Here’s the predicament.
By the time The SandPaper hits the big yellow boxes, we’re going to know if it’s boom or bust. But as I’m writing this, I don’t. And it’s either been a boom of historic surf proportions or a bust that leaves every waverider cursing about long period swells, closeouts and crowds. I wish I could say what the outcome is, but I’m not going to fake it and make something up.
What I can say is that this week, I think we were all reminded of that good ol’ feeling of hurricane stoke.
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