And while he may blend in to the board-shorted masses when he’s on the beach, on the water, it’s an entirely different story. Even in choppy, windy conditions with lots of moving water, he stands shin deep on his 72-liter board, calmly and confidently navigating between sets as he waits for his wave – which, to be honest, is pretty much any one he wants. He’ll wiggle towards each one, watching the other surfers to see who’s in the best position to take off, and he’s quick to paddle out the back to let a prone surfer have it. Until, of course, the perfect outside bomb comes though – and then he’s on the wave before anyone else has a chance. Although he’s got serious skills on a longboard, on his small surf SUP it’s all about short board style – back foot deep, plenty of rail in the water. His vertical approach to the lip puts the actual shortboard surfers in the line-up to shame – more than once he punches it through the lip, snapping it around for floater after floater.
