Brent Riley

Name: Brent Riley
Age: 16
Hometown: Carlsbad
Spot: Warm Waters
Sponsors: O’Neill, DC, Surfride, Dragon, T.Patterson, Gravity, OAM
Board(s): 5’7” T.Patterson
Teacher: My dad.
Travel: I just went to Samoa and New Jersey.
Favorite experience: Probably was Hawaii last year because you surf with all the pros and that’s pretty cool.
Favorite ‘CTer: Taj Burrow
Style comparison: In the future I’d hope to have a style like Taj Burrow.
Competition: I’ve been doing Pro Juniors, but haven’t been doing that great.
What aspect of surfing is most important to you? I’d probably say competitions because you get to travel also.
“He’s a good kid. I like shooting with. He’s a competitive machine. The kid’s got the contest format down, and doesn’t get rattled. I shot him on the 21st of last year and he was taking off on the biggest bump at Swamis on the biggest day of the year, by far the biggest day of the decade … He doesn’t shy away from big waves.”  - Kenny Morris, photographer