Shane Beschen

Shane Beschen, born on February 18, 1972, is a professional surfer born in California; his brother Gavin is also a professional surfer. He signed his first sponsorship deal at sixteen and began touring as a pro, studying through independent-study contracts, and by 1998 had won more than 250,000 dollars in competition. In 1996 at Kirra he became the first and only professional surfer to score three perfect 10 point rides for 30 out of 30 under the ASP three-wave scoring system, and in May of that year he knocked Sunny Garcia from the number one world ranking at the Marui Pro at Torami Beach, Japan. In 2003, after five years without a win, he won the Faith Riding Pro, the opening event of the Hawaiian Pro-Am Circuit.