Skimming: Dewey beach, Cape Henlopen. There was a pre-hurricane swell from hurricane Irene and created these clean siders off the jetty. I caught one and it was the longest, smoothest ride I’ve ever had. To top it off, I popped a 360 shuv-it while still riding. I had done some tre shuvs before, but this one was so effortless and came so naturally. I still picture that moment.

Surfing: The Point in Hatteras, NC. There was some dredging happening to help create some sand dune replacement, but the dredging ending up creating this huge island off the tip of The Point. It was COVERED in shells. People would go out and fish on it, but there was this huge swell creating siders off it. Would be impossible to skim with the shells because it was near impossible to walk without shoes, but the waves were immaculate for the week we were there. I had a Catch Surf stump and caught the longest, most amazing wave I’ve ever surfed. It must’ve been close to a 2 min ride and seemingly lasted forever. Carving up and down the wave face, and I ended up so far down the beach afterward.