Stranger than Fiction

Is pro surfing a complete lie?

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Is pro surfing a complete lie? Is modern wave-riding being faked for glory and profit? Taylor Steele's genre-defining action flick pulls back the curtain on pro surfing's deepest, darkest secrets.

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