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Maui’s Machiavellians
Maui newschool talents, Albee Layer and Matt Meola are better known for their astonishing aerial repertoires, most recently on show in the Kustom Airstrike series. But, as you’ll see in this excellent mini-documentary, they are about much more than that. Having grown up with Jaws in their backyards, it was always going to be difficult to ignore the thundering call of surfing’s original mega-wave spot. As it turns out, it’s this more than anything that provides their reason for being.
“I’m really looking to find a niche away from all the mayhem and contests and who is the coolest and who is wearing what tight jeans,” says Albee. “I’m just trying to stay away from that and keep my head in surfing. My biggest goal is to stay in big waves cause all that other shit just gets processed out.”
Albee and Matt have grown up surfing together, a partnership they say has been integral in getting them to where they are today. Both agree that surfing big waves has done wonders for their aerial games (watch the clip to find out why) but when it comes down to it, paddling 20 foot bombs at Jaws is what gives them their biggest buzz.
“Before I paddled Jaws I thought the guys on tour was what surfing was but now I know what surfing really is. And when you’re putting your life on the line like that out there in those giant waves it makes the surfing you see on TV everyday not like an extreme sport,” says Matt. – Jed Smith
Get to know Matt Meola a bit better in this recent interview.
not sure you know what a hipster is jenny. being a hipster is more a mindset than a look and meola and albee definitely have the opposite frame of mind than a hipster.
LOVING THE MATT MEOLA HIPSTER LONG HAIR GUITAR LOOK
The ironic thing is that i have seen this kid wear tight jeans.
these guys always entertain
20 ft cloudbreak is heavier,more perfect and barrels longer,almost as heavy as albee’s head and meola’s talk ups
Similar set up at middleton in south Australia except it can hold a bit more size than jaws
The ironic thing is that i have seen this kid wear tight jeans.
LOVING THE MATT MEOLA HIPSTER LONG HAIR GUITAR LOOK
I would back door that left piece of piss on my cut loose mini mal
not sure you know what a hipster is jenny. being a hipster is more a mindset than a look and meola and albee definitely have the opposite frame of mind than a hipster.
I have a suspicion that matt and or albee made that comment
promise these boys are not hipsters and they didn’t make that comment. but it might have been a cousin (i’m an aunt). they are unique and love surfing for surfing, not for recognition.
20 ft cloudbreak is heavier,more perfect and barrels longer,almost as heavy as albee’s head and meola’s talk ups
RE: “Before I paddled Jaws I thought the guys on tour was what surfing was but now I know what surfing really is. And when you’re putting your life on the line like that out there in those giant waves it makes the surfing you see on TV everyday not like an extreme sport,” says Matt
Yeah, the CT guys weren’t putting their lives on the line last year at Teahupoo. Glad I know what surfing is now.
i agree with what luke said.
these guys always entertain
cloudbreak is an epic wave but peahi is more
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