JOSH KERR
www.surfing-odds.com
a.k.a.: Kersey
d.o.b.: March 29, 1984
born: Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia
resides: Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia
parents: Barbara and Greg
siblings: Five older sisters
significant other: Married to Nicole
offspring: Beautiful new baby girl Sierra and stepson Colin
hobbies: Playing on motorbikes or doing anything to keep himself from being bored
ATHLETE EQUIPPED
weight: 155 lbs (70.5 kg)
height: 5'9" (X cm)
stance: Regular (natural) foot
sponsors: Rusty surfboards and clothing, Peak wetsuits, Von Zipper eyewear, Mrs. Palmers wax, Nixon watches and Kustom footwear
shapers: Aido Wheeler
quiver: Two 5'10"s, one 5'11", two 6'0"s and bigger boards for bigger spots
favorite waves: At home on the Gold Coast, Indonesia and any wave that barrels
favorite maneuvers: Barrels and airs including his signature Kerr-upt flip
favorite surfers: Andy Irons, Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow and Joel Parkinson
PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING
highest world tour rating: Rookie in 2007
years on Foster's ASP World Tour: 2007 will be Kerr's first season on the Foster's ASP World Tour
elite inception: 2007
hard yards: 2005
sabbatical:
filmography: All Rusty videos, working untitled profile vid
drama:
manuscript:
listen up:
video games:
honor roll:
elite tour victories: (0) GLORY ROAD: PATH TO THE 2007 FOSTER'S ASP WORLD TOUR
January 12, 2006: 5th Place Globe Sebastian Inlet Pro Sebastian Inlet, Florida „³ 915 points $2,000
June 18, 2006: 9th Place Billabong Costa do Sauipe Pro Bahia, Brazil „³ 1000 points $1,400
July 9th, 2006: 5th Place Mr. Price Pro Durban, South Africa „³ 1525 points $2,000
July 30, 2006: 5th Place Honda US Open Huntington Beach, California „³ 1525 points $2,000
August 20, 2006: 19th Place Sooruz Lacanau Pro Lacanau, France „³ 975 points $1,200
August 27, 2006: 2nd Place Rip Curl Pro Seignosse, France „³ 2580 points $10,000
December 6, 2006: 25th Place O¡¦Neill World Cup Sunset Beach, Hawaii „³ 900 points $1,200
Total: 9,420 points
2006 ASP WQS Rating: 8th
IN OTHER WORDS
Aerialist extraordinaire Josh Kerr has been a major blip on high performance surfing's radar for the past several years. Bred in the wave laden beaches of Australia's Gold Coast, the phenomenal natural footer spent several years sparring with current Dream Tour thoroughbreds Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson and Dean Morrison while more or less under the radar competitively. Opting to go the road less travelled, a teenage Kerr chose to focus on the then burgeoning air show circuit rather than the Australasian Pro Junior series, quickly climbing the ranks and garnering the moniker of "world air show champion" within a short time. However, Josh's multi faceted surfing would prove too big for the air shows and it wasn't long before he set his sights on professional surfing's ultimate benchmark, the Foster's ASP World Tour. Although set back by a horrific hit and run accident in 2002, Kerrsy clawed his way back to form and attacked the WQS over the next few seasons. In 2006, the 22 year old smashed his way to an 8th place finish on the Grind, easily qualifying for this season's elite tour. Brimming with confidence and saturated with talent, look for Kerr to put the top 45 on notice straight out of the gates this season.
