Clay Marzo

Hometown:

Maui, HI (Westside)

Favorite Spots: J Bay South Africa, Pipeline, Honolua Bay plus many super secret spots Best Surfboard: Wade Tokoro 6'0 18 1/4 x 2' Music you listen to before surfing: Sasha Monn Favorite meal: Plate lunch and Cookie Dough Ice Cream Favorite Surfers: Mick Fanning, Andy Irons and Cheyne Magnusson Other Interests: Making surf video's to music after every session, eating and surfing Accomplishments: Nominee for Manuever of the Year at the 2007 Surfer Poll Awards for Young Guns 3, 2005 NSSA Open Mens National Champion, 2005 Camp Hobgood "King of the Camp," 2005 Quiksilver "Young Guns" video part, NSSA 2004 Open Jr. Champion and Explorer Boys Champion, ISA World Jr. in South Africa 5th place, USSF Championship 1st boys 2003

Short Biography

Clay Marzo is an aquatic human who packs in more water time than most ocean mammals. He surfs like no one else and his style is spontaneous, creative and unpredictable. Don’t try to figure out what he’s going to do next because he has no idea. What is for certain is that this 20 year old is a rare talent who will be blowing minds for years to come.

His parts in Young Guns 2, 3 and Tomorrow Today are the stuff of legend and he was up for Maneuver of the Year at the 2007 Surfer Poll Awards. He regularly scores covers and massive interviews and profiles in the major mags. 2008 saw the release of his signature video, “Just Add Water, ” which took home trophies at Surfer Poll and X-Dance. Although known more as a freesurfer, Clay is a 2x NSSA National Champion and he won his first WQS contest, the Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido, in 2009.