An East Coast Surfer’s Quest for Gulf Wax
Growing up in the sixties, there was no such thing as surf wax. Surfers either robbed and melted down all of mom’s candles, or they broke down and bought some Gulf Wax.
Marion Stratford is a freelance writer from Jacksonville Beach, Florida. A surfer for 45 years, he has covered surfing as a correspondent for the Florida Times-Union and is currently a National Surfing Examiner with Examiner.com.
Growing up in the sixties, there was no such thing as surf wax. Surfers either robbed and melted down all of mom’s candles, or they broke down and bought some Gulf Wax.
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