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Photos: Gnarly Brahs Blizzard-Surf The Rockaways

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Lauren Evans

Published Jan 27, 2015

Modified Jan 27, 2015

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Simon Chardiet heads for the icy water.

 

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Published Jan 27, 2015

Modified Jan 27, 2015

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While the rest of us were inside spooning our space heaters, the gnarliest bros in the land took the opportunity to ride the rollicking blizzard waves. Ill-advised, sure, but gnarly is as gnarly does, or something.

Click through for photos from Rockaway resident Paula DiGioia, and here's some video of more mavericks from the Rockaway Times:

Same thing in Long Beach on Long Island:

Hang ten, dudes. But like, mad carefully.

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