider Profiles

Chris Small

Chris Small

One More Wave team rider #1 receives his second customized surfboard. Video edited and produced by Aidan Demolli

Chris Small

One More Wave team rider #1 receives his second customized surfboard. Video edited and produced by Aidan Demolli

Arturo Ayala

Arturo Ayala

Arturo was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, under a strict Catholic household. Growing up, Arturo was active in the Cali-lifestyle; skateboarding, body surfing, and boogie boarding. In 1986,...

Arturo Ayala

Arturo was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, under a strict Catholic household. Growing up, Arturo was active in the Cali-lifestyle; skateboarding, body surfing, and boogie boarding. In 1986,...

Derrick Ross

Derrick Ross

Surf Therapy  After a long recovery process including 19 total surgeries, Derrick opted to have his left leg amputated below the knee in 2013 after years of fighting infection and...

Derrick Ross

Surf Therapy  After a long recovery process including 19 total surgeries, Derrick opted to have his left leg amputated below the knee in 2013 after years of fighting infection and...

Kelly Talavera

Kelly Talavera

Surf Therapy Kelly’s first time surfing was just last year in May 2018 at the Balboa clinic and the first time she caught a wave she said there was no...

Kelly Talavera

Surf Therapy Kelly’s first time surfing was just last year in May 2018 at the Balboa clinic and the first time she caught a wave she said there was no...

Steve Mount

Steve Mount

Surf Therapy “I paused surfing when flying but when I moved back to California for an assignment I picked it up again. The name on the top of my board:...

Steve Mount

Surf Therapy “I paused surfing when flying but when I moved back to California for an assignment I picked it up again. The name on the top of my board:...

Terry Knight

Terry Knight

Surf Therapy One More Wave gave Terry the opportunity to get on a board and learn to achieve surf therapy. “Surfing to me represents so much; challenge, freedom, connection to...

Terry Knight

Surf Therapy One More Wave gave Terry the opportunity to get on a board and learn to achieve surf therapy. “Surfing to me represents so much; challenge, freedom, connection to...