Drew Boyles Chats With The Times UK: California’s Wild Side
“I wanted something more raw, so a friend put me in touch with Drew Boyles, El Segundo’s surf-loving mayor, who generously offered to share his morning. We rode together on e-bikes to one of his favourite waves on the strict condition that I not reveal its precise location. Let’s just say it breaks alongside one of those long rock jetties that stabilise LA beaches, and that it’s overlooked by a giant oil refinery. You’ll see it the next time you watch Point Break.
The waves were mouthwatering: big, fast and powerful. Even on such a matchless day, only one other surfer was out there.
“Is this anything like the scene in the UK?” Drew asked as we waxed our boards…”