Who Gave 14-Year-Olds Permission To Throw Full Rotations?

To clarify, I hate using the “he/she surfs pretty good for his/her age” line, but I don’t really see another option in Hughie Vaughan’s case. Did you see that air at 0:13? How about the intimidating layback right after? That’s not normal 14-year-old behavior.

I started surfing when I was about 14. I remember getting down the line for the first time and thinking I would be the next Kelly Slater. Later, I googled the best surfers around the same age as me and realized how far behind I was.

I was deflated by an edit from Jack Robinson, who was 13 at the time. After that my QS dreams died. Hughie’s seem to be very much alive.

Click here to be humbled.