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Jordy is one of the easiest guys to take photos of surfing. He lands most of his airs and always entertains. On this day, Jordy was surfing in board shorts in the chilly waters of West Oz. O’Neill needed board short photos and instead of flying somewhere warm to do the shoot, Jordy just surfed in the cold water sans rubber. And it wasn’t just a quick surf. The waves were firing at Taj’s local spot and it was just Jordy and a few other guys dodging the shark spotting helicopter that was kicking everyone out of the water. —Nate Lawrence
Jordy Smith, West Oz in trunks Collected Thoughts 133
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Craig Anderson: “Cameo Mod” in Uluwatu April 2010 Collected Thoughts 092
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