Profile: The Remarkable Saga of Sebastian Zietz

Sebastian Zietz has endured his fair share of ups and downs on the Championship Tour, yet his humble Hawaiian roots prepared him for the roller-coaster ride. As one of nine children, he was barefoot and homeless at 10; a landlocked vagabond at 12; a couch surfer at 14. And that's just the beginning of the saga that shaped surfing's newest star.

[@matheussouzacosta4027]

Sebastian Zietz, super humble dude!

[@bipolatelly9806]

Awesome story.
Amazing surfer.

[@wyattjeffers7885]

What a story!

[@Jetty-me6cw]

Seabass and Mason are my favs, and I'm a 42-year-old bud tour comp guy. That shit was a grind.

[@netposerx]

More WSL videos like this please.

[@jayc4880]

Great vid! Loved it.

[@jackmachesic7177]

very cool

[@Tombomber8888]

From the dirt poor to the mega-rich...everyone blessed enough to live and surf Hawaii has a certain kind of wealth that's hard to quantify or categorize. It's a kind of quality-of-life type of wealth, a wealth of happiness that simply can't be obtained from living in 99% of the rest of the U.S.

[@Ingeanous]

Seabass is rocking it! Billy, your a good bro... I think you still owe me a few lunch money quarters from playing Goonies at the corner Cumberland Farms back in the day!

[@instalurk7241]

smoked a coner with this dude once my g

[@MrDeadsurfer]

When the waves are hollow he hones.

[@fiddlestickzmuzik]

cool vid

[@worldtraveler5963]

Any idea of the music at 4:45 ? Thanks

[@Ekzit21]

Homeless maybe , but not familyless

[@fightmilk8613]

I grew up with wealthy parents and I’m jealous of how you grew up.

[@jamespage1680]

seabass' dad is a fucking legend

[@mckennazietz1414]

MY LAST NAME IS ZIETZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bonsummers2657]

How did your parents make enough money back then?…. waitressing and selling art? And your dad?