Right-coasters Alek Parker and Benny Bourgeois have gotten quite good at dodging hurricanes and scoring waves. More on that here... These 2 vids were just posted and it looks like after bobbing and weaving through North and South Carolina, Alek and crew got some fun waves courtesy of Hurricane Danielle..



The Hunt "Danielle" from ALEK PARKER on Vimeo.



Blue Water Sessions from ALEK PARKER on Vimeo.

Over here on the West coast, surfers have the luxury of sitting on our couches and waiting for the good old Pacific ocean to sculpt us some waves to ride. On the East coast, however, surfers are forced to chase storms and dodge any associated hazards in order to get good waves. (And in communist Russia, wave rides you!) Left coasters Cory Lopez and Alek Parker have been hunting hurricane swells up and down the Eastern Seaboard since grommethood and now O'neill has sent along a filmer to document their excursions. Never a dull moment when they are charging directly into a category 2 hurricane that has sent the rest of the population running for the hills. Sometimes the hunters become the hunted....

Watch the first 2 episodes of this year's hurricane season below. more to come....
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