Tears in Hawaii today.
Slip out the back, J-Bay. Make a new plan,
Snapper. Hop on the bus, Belharra, we don’t need to discuss much,
other than none of you is the best place to surf in the world.
Neither is Pipeline, Cloudbreak, Micronesia, Lower Trestles, Abu
Dhabi, Salina Cruz, the Algarve, Margaret River, Skeleton Bay,
Cloud 9, Canggu, Steamer Lane or Puerto Escondido.
In a shock twist that has staggered surfers, worldwide, that
honor has been awarded to Florida’s New Smyrna Beach by the powers
vested in Southern Living
magazine.
New Smyrna, located northeast of Orlando, south of Jacksonville,
is praised for its user friendly waves, relaxing laidback vibe and
glittering surf stars, including Kelly Slater, Evan Geiselman and
Lisa Andersen.
Left out was Eric Geiselman.
Southern Living swoons, “New Smyrna is beloved among East Coast
surfers because it offers some of the most consistent swells in the
region. Though most waves don’t get much bigger than a few feet
high (unless it’s hurricane season), you’re pretty much guaranteed
to wrangle a set to ride during any time of year. Completely flat
days are few and far between.”
Also left out was Aaron “Gorkin” Cormican.
Let’s remember him, together, here.
