EP 118: Matt McGillivray - J-Bay, His first two years on the Championship Tour, Skydiving and basejumping, Traveling with Morgan Cibilic, Hometown expectations, Sharks in the lineup, Preparing for Teahupo’o, and His goals for next season

South African Championship Tour surfer Matt McGillivray joins the
pod to talk about J-Bay and his budding career on tour. He breaks
down his long relationship with J-Bay, how his family moved to the
small town of Jeffreys Bay ten years ago, the heavy hometown
expectations on him, his first introduction to the CT as a wildcard
there in 2018, and staying relaxed by enjoying surfing his favorite
wave with just two guys out. He shares his thoughts on the tour
schedule redesign, the intense pressure of the Mid-season Cut, and
how he was just so happy to get to surf J-Bay after making the cut
at Margaret River. He looks back at his wild first two years on
tour, his tight relationship with Morgan Cibilic, filming Make or
Break and Postcards From Morgs, and working with Channel Islands to
lock in his equipment. Matt also tells stories about living in
Australia during COVID, his family’s passion for skydiving and base
jumping, sharks in the lineup, preparing for Teahupo’o, and his big
goals for the rest of this season and next year. Learn more about
Matty here and follow him here.  Watch him next at the
Outerknown Tahiti Pro August 11-21. Check out the CT rankings
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