Name: Ross Howatt
D.O.B.: 8/8/86
Hometown: Vilano Bch
Occupation: Contractor
Sponsors: LRG, surf station
Years Surfing: 19

They Call Me: Roscoe
3 words to describe me: Dark, witty, weird
My Board: 5’10 CI Proton
When I’m not surfing, I’m: working or fishing
My Typical Day: Laying Tile/Hardwood Floors
My Dream Day: Perfect waves “put a few girls on the beach, make it the real dreamy day” Immediately fish afterwards, the party with my closest friends
Dream Job: Anythig that pays to be on the water
Favorite Surfing Memory: Either 6-8ft perfect Uluwatu while the sun was setting. Or towing in w/ Ripko during Hurricane Bill on the St.Auggie Outer Shoals 10ft. @20 sec.!!
The best thing about me: Passionate
The worst thing about me: I will forget your name
My type of girl: “Decent values with a decent wine”
If I could pick one place to surf it would be: Desert Point
On my iPod: Morgan Heritage, Cut Copy, Lynard Skynard, Jimmy Hendrix
If I could be any animal, I’d be: A lion
Because: I am
Choice of Drink: Corona
Favorite meal: Ceviche
Favorite Hangout Spot: The Ocean
Do You have a celeb crush? The Jacksonville Jaguars
Super powers? Brute Strength
My Theme Song: “Cash Flow”, By Major Lazer
I never go anywhere without: God
In ten years, I: will be 10 years older
Life Influences: God and “The Tao Te Ching”. Traveling and being cultured. My family and closest friends. My sister has a huge roll, she has muscular dystrophy and has made me appreciate the little things in life that most people take for granted. Like being able to walk, let alone surf.

How long have you been on the team? 6 years
Favorite Quote or phrase you live by?

” All the World knows beauty
but if that becomes beautiful
this becomes ugly
all the world knows good
but if that becomes good
this becomes bad
the coexistence of have and have not
the coproduction of hard and easy
the correlation of long and short
the codependence of high and low
the correspondence of note and noise
the coordination of first and last
is endless
thus the sage performs effortless deeds
and teaches wordless lessons
he doesn’t start all the things he begins
he doesn’t presume on what he does
he doesn’t claim what he achieves
and because he makes no claim
he suffers no loss”

-Lao-Tzu

Advice for other surfers: If you cant accept the fact that you will never surf like Dane reynolds and you’re not happy surfing than find something else to do.