THE TAKING OF TRES

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The untold story of a batch of dedicated East Coast surfers and their winter trips to Puerto Rico, where they pioneered Tres Palmas and other big wave breaks on the island.

By Dan Herlihy

Volume 21 Issue 5 (2012)

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Volume 21 Issue 5

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This issue opens with Brad Gerlach leaning into a lax bottom turn with all the art, refinement, and utter recklessness contained between the flaps. That includes adventures with Charlie Smith in Yemen and Ben Mondy in France, a healthy dose of the East Coast, art by David Molesky, photos by Nate Lawrence, and more.

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