I realise there are a bunch of these threads, mostly where newbies jump on asking for advise, aka TK and Myself.
Anyway, I thought it would be helpful to collate all the info into one thread that we can refer and refer others too.
Here's a great start, super SUPER daggy but hey, your in one of the greatest surf movies of all time you can be whoever the hell you want

Personally I found this a great source of advise when I was starting out.