Last year von Rupp traveled to Ireland for an XL swell hitting Mullaghmore Head and was slapped with 12 hours of transit. “It’s pretty crazy what we do, just to get one barrel,” he said ...

All this before putting on thick neoprene from head to toe and facing howling offshore Mullaghmore. At this point in the winter, the air temp around Mullaghmore hovers in the mid-to -ow 40 ...