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Teenage surfer sets sights on being world champion

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Lukas Skinner is England 's brightest surfing prospect.

The 16-year-old left school to focus on his career and is now part of the GB Surfing Progression Squad .

The Perranporth surfer won the Boardmasters event in Newquay in August .

He also won the Rip Curl Grom Search world final in Bali , which he won last year .

"I want to be world champ and it overtakes all the wanting to go out with your friends all the time," he says.

"I've learned a lot, and next year I'll go into the season again a lot stronger," he adds.

He was speaking from a training camp in Bali , a place he describes as "like paradise".