Surfing information please!!

My name is Chris and currently doing a degree in sport. I'm looking to gain some information from people that surf or interested in surfing. This topic is to help me gain some information about people's boards and additional questions to go with it. I would much appreciate it if you could take some time to reply to this with some answers to the following questions. feel free to private message me your answers or as a comment to this topic.
1. Male or Female?
2. Age?
3. Did you recieve lessons when you started surfing?
4. would you consider yourself to have a good knowledge of surfing?
5. Do you know what materials your surfboard is made of?, if yes, what....
6. Ever surfed aboard? if yes, where and was it better than britian.......
7. please list all the types of boards you have used.. and which one is your favourite?
8. how many fins does your favourite board have?
9. where do you regularly surf?
10. Any comments about surfing .....
like I said I really would appreciate your help. thank you so much!!!!!!!
1. Male or Female?
2. Age?
3. Did you recieve lessons when you started surfing?
4. would you consider yourself to have a good knowledge of surfing?
5. Do you know what materials your surfboard is made of?, if yes, what....
6. Ever surfed aboard? if yes, where and was it better than britian.......
7. please list all the types of boards you have used.. and which one is your favourite?
8. how many fins does your favourite board have?
9. where do you regularly surf?
10. Any comments about surfing .....
like I said I really would appreciate your help. thank you so much!!!!!!!