One of the UK's up an coming riders, Ben Keast first started bodyboarding at the age of 13. Having gained a knowledge of the ocean whilst stand up surfing from the age of 7, you will now find him on the Cornish coast honing his skills.<\/p>
He is a regular face on the UK competition scene, securing 1st in one of the 2019 rounds of the Cornish Bodyboard Series and finishing 5th in both the Cornwall School Games and Euro trails. He looks forward to this years competitions and is looking to push it as he enters the mens category.<\/p>
His favourite rider is Shane Ackerman and inspirational rider Tanner McDaniel, which is apparent in Bens riding. He loves busting inverts and is currently tweaking his air forward game. His favourite trip to date is up to Scotland but dreams of getting over to New Zealand one day.<\/p>
Ben was the first rider we approached to be part of the Severn family. He has a strong passion for the environment, bodyboard scene and is against single use plastics. He is also sponsored by Biskit Bodyboarding<\/a><\/strong> and Free Riders Surf Shop, Falmouth.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>"},"borderRadius":{"id":13968970,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":13968971,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":13968972,"value":"#{text.background.color}"},"truncateHeight":{"id":13968973,"value":null},"padding":{"id":13968975,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":13968976,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":13968977,"value":"#{text.fullBackground.color}"},"conditions":{"id":13968978,"value":"[]"},"template":{"id":16565341,"value":"text"}}},{"id":975281,"type":"grid","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":3,"items":[{"id":975282,"type":"pod","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":0,"items":[],"properties":{"title":{"id":13968988,"value":"Tom Catten"},"copy":{"id":13968989,"value":null},"image":{"id":13968990,"value":"{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/images.podos.io\\\/dxcu0kekfajndcbo4xtmjgvci2gx2s5pbsyxtdgtgfsgnsqz.png.png?w=auto&h=auto\",\"alt\":\"\"}"},"iconShadow":{"id":13968994,"value":"light"},"icon":{"id":13968997,"value":null},"iconSize":{"id":13968998,"value":"2"},"iconColour":{"id":13968999,"value":"#FFFFFF"},"href":{"id":13969000,"value":"\/tom-catten\/"},"padding":{"id":13969004,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":13969005,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":13969006,"value":"#fff0"},"conditions":{"id":13969007,"value":"[]"},"textAlign":{"id":13986739,"value":"center"},"textColor":{"id":13986740,"value":"#000000"},"textShadow":{"id":13986741,"value":"#{text.shadow}"},"horizontalAlign":{"id":13986742,"value":"center"},"verticalAlign":{"id":13986743,"value":"center"},"borderRadius":{"id":13986744,"value":"999px"},"overlay":{"id":13986745,"value":"0"},"template":{"id":13986746,"value":"pod"},"ratio":{"id":13986747,"value":"square"}}},{"id":975283,"type":"pod","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":1,"items":[],"properties":{"title":{"id":13969009,"value":"Darwin Tagholm"},"copy":{"id":13969010,"value":null},"image":{"id":13969011,"value":"{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/images.podos.io\\\/ei1fz6yeozavmdnudsca9ndxrkxo6oauongyu1cgaafocokq.png.png?w=auto&h=auto\",\"alt\":\"\"}"},"iconShadow":{"id":13969015,"value":"light"},"icon":{"id":13969018,"value":null},"iconSize":{"id":13969019,"value":"2"},"iconColour":{"id":13969020,"value":"#FFFFFF"},"href":{"id":13969021,"value":"\/darwin-tagholm\/"},"padding":{"id":13969025,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":13969026,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":13969027,"value":"#fff0"},"conditions":{"id":13969028,"value":"[]"},"textAlign":{"id":13986748,"value":"center"},"textColor":{"id":13986749,"value":"#000000"},"textShadow":{"id":13986750,"value":"#{text.shadow}"},"horizontalAlign":{"id":13986751,"value":"center"},"verticalAlign":{"id":13986752,"value":"center"},"borderRadius":{"id":13986753,"value":"999px"},"overlay":{"id":13986754,"value":"0"},"template":{"id":13986755,"value":"pod"},"ratio":{"id":13986756,"value":"square"}}},{"id":975284,"type":"pod","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":2,"items":[],"properties":{"title":{"id":13969030,"value":"Ross Littlejohns"},"copy":{"id":13969031,"value":null},"image":{"id":13969032,"value":"{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/images.podos.io\\\/3u2pekyp20omei5mseqeut6zo1tbiyrftc9pxdo7zypjga46.png.png?w=auto&h=auto\",\"alt\":\"\"}"},"iconShadow":{"id":13969036,"value":"light"},"icon":{"id":13969039,"value":null},"iconSize":{"id":13969040,"value":"2"},"iconColour":{"id":13969041,"value":"#FFFFFF"},"href":{"id":13969042,"value":"\/ross-littlejohns\/"},"padding":{"id":13969046,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":13969047,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":13969048,"value":"#fff0"},"conditions":{"id":13969049,"value":"[]"},"textAlign":{"id":13986757,"value":"center"},"textColor":{"id":13986758,"value":"#000000"},"textShadow":{"id":13986759,"value":"#{text.shadow}"},"horizontalAlign":{"id":13986760,"value":"center"},"verticalAlign":{"id":13986761,"value":"center"},"borderRadius":{"id":13986762,"value":"999px"},"overlay":{"id":13986763,"value":"0"},"template":{"id":13986764,"value":"pod"},"ratio":{"id":13986765,"value":"square"}}},{"id":975285,"type":"pod","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":3,"items":[],"properties":{"title":{"id":13969052,"value":"Alex Clark"},"copy":{"id":13969053,"value":null},"image":{"id":13969054,"value":"{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/images.podos.io\\\/hep3h012eeslhxxds5mrhphdhbkcjxhzchteiqnfk6yw2ach.png.png?w=auto&h=auto&fx=0.62220149253731&fy=0.48887951934226\",\"alt\":\"\"}"},"textAlign":{"id":13969055,"value":"center"},"textColor":{"id":13969056,"value":"#000000"},"textShadow":{"id":13969057,"value":"#{text.shadow}"},"iconShadow":{"id":13969058,"value":"light"},"horizontalAlign":{"id":13969059,"value":"center"},"verticalAlign":{"id":13969060,"value":"center"},"icon":{"id":13969061,"value":null},"iconSize":{"id":13969062,"value":"2"},"iconColour":{"id":13969063,"value":"#FFFFFF"},"href":{"id":13969064,"value":"\/alex-clark\/"},"borderRadius":{"id":13969065,"value":"999px"},"overlay":{"id":13969066,"value":"0"},"padding":{"id":13969068,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":13969069,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":13969070,"value":"#fff0"},"conditions":{"id":13969071,"value":"[]"},"ratio":{"id":13969072,"value":"square"},"template":{"id":13986766,"value":"pod"}}}],"properties":{"limit":{"id":13968980,"value":"4"},"breakpoints":{"id":13968982,"value":"{\"xs\":2,\"lg\":4}"},"padding":{"id":13968984,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":13968985,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":13968986,"value":"#fff0"},"conditions":{"id":13968987,"value":"[]"},"title":{"id":13986736,"value":null},"align":{"id":13986737,"value":"center"},"template":{"id":13986738,"value":"quadruple-gate"}}},{"id":975286,"type":"newsletterSubscribe","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":4,"items":[],"properties":{"padding":{"id":13969073,"value":"6"},"spacing":{"id":13969074,"value":"64px"},"font":{"id":13969075,"value":"#{newsletter.title.font}"},"title":{"id":13969076,"value":"Keep up to date with the team!"},"copy":{"id":13969077,"value":"Don't miss out on what are team are up to. Sign up to our newsletter."},"stacked":{"id":13969078,"value":"0"},"backgroundColor":{"id":13969079,"value":"#{newsletter.background.color}"},"textColor":{"id":13969080,"value":"#{newsletter.text.color}"},"primaryActions":{"id":13969081,"value":"0"},"buttonBorderRadius":{"id":13969082,"value":"#{button.border.radius}"},"borderRadius":{"id":13969083,"value":"#{newsletter.border.radius}"},"mailingList":{"id":13969084,"value":140},"template":{"id":13969085,"value":"newsletterSubscribe"},"fullWidth":{"id":13969086,"value":"1"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":13969087,"value":"#{newsletter.fullBackground.color}"},"conditions":{"id":13969088,"value":"[]"}}},{"id":976086,"type":"textBlock","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":2,"items":[],"properties":{"html":{"id":13986726,"value":"AMBASSADORS<\/span><\/h2>"},"borderRadius":{"id":13986727,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":13986728,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":13986729,"value":"#{text.background.color}"},"truncateHeight":{"id":13986730,"value":null},"template":{"id":13986731,"value":"text"},"padding":{"id":13986732,"value":"3"},"fullWidth":{"id":13986733,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":13986734,"value":"#{text.fullBackground.color}"},"conditions":{"id":13986735,"value":"[]"}}}],"properties":{"title":{"id":13968901,"value":"Ben Keast"},"isStorePage":{"id":13968902,"value":"1"},"description":{"id":13968903,"value":"One of the UK's up an coming riders, Ben Keast first started bodyboarding at the age of 13. Ben was the first rider we approached to be part of the Severn family. He has a strong passion for the environment, bodyboard scene and is against single use plastics."},"ogImage":{"id":13968904,"value":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/pbfdz1q7s7v4fbkmxeafgksarevfzbssufbk1t1wnqxjhasr.jpeg.jpg?w=1200&h=auto"}},"labels":[],"published":1,"sitemap":1,"divisionId":96677,"edited":true}