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Tom Curren in France during a warm September day surfing La Graviere. What else could you ask for? The sandbar this year was so perfect. It was 10 years ago but I remember it like it was yesterday. I drove up the coast from Biarritz with Luke Stedman and it was perfect offshore and barreling just a few feet off the shore. There was a handful of WCT guys down the beach but I couldn’t take my eyes off Curren. Instead of putting together my water-housing and swimming down at the other peak, I sat on the beach drinking Kronenbourg’s all day and photographed flawless style. Merci beaucoup, Mr. Curren. —Nate Lawrence
Tom Curren in France Collected Thoughts 078
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