Russell Winter

Russell Winter is a British professional surfer and keen coasteerer who has been English, British and European surfing champion. He was the first European surfer to qualify for the elite World Championship Tour, where he stayed for three years, beat Kelly Slater in a first round heat at Sunset Beach in Hawaii and finished third at an event in Santa Catarina, Brazil. An ankle injury at Teahupoo in Tahiti and a broken wrist at Porthleven slowed his progress. He later returned to the qualifying series, winning three events on it between 2002 and 2006 and the invitational Reef Chilli Bowl Classic in Barbados in 2005, while coasteering became his main passion outside surfing.