WHO I WANT TO MEET

JAY MORIARTY

CHILDHOOD

• James Michael Moriarty was born to Doug Moriarty.
• His dad introduced him to surfing when Jay was nine.
• Jay loved surfing the moment he knew about it
• Jay was unequipped, when he started surfing.

JAY'S FIRST COMPETITION

• Jay started a competition when he was 12
• The NNSA shortboard contest was at Pleasure Point
• http://hmb365.blogspot.com/2012/08/who-was-jay-moriarity.html

JAY'S PARENTS

• Jay's father left him and his mother when he was young
• Jay's mother was an alchoholic
• http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_18272728?source=most_viewed

FROSTY HEESON

• Frosty was Jay's teacher and friend
• Frosty taught Jay how to surf Mavericks
• Frosty's wife had died by a stroke
• Frosty had two kids, Roque and Lake
• http://www.mavsurfer.com/mav_news/?p=306

MAVERICKS

• Jay was famous for surfing mavericks
• Mavericks are 30 foot waves
• Frosty taught him how to ride them
• http://atravelerslibrary.com/2012/11/07/chasing-mavericks-a-tale-of-the-sea...

I WANT TO MEET JAY

• He was and still is a huge role model
• He was really funny and a nice guy
• He was a surfer which is my favorite sport
• He surfed Mavericks which were thought to be a myth

JAY DIED FREE DIVING A DAY BEFORE HIS BIRTHDAY IN 2001