Damo Hobgood on a gift from Yadin Nicol, France

Yadin Nicol is a generous man. “He doesn’t take any waves at the Telstra Drug Aware Pro, Margaret River contest to give Damo (Hobgood) the win,” says photog Ryan Miller. “He doesn’t take any waves at the US Open, Huntington to give Kelly Slater the win. He breaks his own leg to let John Florence on tour. Now he’s giving away his boards. Yadin has got to be the most generous guy in surfing. Damo (pictured here) brought one of Yadin’s crafts over to France to give it a spin for the Quiksilver Pro. With the Yadin board under his feet, Damo felt like he should start blasting off. He was dropping Liens no problem.” Check out Ryan’s site here.