It’s officially mid-February and it goes without saying that the madness of the 2018 Championship Tour’s North Shore conclusion sits squarely in the rearview. In an interview a few years ago, Quiksilver house manager and all-around charger Reef McIntosh revealed to us that this is precisely the time of year he enjoys being on the North Shore the most. When it returns to a sleepier version of itself. Crowds have thinned, photographers have returned to the mainland, and late-season swells continue to roll in.
It appears the Coffin brothers got the memo. Fresh off a sinus surgery, Conner and his bro Parker recently rolled up to Rocky Point doing its thing with one key difference – crowds on the beach and in the water are notably sparse. Even though there’s plenty of trade wind-groomed meat to pick off the proverbial bones.
