Skyler Cooper Stokes
DOB: 3/25/1988
HOMETOWN: Solana Beach
FAVORITE WAVE/RIDING SPOT: There’s alot of really good waves but I love Oxnard, Palisades, Rincon, Emma Wood and Lowers just to name a few
SPONSORS: Hyperflex, Dragon, Function Drinks, Olas Mexican Food, DOC and Duck Divers Surf Wax
FAVORITE MOVES: Barrels, and gouging carves
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Various magazine coverage, Vimby.com posting, 4th overall in San Diego High School series contests
MUSIC: Everything but country. I love People Under the Stairs, Bob Marley, house/techno/dance stuff, and folk music.
FAVORITE FOOD: If I’m not eating at Olas, then prpbably Bid Daddy-O’s or a Thanksgiving feast.
INFLUENCES: The obvious big guys – Kelly, Parko, Machado etc. But also some the local talents, The Brothers Millin, Casey Doyle, Austin Ware, Evan Luth, and Dane Reynolds.
GOALS: To meet as many people in the industry as possible, get a good job in the surfing world, travel the world and see it before its gone, and be an open minded person.
QUOTE: “You’ve got you whole life to get where your going, so relax and don’t worry because everything always works out for a reason”
