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Nat Woolley

On The Inside

Many monikers describe Nat Woolley– Artist, Designer, Shaper, Surfer…But the 25-year-old man with many talents is still the very humble local boy from the small town of Waialua. The first time I met Nat was surfing at Hale‘iwa when we were only 10-years-old. I remember him and his twin brother, Shaun, just killing it in the Menehune contests alongside the likes of Fred Patacchia and Jason Shibata.

“Definitely the best memories of growing up come from the [Hale‘iwa] Surf Center, all the sleepovers and the fun things we used to be able to do there as kids,” says Nat. “There were so many of us too, and the great thing is we all still hang out to this day.”

Nat is one of the most articulate guys I know and we have great conversations. He is a pleasure to have as a close friend. This time we talked about his art, shaping, surfing and stuff about growing up here on the North Shore.

“For me, as for surfing, I’ve always surfed places that I liked to surf so I don’t see too many changes in the lineup,” says Nat. “I always steer away from crowds and try to surf my own spots, but having said that, I live across from Off-the-Wall and I end up surfing out there. I can say the scene out there is absolutely atrocious. People are out there making money. They gotta get paid and they gotta get waves to get paid and I don’t so I don’t get nuts. I find myself always going to a peak that’s less perfect, but with less people.”<

Although the waves remain relatively the same, the North Shore community has changed a lot. The more Nat matures, the more he sees this evolution. Read Full Story