6 - Albee Layer: Professional Surfer

Albee Layer is a dynamic and one of the more versatile professional surfers there is. From doing 540’s and corkscrew airs to getting absolutely drained on 40-foot waves at Peah’i (Jaws) – he pushes the boundaries and is one of the best in both big-wave and progressive surfing. Albee’s a good friend, we sit down and talk about his past quarrels with sponsors, big-waves, directing/editing is feature surf movies, competitive surfing, and more. 

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0:00:35 – Albee’s intro.

0:01:30 – Losing sponsors at 19.

0:07:00 – Surf movies.

0:08:15 – Editing/Directing “Rainbows in the Rearview.”

0:20:15 – Peah’i (Jaws).

0:37:07 – Problems with big-wave judging criteria.

0:47:45 – That one slab wave we won’t mention the name of.

0:55:50 – Inspiration for progressive surfing?

0:58:20 – Surfing in the Olympics.

01:00:10 – Does competitive surfing push or stifle progressive surfing?

01:04:38 – Questions from Instagram.

01:06:00 – Questions from the bag.

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