Headworx

Matt is without doubt the most exciting British surfer to emerge from the junior scene for many years. Headworx’ freshest young rider has sickening amounts of natural talent, women hanging off both arms, and – despite burning the candle at every end – superhuman levels of energy and enthusiasm.

Matt pulls in when nobody else wants to, goes vertical every time, and takes the inevitable beatings with wreckless pleasure. At Headworx we think Matty is made out of kryptonite…

In the last 3 years, Matt has won virtually every contest on the UK junior circuit. In 2005 he made the big step up on the senior circuit with his usual confidence and since then he has established himself as one of Britain’s top pros, finishing 4th on the BPSA UK Pro Tour in 2006. This phenomenal achievement came despite missing three events with injury, with Matt winning both the Headworx Welsh Open and the South Coast Challenge to keep himself in contention right up to the final event.

2006 also saw Matt claim the BPSA Junior (U21) Tour for the second time. He was rewarded with maximum respect at the UK Surf Awards in November 2006 when he was voted ‘The Riders Choice’ - the surfers’ Most Outstanding Surfer for the second year running - in a poll of all Britain’s top pros.

Matt has grown up in the water, learning to surf at the age of nine. In his ten years surfing, Matt has developed a truly unique style that reflects huge natural talent and total commitment. He’s also a bit of a nutter, taking on Teahupoo (one of the world’s heaviest and scariest waves, in Tahiti) aged 17!

Watching him surf you never know what he’s gonna do next. A flick of the feet and BANG – he’s suddenly fully vertical. It’s this unpredictable but fully committed attitude that makes everyone at Headworx stoked Matt chose to ride for us.