Turn On It, Tune Out, Drop In

W WIND 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TONIGHT NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS 25 KT IN THE EVENING.
WIND WAVES 4 FT.
NW SWELL 9 FT N TO 11 FT S.
PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS.

You may have seen Barry Britton's work in a recent issue of The Surfer's Journal. The description from this 1999 poster reads:

"This is the Pilot who surfs at Easkey. He does play the accordion while waiting for the right conditions. And he turned 50 this year."

When the wind howls in everyone's ears,
May your waves be held up before you.
And as the lip is crashin' down around you,
May it be as a comforting green room.
If the board beneath your feet should quiver and shake,
I hope you'll be standing with ease.
And may the sea never be flat or wind be onshore;
May God grant you all the waves that you need!