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This story features the brave sounds of winter surfers in New Hampshire. A strange tribe, yes, but also one with an incredible passion for what they love.
Voices come from:
Mike Gates, an avid winter surfer and all-around fun guy
Carol Hollis, who is out walking her dog on the beach
Ross Kunckle, a laid back salesman who can put you in a high-tech wetsuit
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Piece Description
This story features the brave sounds of winter surfers in New Hampshire. A strange tribe, yes, but also one with an incredible passion for what they love.
Voices come from:
Mike Gates, an avid winter surfer and all-around fun guy
Carol Hollis, who is out walking her dog on the beach
Ross Kunckle, a laid back salesman who can put you in a high-tech wetsuit
Broadcast History
Story aired on New Hampshire Public Radio during All Things Considered, 2/12/10
Transcript
It's a 90-minute drive from Groton-Massachusetts, where Mike Gates lives, to Jenness Beach in New Hampshire.
The 54-year-old software engineer makes the trip a lot over the winter.
(Sound of van door slamming shut)
Mike: …Hands are cold...
The thermometer reads 19 this morning, and it won't be much warmer when we get to the coast.
By most calculations, today is not a beach day.
But if you want to surf in New England on real waves, you've got to come out in this weather.
Nor'easters and other winter storms create some of the biggest swells coastal New Hampshire receives.
(fade up: road noise)
Mike: I never had trouble with motivation if I knew the waves were going to be good. It's like there is gold to be mined. When the waves are perfectly sculpted, it is like magic.
(fade out: road noise)
In the back of his beat-up van, Mike snakes his way into a full body wetsuit....
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Timing and Cues
There are 40-seconds of extra surf music at the end of the piece
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