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WITH G N I P P I SURF TR Y ND JORD A B E F M schke u By Jazz K
For itinerant professional surfers Jordy Smith and Michael February, the proverbial ‘silver lining’ on the cloud that shrouded, was a spitting barrel in an uncrowded lineup... On home soil.
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any spitting barrels. Each. Too many to count in fact.
Unable to travel internationally, Jordy and the man known as ‘MFeb’ took full advantage as soon as lockdown restrictions were lifted locally, to load up Jordy’s Jeep Wrangler and go surf tripping. The duo’s timing turned out to be 26
perfect, and they scored some of the best spots in South Africa in what was one of the best winters for waves in recent memory. Now, MFeb and Jordy had never done a trip together because of their busy schedules and Jordy’s plan was to ‘take a few feathers out of MFeb’s stylish cap.’ You see, February did his time on the competitive circuit and ticked the Championship Tour box in 2018. After not re-qualifying for the 2019 CT, he smoothly shed the contest singlet for good. He then carved a niche as the poster boy for smooth lines, alternative craft and one-footed Judo
