Erin Brooks works on her breathing and foundation at 7 a.m. with Kahea Hart, who has trained her since she was 9.
Erin meticulously applies zinc to her face before her first surf of the day.
Erin and Jackson Dorian at Ehukai Beach. Online schooling allows them to spend more time on the water.
Erin's father, Jeff Brooks, kisses her on the forehead after saying a prayer before she surfs Pipeline, a surf reef break located in Hawaii, on O'ahu's North Shore.
‘I’m really competitive,’ says Erin, shown at middle right with other surfers at Banzai Pipeline. ‘I just want to be better than everyone else.’
After a day on the water, Erin hoses herself off in her front yard.
In Hawaii, a stack of trophies sits on a shelf in her bedroom.
Rafael Kroeff, owner of RK Training Hawaii, adjusts Erin during agility training.
At RK Training Hawaii, Erin polishes her airs on a trampoline.
Erin recovers from agility training in a bath of ice. Her demanding regimen has helped her to catch up with, and exceed, young surfers who typically start at an earlier age than she did.
Erin's family has called Hawaii home for six years, but now she spends much of the year travelling for competitions in places like Tahiti, Indonesia and the Maldives. 'Will Erin look back and wish she had a normal childhood? At 15, she has a full-time job,' says her mother, Michelle.