With thunderstorms brewing off to the north and west on July 17, the annual Red Bull Surf and Rescue competition in Atlantic City was cut short from its standard four events to two. But that didn’t deter the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol squad.

The quartet of Randy Townsend, Jenna Parker, Ryan Corcoran and Jarrod Shoemaker cleared the first wave in the Surf-Swim Relay to qualify for the Paddleboard Relay – deemed the championship round once race officials determined the weather was going to wreak…