Go, CoCo, Go!
Following in the wakes of her legendary father and uncle, Coco Ho, 18, picks up a win in her first year on the pro tour and looks for bigger things in 2010
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what waves and if something looks good or bad.
“He also teaches me that I will lose a lot more than I will win, and now that I’m on the tour I have a target on my head and that I just have to deal with the pressure.
“People are going to have expectations, and you can’t let them bring you down. You just have to move past it and move forward.”
Ho, whose sponsors include Volcom, Nike 6.0 and Mayhem Surfboards, describes her style of surfing as graceful. Her favorite surfers are her brother, of course, and current world champ 21-year-old Stephanie Gilmore of Australia.
“I’m always watching my brother and trying to do his tricks, but still be graceful,” says Ho, who lists Rocky Point and V-Land as her favorite surf spots. “And I really like doing anything progressive. There’s nothing better than landing a good air.
“The biggest waves I’ve surfed was probably Sunset at 10 feet. I haven’t really given it any thought to get on a Jet Ski and surf big waves. I generally like progressive surfing and pushing myself harder each turn and on different waves.”
While on tour, Ho, who is of Hawaiian, Chinese and Caucasian ethnicity, also completed her senior year at Elite Element Academy, a private online hybrid school.
“Almost every kid on the North Shore goes to this school,” she explains. “We all have our Macs and video chat each other and our teachers.”
She also was among a dozen top female surfers featured in a photo spread help each other and try to learn from each other’s mistakes and assets,” says Ho. “My dad tries to split the task of helping us both, but being on the championship tour, I might steal more time.”
As part of the top 10 on the WCT, Ho automatically qualifies for the tour next year, starting again in February.
During her time off, Ho is hoping to go on a trip somewhere to snowboard and see snow, which she hasn’t seen since she was a baby.
Her schedule also includes filming a surfer girl movie for Nike 6.0, spending time with family and surfing, of course.
And for Christmas last week, Ho was planning to take part in a longtime family tradition. On Christmas Day, the Ho family organizes a fun little contest at Rocky Point where the kids go out and surf while some of the parents judge. There’s even prize money for the winners.
“I really didn’t expect to do so well (this past year),” says Ho. “I’ve always wanted to qualify (for the WCT), it was just a matter of when.
“My goal with surfing is to be part of the tour for a while. I just want to help the tour and help draw spectators.”
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