Featured Bodysurfer: Chris Lafferty
Age: 39
Years of experience: Over 20 years
Favorite spots: Oceanside, Del Mar, Puerto Escondido
Best contest results: 1st place Oceanside World Bodysurfing Contest (1995): 35-44 age division; Grand Master at the Carlsbad International Bodysurfing Contest: 1996; Grand Master the USA Cold Water Bodysurfing Championship; and numerous other titles.....
Strengths: exceptional wave knowledge; extraordinarily smooth; fine technique; remarkable in contests.
Brief Biography: Chris Lafferty is currently a full-time Doctor; used to work as a lifeguard; avid bodysurfer since 20; kneedboarded in the 1970s. Engaged to be married (congratulations).