Surfers are pseudo spiritual quacks. At least some of ‘em are. It’s not a sport, it’s a way of life. Riding waves is a mystical communion with mother nature. Yadda yadda, you know the stereotypes.

With back-to-back(-to-back?) swells to kick-off the season on the North Shore, there’s been no shortage of action from the world’s best Pipeline surfers in recent weeks. But with waves also come ...