By Nelly

When I was a grom, we all looked up to Archy. He was the most exciting surfer to watch. He gave the system the finger and rocked long hair and tatoos. He had  muscle cars before he even had a drivers license. Matt was at the forefront of the air revolution. Over the years I’ve been on a lot of trips with Archy, all of them classic and funny.

When I was a grom, we all looked up to Archy. He was the most exciting surfer to watch. He gave the system the finger and rocked long hair and tatoos. He had  muscle cars before he even had a drivers license. Matt was at the forefront of the air revolution. Over the years I’ve been on a lot of trips with Archy, all of them classic and funny.

Matt Archbold, photo by Nelly/SPL

Matt Archbold, photo by Nelly/SPL

Hometown: San Clemente            Stance: Regular           Specialty: Tube riding
Sponsors: RVCA, Santa Cruz, Future Fins
Favorite waves: Off The Wall, Puerto Escondido and any griding right hander!
Goals: Travel, surf and be happy.
What do you like to do when you aren’t surfing? Hanging with my family and drinking coffe, skating and listening to music.

A small day at Insanities last winter. Photo: Nelly/SPL

A small day at Insanities last winter. Photo: Nelly/SPL

Patented Archy power gouge! Photo: Nelly/SPL

Patented Archy power gouge! Photo: Nelly/SPL

Matt’s always trying to drag me over to Log Cabins … he loves that spot. Photo: Nelly/SPL

Matt’s always trying to drag me over to Log Cabins … he loves that spot. Photo: Nelly/SPL

Underwater shot in Hawaii last winter. Photo: Nelly/SPL

Underwater shot in Hawaii last winter. Photo: Nelly/SPL

Matt Archbold.  Photo: Nelly/SPL

Matt Archbold. Photo: Nelly/SPL

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