Francisco Ordonhas

Francisco’s little body holds the biggest of dreams – qualifying for the WCT one day. This is why he surfs almost every day after school. But Francisco is also a boy of simple desires: if he could be the first in the water every morning and spend the rest of the day sharing waves with his friends, his life would be perfect. He started surfing in the summer of 2010, when he stood up on his father’s surfboard for the first time. As part of the APS junior team since 2014, he's traveled to Maldives, Morocco, Galicia and Australia. The best result of his (yet short) career came in 2017 when he became Portuguese under-12 national champion. A natural achievement for a boy who wastes no opportunity to improve his surfing – when not dropping waves, you will most likely find Francisco riding his skateboard or watching surf contests on the web. John John Florence, Julian Wilson and Nic von Rupp are the guys he looks up today.

Nickname: Ordonhas

Birthday: 22-07-2005 - 17 years old

Surf Spot: Linha do Estoril

Height: 1,50 m

Weight: 35 kg

Stance: Goofy

Magic board: WANTED 5’2 squash tail shaped by Luis Carvalho

Training spot: usually Carcavelos and Costa de Caparica

Favorite wave: Poça

Favorite maneuver: barrels

Best quality: surfing well in tiny waves!

Worst flaw: I'm rather distracted and forgetful...

Heroes: Julian Wilson and Rob Machado

One song: Linkin Park

One film: View From a Blue Moon

Favorite activities: skateboarding

Secret talent: playing soccer

If I knew the World was going to end in 24 hours… I would go surf with my friends and ALL my family

If I found a genie in a bottle… I would ask to go on a trip around the world surfing the best spots

I am the greatest at: making new friends

I totally suck at: History (the subject)

I cannot resist to: ice cream

Life motto: Family comes first, surfing comes right after…

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