He is best known for co-developing tow-in surfing with Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, and a handful of other surfers in the mid-1990s.
Surfers are towed out to a breaking wave via a PWC (personal watercraft, such as a Jet Ski) or a helicopter.
Prior to the development of the tow-in method, surfers were generally unable to catch waves topping more than 20 feet.
Kerbox and other professional surfers were featured in Susan Casey's 2011 non-fiction volume The Wave.
Kerbox subsequently modeled in major national advertising campaigns for Levi's, Ralph Lauren, Reyn Spooner, and United Airlines.