This guy was Matt from the boardroom in Miami.

Matt was a really nice guy, super humble and a great surfer also. He had a wife and 3 kids.

Him and his brother run the Boardroom and my condolences go out to the Hughes family at this time. RIP Matt.

R.I.P Matt I feel for all involved.

Rest peacefully & get a good wave up there young buck ... way too early ... my thoughts are with his immediate family members

Sad news RIP

supanimal said..


I really can't help but wonder, amongst the sadness, whether a helmet may have saved him ?

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It might have saved him but he chose not to wear one everything you do in life is a calculated risk, where do you stop do you wear a helmet to the pub on a Friday night in case you get king hit Does the whole family put helmets on for a Sunday drive I love the freedom and feel of the ocean around me and would never wear a helmet its a risk I know, but one I am prepared to take while its still legal to do so. Look at it for what it is a terrible accident cutting a blokes life short while doing something he loved forget about the "what ifs" mate