Long Beach New York’s Will Skudin received two entries in this years dissertation editors Billabong XXL contest. One for the “Ride of the Year” category and the other for “Biggest Paddle Wave” category.
Jayce Figueroa of Brooklyn, 5, catches a wave with help from Cliff Skudin, co-founder and president of Skudin Surf, during an adaptive surfing trip hosted by the Hospital for Special Surgery in Long Beach Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. The free trip, for young patients with disabilities, was part of the hospital’s Adaptive Sports Academy.