CHARLY MARTIN

Birthday: April 4, 1990
Hometown: Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre, France
Resides: Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre, France
Stance: Natural
Sponsors: Nike 6.0, Oakley, O’Neil, Komunity Project
Results:
3^rd: 2008 OPJ Global Challenge Stop 6, France
1^st: 2009 OPJ Global Challenge Stop 6, France
1^st: 2009 La Santa Pro Junior, Realejos,Tenerife-Canaries
5^th: 2009 Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Championships, Keramas, Bali, Indonesia

PHOTOS

With an apple pie name like Charly Martin, it’s hard to believe that the lad calls the French-owned island of Guadaloupe home. Reared on the peaks around the island and in Europe, Martin, with a massive support base in the form of his family, friends, and sponsors, began competing on the European Pro Junior circuit at just 15. Aging like a fine French (err…Guadelopian) wine, Martin has continued his upward path in the Pro Junior Circuit over the years—a very respectable feat considering the amount of talent that the Old Country has been producing as of late. He’s even done a few stints on the North Shore, honing his heavy water act among the best in the business and adding a few heavywater chevrons to his sleeve.

Most recently, Martin’s name once again began appearing on the tongue of the surf industry when he took home a monumental win in the Oakley Pro Junior France earlier this summer. As a standout performer from an already star-studded cast of European surfers, Charly Martin has proven himself a viable threat in the pro junior circuit, claiming his second ASP Pro Junior Title at Lacanau. Heading into the final championship leg, expect Martin do his European brothers justice.