Nickname and why?

Not yet, usually they call me Mayo because when I first get on the boat I’m fat and white.

Sponsors?

Quiksilver, Hss, Sanak, Smith and Surf Prescriptions (Doc)

Quiver on board?

6’1, 6’3, 6’8

Status?

Work hard and many rewards will follow.

Highest rating?

6 months in Indo 1999.

Claim to fame?

The Island.

Other Interests?

Waiting on tables.

What got you into surfing?

My parents and brother.

Best place you’ve been and why?

Indonesia, its not just the waves it’s the people.  Friendliest people and all around the world meeting friends that seems like your family.

Where did you grow up?

Huntington Beach, California

What does the Quiksilver Crossing mean to you?

Exploring around the world, waves, people and taking in everything. The people who run it and surf aboard are real professionals. Once in a lifetime experience for myself to be on board.

31 August 2003
All right finally got on the boat. Doesn't get much better than this. Its pretty much as good as it gets. Unreal boat, best captain on board and insane crew ready to go at any time. Left home with no expectations. Got as drunk I could on the way to the airport to avoid Timmy syndrome. Worked insane, till I woke up on the plane landing in El Salvador.

Second I woke up I was like what the fuck am I doing in this plane. Calmed myself down and had a good time with the crew. Waited for more of the crew to show up. They were late so we took off. Did the drive to the boat, it was insane, and I never thought that I would ever come to a place like this. It was unreal seeing the country. When I got the phone call I had never heard or knew where Nicaragua was on a map. It was a dream come true, while I was working my ass off at my mum's restaurant and I got the call from Jim Kempton saying we will be leaving tonight. I was so over work and once I got the call I had a huge smile on my face.

1 September 2003
First full day on the boat. Threw up a couple of times today, not sure of the reasons why, could have been from the headache, beers or just seasickness. Whatever the reason I feel 100% now. It's an honour to be on this boat, the crew is insane.
Carlos (from Nicaragua) says it's a 90% chance of offshore winds here and we happen to get the 10% chance of wrong winds. Surfed for about 20 minutes. It was unreal jumping in the water with trunks on. The wave was good but surfing with Carroll, Morcom, Strider and Jimmy was amazing can't wait to surf all day with the crew. Been motoring most of the day. The crew caught five Mackerels today.

2 September 2003
Yesterday, first full day of surfing under the Nicaragua sun. Not too sunburnt. I experienced and saw what this boat does. The Crossing did this thing yesterday interacting with culture. After the long session sitting on board, a boat of local fishermen pulled up. They were so stoked to talk to us and they had fresh lobster on board that they had caught. It was amazing bargaining a price with them for all their lobster. Ben is an amazing chef, yesterdays lobster had Hollander sauce and the potatoes were off the hook. A young local surfer hopped on board today and left head to toe with clothes and a surfboard. Instead of him trying to stay dry when Martin offered him a ride back to the beach, he just jumped into the ocean and got all his new gear wet.
What a day, the waves were going off. We surfed a real wave. Being out there with a group of guys like that was a dream. Last night after dinner it felt as if this was all a dream. Why me I would ask myself. This whole trip happened so fast that I didn't know if it was a dream or not.

3 September 2003
The people of Nicaragua or should I say the reef break people are going to wake up and surf by themselves. If only I could of said what I wanted to say. The day started off this morning to a normal day of waking up on the boat. Looked at the surf and it looked like yesterday but smaller. It was going off, perfect waves…what a dream. Unbelievable day, I say this because of the fact of being in a place you never thought you could go, riding a new wave that you end up liking and want more.This trip has been insane, the people are unbelievable. Quiksilver is so far off the game it's insane. Professionals working with professionals. I can't believe I'm here on the Crossing.

Don't you hate it when you can't sleep? Your brain goes a 100 miles and hour and you wish it didn't get dark. Before dark tonight we had surfed a break in front of a pink house, it was fun to surf another spot.

4 September 2003
We are out of here right now. What a trip, already missing this place. Walking on the beach was insane, the coolest town ever. Out of here…thanks so much!