"You always hope for the best," said Mel, of the swells meeting the minimum requirement. "It keeps you focused on watching swells throughout the winter."
"Yeah, it would be great to have a good finish," he said. "But now, at my age, just to participate is such an honor. Just how it's celebrated, the paddle-out, the crowd. There's people mowing lawns and cutting down trees two days before the event, just to get a better view. It's like no other event you'll be in. It's like a Burning Man for surfing."
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