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Ben Gravy is fun. He’s the everyman’s surfer. He’s not a pro not in the contest sense, anyway but he’s carved out a career for himself in the surfing world that’s far different than any other career. It’s just Ben, chasing waves. Chasing weird waves, chasing good waves, chasing all sorts of waves. We’ve watched as his YouTube channel blew up, watched as his happy little pineapple logo was plastered on merch, watched as Ben Gravy became a bonafide superstar in surfing, all without sliding into a jersey. We’ve watched as he started to surf in bigger waves, tentatively towing in Oregon just a few short months ago. Ben Gravy is so watchable because he shares everything so openly: his fears, those nerves, and of course, all that stoke.
O’Neill Wave of the Winter: Top 11 Rides from December
In an age of competitive disappointments, the WOTW is still going full-throttle.
Griffin Colapinto. Photo: Pete Hodgson
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Normally, we do a monthly Top-5 roundup for the O’Neill Wave of the Winter. But December was no normal month on the North Shore of Oahu; in fact, considering the sheer frequency of quality waves gracing the Seven Mile Miracle last month, not even our esteemed WOTW judges could whittle it down, so we just had to showcase more than five rides.
Like 10. Or 11. Hell, we would’ve given you 12, but Flynn Novak’s Pipe whopper wasn’t quite a make.