Jay DiMartino

Jay has lived and breathed the surfing lifestyle as a competitor, traveler, judge, and freelance writer for more than twenty five years.

He spent more than a decade surfing the famed North Shore of Oahu and covering local and inter-island events all over Hawaii as a contributing writer for H3O Magazine. Jay has written articles for WEND Magazine, Pontiac Performance, Backstage Pass, and Wakesurfing Magazine and was quoted in National Geographic.

Trained by the Association of Surfing Professionals, Jay worked and traveled with icons Jack Shipley and Michael Ginsberg as part of a Hawaiian judging panel. He has worked for many surf contest organizations such as ESA, HASA, NSSA, PSAA, HPAC, and ASP. He received his degree in English Literature Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

While I am a proud husband, father, student, and teacher, it is my experience as a surfer and writer I hope will help those who come to my site learn a skill, find an answer to a question, or even plan a session or vacation. To me, surfing is both an art and a sport, and I would like to share my own enthusiasm and knowledge with those who have not yet been touched by its magic.