Gallery: The New Yorker Surfers Who Shred No Matter How Gnarly It Is

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    Luke Allen surfing on Rockaway Beach.
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    Leif Engstrom surfs at Long Beach.
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    Russ Dungan carries his board at Rockaway Beach on September 26, 2014.
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    Michael Reinhardt riding a wave at Rockaway Beach.
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    Thaddeus O'Neil wears a purple wetsuit at Lido Beach.
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    Crowded day at Rockaway Beach.
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    A surfer at Rockaway Beach.
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    Paul Schmidt at Rockaway Beach.
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    Tyler Breuer, John Schultz, Franco Rinaldi walk past snow on Rockaway Beach.
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    Hurricane Andrea stirs the water at Rockaway Beach.
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    Michael Kololyan stands on Rockaway Beach.
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    Swimmers at Rockaway Beach.
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    Josh Steinberg heads for the water at Rockaway Beach.
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    Surfers at Lido Beach.
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    Ashley Wood surfing at Rockaway Beach.
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    A Montauk sunset.
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