Lost Danes ; Chapter One
For nogle år siden, faldt jeg på nettet over surferne Joackim og Luca Guichard. Navnene betyder for de fleste danskere ikke specielt meget, men for min bror og jeg, var denne opdagelse starten på et nyt mysterie.
Hvem var de her 2 brødre, der surfede WQS- og Pro Junior events?
Hvorfor havde de et Dansk pas og surfede for Danmark (DNK)?
Hvorfor havde vi aldrig hørt om dem før, og var der virkelig andre proffessionelle danske surfere?
Danish airtime
I lang tid gik vi og undrede os over dette mysterie. Det var lige indtil vi mødte dem ved Volcom kokurrencen i Norge sidste år. Her fortalte de kort om deres historie, men tiden mellem heats var kort, så derfor var det først fornyligt, at vi lærte deres fulde historie at kende.
Mens vi befandt os på Lapoint campen i Ericeira, Portugal, dukkede Joackim og Luca op. De skulle også deltage i det arrangerede “Surfout” event. Det blev en god uge, hvor vi lærte dem bedre at kende, og så, hvor godt de egentlig surfede. Ikke kun var de helt utrolige surfere, men også ekstremt gode mennesker.
Qualified for the DM?
Vi fik os en god sludder med dem, og her er hvad de fortalte os:
Where and when were you born? We were born in Oslo, Norway, 1989.
Where do you currently live? At the moment we live in the south of Portugal..(Tavira)
Tell us why you have a Danish passport. Well we got the Danish passport, because our mum had one, and even if we were born in Norway, we had to have the same passport as our mum..
When were you introduced to surfing? At 13 years of age, we were introduced to surfing.
Both of you compete on the WQS and in European Pro Junior series. How do you rank in these events? Last year I (Joackim) became 2nd, and my brother 3rd in the same event (Estoril B! Pro Junior grade 2). After that, we made some quarter-finals and some semi-finals. It was one of the best years so far..
What are your ambitions with surfing? Where do you see yourself in the future? Would be nice to live of it, and of course entering the WT would be nice too..But it’s hard. This will be decided in the upcoming years..
You will soon be going to Klitmøller, Denmark, to compete in the Oneil Crowning. What are your expectations for this event? Looking forward to the cold water? Yeap, it’s always fun to visit an unknown country for us, and since we also have Danish Passports, it will be exciting for sure,we are looking forward to it!
I denne uge deltager de to brødre i konkurrencen “The Oneil Crowning”, der finder sted omkring Klitmøller. Klitmøller local, Jonas Johansen vil køre rundt med dem, og vise dem de danske bølger. Vi håber alle lokale vil byde dem velkommen i deres modersland. Vi ønsker dem held og lykke herfra. 
