NATHAN FLORENCE

INTERVIEW BY DIBI FLETCHER

PHOTO BY WYATT TILLOTSON

Hey. Are you getting ready for school?
Yeah.

How are you doing in school?
Good.

What grade are you in?
Eighth.

How do you like your teachers?
They’re all pretty nice.

I saw your fullpage photo in Surfer magazine. Did that change anything for you?
In what perspective?

Are you more popular with the girls now?
[Laughs] I’ve always been popular with the girls.

[Laughs] I figured as much. When did you start surfing?
When I was three.

Who made your first surfboard?
I got it from John John. I don’t know where John John got it. I got his old board when he got a new one.

You got the hand-me-downs. You can talk to big Nathan [Fletcher] about that, huh?
[Laughs] Yeah.

What’s your favorite break?
Pupukea and Pipe.

Where are your favorite places to skate?
I like Hawaii kai in town and Steve’s bowl on the North Shore.

You’ve skated in a lot of different places all over the world. How was it to skate in Scotland?
It was really good. That’s one of my favorite places, too.

Have you been surfing a quad?
I have a quad, but I haven’t been surfing lately. I’ve just been skateboarding. The waves have been super flat.

What do you see in the tube?
It’s like a perfect little blue room with a window.

What do you hear?
“Crrrrsssh” and then a big crash.

Who are your favorite surfers?
I like my mom, Nathan [Fletcher], Christian [Fletcher], Tom Curren, Matt Archbold, Kelly Slater, and Andy and Bruce Irons.

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