"Live Like Jay". A phrase heard around the surf community meaning live your life to the fullest and in the moment. Jay Moriarty loved life and all it had to offer. It showed in almost everything he did. He is most known for his wipeout at Mavericks in 1994, which was on the cover of Surf Magazine. Jay was born in Georgia 1978. His family moved to Santa Cruz shortly after his birth. His Dad had him on a surfboard at age 9. Jays love for the ocean and life carried him through some intense training to start surfing Mavericks at age 16. Jay sought out Rick "Frosty" Hesson and began a very unorthodox two year apprenticeship. Between writing essays to better his focus, swimming, biking, running and volley ball all of which would later save his life. Jays life however was cut short by a free diving accident. But the lives he touched in his short time here with us will not forget.