Now I had met Eli before but I've never seen him surf in person. I had never seen him in his element. That day I got a lot of respect for the guy. David and I had watched all day as double to triple overhead sets came in with no one on them. All I thought all day was you couldn't pay me to paddle out.
Then comes Eli. He looks at it, suits up, paddles out and catches the most insane offshore, double overhead barrel. It was amazing to watch.
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Photos by David Gray and Ed Lewis
