DANE WILSON - Part one... Cronulla boy Dane was born into a surfing family with deep roots in the local surf scene and industry. As long as he can remember Dane's father has always made surfboards. When Floyd Smith, partner of the famed American surfboard brand Gordon and Smith, set up a surfboard factory in Cronulla in 1965 it wasn't too long before his father worked there. The coastline around Cronulla is wave-rich with slabs, beach breaks and rock-bottom coves - a stretch of beaches that has nurtured a long lineage of chargers. Dane is one of them. Yet while an accomplished shortboarder Dane was drawn to longboards. How could he not with such a background plus falling under the influence of the legendary surf photographer Jack Eden? While never straying too far from his family roots, Dane soon forged his own path and reputation as an accomplished young longboarder.

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