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Hossegor Sumo Surfing

Usually when one sees someone surfing on something strange, that someone is Jamie O’Brien. Usually.

Usually when one sees someone surfing on something strange, that someone is Jamie O’Brien. Usually. 

Fred David isn’t Jamie O’Brien. What he is, though, is a waterman. And although it’s a word used far too liberally, David fits the bill. The Frenchman is a world champion bodysurfer, a freediver, spearfisherman, lifeguard, tow-in surfer, and stand up paddler. The guy lives and breathes for the ocean. Here he is (along with a group of friends calling themselves Aqua Board L) using a few very unorthodox crafts.