The Everlasting Frustration of Surfing
Riding a wave well accomplishes something indescribable in the moment, one that remains firmly etched in our minds. But getting there can be pure frustration.
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Riding a wave well accomplishes something indescribable in the moment, one that remains firmly etched in our minds. But getting there can be pure frustration.
The season is here when we'll watch clips of neoprened New Jersey surfers pulling into serious barrels? But when did the Garden State become barrel central?
In a La Nina year, January defies the odds with classic winter storm pattern
Winter Storm Swallows East Coast, Burps Up a Blizzard and Heaps of Swell Surfers from the Northeast to South Florida to the Caribbean respond accordingly. South Florida. Photo: Ben Hicks Matt Pruett Link copied to clipboard The best thing about the East Coast is its diversity from state to state, beach to beach: culturally, aesthetically, atmospherically. And yeah, surf-ically. You’ve got blizzard-battered pointbreak tundras up north, lefthand racetracks in turquoise bathwater down south, and any number of blustery beachbreaks in between. And sometimes, not often but sometimes, you get all ...