Oh dawn patrol, you silly bitch. Nothing brings you back to gromhood faster than an early bedtime, perhaps getting tucked in by your mom (or now your roommate, I guess), putting on a surf video and dreaming of epic waves while you make those comic book Z’s until the crack of dawn. The dawn patrol is sort of like the ultimate currency for surfing’s hardcore points. If some salty kid in your 9 a.m. section says, “Hey man, the waves are supposed to be good today,†and you respond with “I know, I already had a dawn patrol session this morning,†then to this individual you are the epitome of the Gnar.
This is because dawn patrols are the true test of a surfer’s commitment, forcing you to choose between two of the best things in the world: surfing and sleeping. You gamble with … Details