By Noa Myers

Joel Centeio has long been toted as one of the best young pro surfers in Hawai‘i, backing up such claims with multiple podium appearances from Kewalo Basin to California with graceful power punctuated by huge airs. Since Joel won the Xcel Sunset Pro a few months back, we think it’s high time he deserves some extra elbowroom beyond his Vertra ad or even a gallery spread. He’s earned the cover.

Being a spotlight surfer, Joel’s charging attracts a lot of attention from the lens-gang. Here he is raising his magnetism factor, shooting the moon at Rocky Point. He must have some type of launching mechanism and hover device on the bottom of his board to obtain the anti-gravitational feat necessary to pull off this lofty air.