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“Pete Mel is a fucking boss. He’s one of my favorite humans ever. I shot this photo of him in front of his house when he lived in Santa Cruz. This was one of his favorite boards to surf Maverick’s on. And Pete was one of the original guys from Santa Cruz to really tackle Maverick’s when it got big. Didn’t matter what the conditions were, Pete was out there.” —Nate Lawrence
Pete Mel in Santa Cruz Collected Thoughts 084
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