WATCH: Brit-Ripper Stan Norman Having A Ball In Portugal

It’s imperative for any sixteen-year-old British ripper looking to keep pace with the world’s best to get out of England as much as possible.

Luckily Bude based Stan Norman understands that as well as anyone, notching up more exotic trips in a typical year than your average work-a-day pro will manage in five, and there’s no doubt it’s working wonders for the young lads surfing.

Here we find him on a recent winter jaunt to Portugal, in front of the lens of Seth Hughes: