Jay Moriarity

Jay Moriarity ( born June 16, 1978 in Georgia, † June 15, 2001 off the coast of Kaafu, Maldives ) was a surfer from Santa Cruz ( California).

He made ​​his reputation by surfing Mavericks in Half Moon Bay in California. At the age of 16, he became internationally known as the American Surfer Surfer magazine in a cover story told about him. He drowned during a free dive one day before his 23rd birthday, leaving behind his wife Kim Moriarity.

On the basis of his life was the 2012 feature film Mavericks - Live your dream, which was directed by Curtis Hanson and directors Michael Apted. The role of Moriarity took on the actor Jonny Weston.