Name: Slade Brown   
Hometown: Redondo Beach

Age: 6
Years Paddling: 3

Weekly Mileage:
When my mom takes me out

Preferred board length to paddle:
My army paddleboard is 12 feet.

Favorite Paddle route:
From Joe’s Crab Shack launch to the break wall

Favorite race:
The one where I was on the front of my dad’s board (every race)

I Started Paddling Because:
My parents paddle, it’s a family requirement

Best Paddling Experience to Date:
Coming in to the beach at Ave I. It was a little scary but I did it.

Favorite Thing About Paddling:
Putting on my wetsuit

Thing I Hate Most About Paddling:
Sometimes, it’s also putting on my wetsuit

What I Tell Myself to Motivate on Days I Just Don't Want to Paddle:
Well, I could be doing homework instead

Best "Oh Crap" Moment While In Middle of Ocean:
Did I forget to turn off my Leapster?

iPods While Paddling: Godsend or Good Grief?
I like Soundgarden.
There's a Head High Swell on a Glassy Day. What do you do? (surf or paddle):
I take my boogie board to 2nd Street.

Paddling Season (which month to which month):
Summer

Bright and early, or nightcap?
Bright and early, then my parents have a nightcap.

Downwind paddle or wait for down winds (glassy):
Definitely glassy, the wind messes up my hair.