Any time I walk up to a surf break, there?s an uncontrollable giddiness that ensues. And as much as I want to suit up and paddle out as soon as I get there, I always have to remind myself to take it slow, and carefully observe what the ocean is doing. Study it. And most importantly, respect it. All of this holds true at any surf spot, but especially more at a new break. Which is where I found myself one Friday morning at Rockaway Beach.
Rockaway Beach is situated just 12 miles southeast of Brooklyn, and to my limited knowledge, is the closest spot where you can find ?surf? in New York City. Yes, you read that correctly, surfing is but a subway, bus or car ride away in NYC. The location and energy was most certainly different from the San Diego surf breaks I frequented. That said, the one thing that gave me some sense of familiarity was the Seiko Prospex Save The Ocean Special Edition, SPB297 on my wrist. There?s not a watch I associate more with surfing than I do with a Seiko. It was a Seiko diver that sparked my interest in watches and ultimately inspired me to actually get out into the ocean and do something with it. Although the dive watch would spend more time topside than below the surface, the path of wearing a Seiko diver led me to the sport of surfing. I can make a strong argument that my career as an Editor here at Worn & Wound started from my deep enthusiasm for both watches and surfing. I?ve taken any opportunity to combine the two here on the pages of W&...