Joshua Caraballo

Nickname: Josh
Hometown: Bocas Del Toro-Panamá
Home Break: Paunch
Hobbis: Surfing, Juijitsu, skating, help my dad shaping my boards. listen to music, play the drums and watch a lot of surf movies also hanging out with my friends
Favorite Wave: I love every single wave in Bocas del Toro
Surfboards: 5’6 fish tail, 5’6 squash with a lot of volumme, 5’7 squah tail all jcs that my dad shapes
Favorite Surfers: Taj Burrow, Kelly Slater John John and Jordy Smith, Felipe Toledo, Parko, Julian Wilson and my brother Juampi Caraballo and for me he is the best haha
Favorite Local Surfers: My dad Juan Caraballo and my brother Juampi Caraballo
Favorite Food: EVERYTHING IS FOOD!
Favorite Restaurant: My mom’s food an my dad’s sushi
Favorite maneuver: Airs, power carves, blow tails, and big backside snaps of the tops
Why Do I Surf: All my family surf’s and i love the feeling of riding a waves and more if is big heavy paunch and being in the water with my family and friends sharing waves is just the best way to live
Goals In Surfing: Beat my brother hahaha! Progress in my surfing more and more so i can be able to become a pro surfer and make my sponsors happy.
Background check: I was born in Venezuela but when I was 8 months, my family decided to move to Bocas del Toro , Panama by governance issues and natural disasters in Venezuela , my dad and my brother surfed so They choose to go there because it was where were the best waves in Panama , have lived in Bocas almost 17 years, my dad makes surfboards and my mom has a restaurant. I started to surf four years ago because before I did not like it but seeing my brother flying and winning made me want to try it and now I can not be out of the water.

Favorite contest wins:

• 1st in open in a Bocas regional surf comp
• 3th in sub 18 dts
• semis at morrillo nationals