Surfers in Santa Cruz can thank Nat Young for that great run of waves in January.
The 22-year-old and eighth ranked surfer in the world was recovering from ear surgery and wisdom teeth extraction — so he was out of the water for about three weeks, taking one for the team.
“I feel like the whole time after I had that (ear) surgery, the waves were firing,” Young said. “It was the worst timing.”
Yet he said the Dec. 30 chiseling and drilling at his surfer’s ear was something he wanted to get out of the way before … More