“He’s elastic. He throws his board in these ridiculous places and somehow his body just follows him. With all of the Young Guns stuff I’ve surfed with him a lot in the last couple of years and it doesn’t seem to matter what position he’s put himself in, he always seems to recover. Whether it’s free-falls into the tube or massive fin-whips, he’s amazing.” —Julian Wilson

“The boy’s a bloody freak.” —Dion Agius

“Flow is really important and when you watch Clay freesurf he’s always in rhythm. He’ll go for the most gnarly fins-out off-the-top and ride out of it like it was nothing, just bottom turning down the line and moving on.” —Kolohe Andino

“He always does something nuts. Even when we surf this junk little wave on Maui, he’ll just do the gnarliest, tweaked-out, throw-tail reverses. He’s the only person that can do those whips that he does. His knees are like rubber. Even when he’s out of the water you’ll see him sitting on his knees with all his weight and it doesn’t even bother him.” —Casey Brown

“Clay is crazy with how free and creative he surfs. I love to watch him rip whether it’s in real life or in one of his video sections. He is without a doubt one of my favorite surfers. I love how fast he can whip the tail around or how fluid he looks doing a big power wrap. I can’t wait for his next section!” —Tanner Gudauskas