STATS
D.O.B: 21-Sep-1982
Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight: 75 kg (170 lb)
Stance: goofy
Born: Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Resides: Avoca Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Favourite Wave Types: Avoca Point, Bali, Hossegor
Career Highlights:
In 2006, he suffered a serious ankle injury which left him out of competitions for a few years. In 2007, he had to rely on an injury wild-card to compete and finished No. 19 from the elite top-45 surfers.
He made a come back at the Quiksilver Pro France in Hossegor, France where he beat USA's Damien Hobgood to make it to the final where he competed against Kelly Slater, widely regarded as the greatest surfer in the history of sports. In a shocking final, Ace beat Slater 15.74 to 15.16 in one of the biggest wins of his career.[2]
He finished third at the Billabong Pro Mundaka on 4 October, and finished the 2008 ASP World Tour in 6th place.
In 2009, Buchan finished 23rd in the standings. He had a better 2010, picking up a third place in the Quiksilver Pro France and finishing the year 7th in the standings.
Sponsors:
Hurley International, JS Industries, Dragon, Gorilla Grip, Surf Dive 'n' Ski, Zentrom Quantum Technology
ACE BUCHAN
We are very happy to announce Ace to the team. Theres a lot to be said about the central coast gentleman including that he is a talented writer.. that said I might ask him to put a few words down about joining the team and post em up here shortly!
We would like everyone to know that Ace recently launched his own site dont fear me Gypsy. We recommend bookmarking it (and us while your at it).
Here's some more info i have found about the web about Adrian Buchan.
He enjoys fishing, training, reading and playing table tennis during his free time. His favourite waves are Avoca Point, Bali and Hossegor. He describes Mick Fanning, Kelly Slater and Damien Hobgood as his favourite surfers.
He was the World Grommet Junior Champion in 1997 and 1999 and was also the Australasian Pro Junior Champion in 2000 and 2001.
Ace is an ambassador for the Inspire Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded in Australia which utilizes information communication technology to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people, by creating opportunities for young people to change their lives.
He aims to use his public profile to raise awareness of one of Inspire's program, Reach Out, a web-based program to help young people get through difficult times. Ace has also written a children's book titled "Macka's Barrel into the Dreamtime" which deals with Indigenous and Anglo-Saxon relations as well as environmental issues and also writes articles for various magazines and online blogs, including Waves and Tracks.
