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My advice to young people interested in meteorology and oceanography.

The FNMOC associated alumni of Florida Institute of Technology. Left-to-right: Mike Clancy, Raymond Lee, Mark Ignaszewski, and Admiral Jon White.

Another view of the Campbell, 1965. Mike Clancy.

College graduation picture, Spring of 1973. Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida; B.S. in Physical Oceanography.

Daytona Beach Surf Shop, my surf team sponsor in the late ‘60s.

Backstage with legendary Doobie Brothers singer, Michael McDonald. Thank you Dave Jenkins and Jaime Kyle!

National appearance on the History Channel.

National appearance on CNN.

National appearance on Fox News.

Our ride to California for the 1967 surf trip. Mike Clancy.

Bethune Beach, on Daytona Reflex, 1967. Mike Clancy.

Contest trophy presentation, New Smyrna Beach, 1967. Mike Clancy.

Bethune Beach noseride on Daytona Reflex, summer of 1967. Mike Clancy.

A casual turn at Bethune Beach, summer of 1967. Mike Clancy.

On the nose at Bethune Beach, summer of 1967. Mike Clancy.

Dixie Massey giving me the Best Performance Trophy, NSB Surf Tournament, 1967. Mike Clancy.

47 years later, Dixie Massey pointing to the picture of her giving me the trophy. Mike Clancy.

Kickout at Bethune Beach, on Daytona Reflex, summer of 1967.

Bethune Beach, summer of 1968.

Trophy presentation With Charlie Baldwin and Darryl Jackson, 1968.

New Smyrna, summer of 1968.

Junior and Senior Mens winners, Central Florida Open Surf Championship, 1968.

Leaving the water with Paul Polgar and John Pieters, 1969.

Contest in Daytona, 1969.

Canaveral Pier, 1969.

Heading out for a session at Bethune Beach, 1971.

With the Sanford Surf Mafia, 1972. Left-to-right: Mike Underwood, Dave Jenkins, Craig Thomson, Mike Clancy, Paul Polgar.

Heading home after a winter session at Third Street in New Smyrna, 1973.

Sailing Biscayne Bay on my first Hobie 14, 1974.

New Smyrna Inlet, 1976.

New Smyrna Inlet, 1977.

The boat I sailed in the Hobie 14 Nationals, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1982.

Asilomar Beach near Monterey, shortly after moving to California, 1983.

Walking up the beach at Moss Landing just after snapping a brand new longboard, 1990.

Another look at the snapped board.

Off the lip at Pleasure Point.

Logging some tip time at Rincon.

Off-the-lip cutback at Pleasure Point.

Noseriding through the crowd at Pleasure Point.

Side-slip head dip at Pleasure Point.

Trimming down the line at Rincon.

Head dip at Rincon.

On the nose at Rincon.

On the nose at Malibu.

My surfing and sailing trophies from Florida and California.

Hanging 5 on the inside at Malibu.

Late afternoon at the Estuary, near Tamarindo, Costa Rica.

Smyrna Surfari Club photo, early ‘90s.

Bottom turn at Playa Negra, Costa Rica.

A nice section at Playa Negra, Costa Rica.

A nice wave at Playa Negra, Costa Rica.

Hanging 5 at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California.

Turning off the bottom at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California.

Breakfast with Mike Martin and Skipper Eppelin at the Longboarder Cafe.

With Skipper Eppelin after a fun session at Steamer’s Lane.

Trimming through a nice section at Privates, Santa Cruz, California.

Turning into a Second Peak section at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California.

Facing down a nice wave at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California.

Reminiscing with Mike Martin in Southern California.

Casual cutback at Steamer’s Lane, Santa Cruz, California.

Surf trippin’ with Paul Polgar, Dave Jenkins and Mike Underwood in Costa Rica.

Surf trip to Costa Rica with Mike Underwood, Dave Jenkins and Paul Polgar.

Drop-knee cutback at Playa Negra, Costa Rica.

On a big one at Playa Negra, Costa Rica.

Casual trim through the inside section at Playa Negra, Costa Rica.

Maxed-out Playa Negra, Costa Rica.

Jammin’ a bottom turn at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Powering though the white water at Steamer’s Lane, Santa Cruz, California.

Jammin’ a cutback at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Squaring off a bottom turn at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Drop knee cutback at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Turning into a threatening section at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Cutback at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Paul Polgar, Dave Jenkins and Mike Clancy at Playa Sunzal El Salvador, before the hotel.

Trimming through the outside at Las Flores, El Salvador.

Covered up on the inside at Las Flores, El Salvador.

Cutback at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica. Steve Boehne paddling out.

Trimming high through a nice section at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Strong offshore winds at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Speeding through the bowl section at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Cutback on a strong offshore wind day at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California, on a crisp winter day.

On a fast, foamy left in Ecuador.

A fast beach break in Nicaragua.

Cutback at an unnamed beach break in Nicaragua.

Covered up at Popoyo, Nicaragua.

Nicaragua.

Reunion for those involved with the inaugural 1966 New Smyrna Beach, Florida, surf contest.

1966 New Smyrna Beach Jr Mens Finalists: Mike Clancy (1st), Tic Parker (2nd), Charley Baldwin (3rd).

Turning off the top at Punta Conejo, Salina Cruz, Mexico.

Cutback at Punta Conejo, Salina Cruz, Mexico.

Bottom turn at Punta Conejo, Salina Cruz, Mexico.

Near the end of a very long ride at Punta Conejo, Mexico.

Bottom turn near the rocks at Punta Conejo, Mexico.

Leaning into a turn at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Laying down a bottom turn at Little Hawaii, Costa Rica.

Slicing into a cutback at Popoyo, Nicaragua.

Backside bottom turn at Popoyo, Nicaragua.

Coming out of a hollow section at Popoyo, Nicaragua.

Poweriing a cutback at Popoyo, Nicaragua.

Head dip at Popoyo, Nicaragua.

Hanging 5 on the inside at Popoyo, Nicaragua.

Heading into a heavy cutback at Popoyo, Nicaragua.

Backside bottom turn at Playgrounds, Nicaragua.

Frontside cutback at Playgrounds, Nicaragua.

A casual bottom turn at Playgrounds, Nicaragua.

On the nose at Playgrounds, Nicaragua.

Near the end of a long nose ride at Playgrounds, Nicaragua.

Coming out of a hollow section at Brody’s Office, Nicaragua.

Cover of Aug/Sept 2010 Edition of Locals Only Magazine.

Photo from Nicaragua trip featured in Aug/Sept 2010 Edition of Locals Only magazine.

Frontside cutback at La Saladita, Mexico.

Hanging 5 on the inside at La Saladita, Mexico.

Backside bottom turn at La Saladita, Mexico.

On the nose at La Saladita, Mexico.

Turning off the top at La Saladita, Mexico.

Hanging 5 near the end of a long ride at La Saladita, Mexico.

La Saladita, Mexico.

Coming out of a 180 degree cutback at La Saladita, Mexico.

La Saladita, Mexico.

Coming out of a nice section at La Saladita, Mexico.

Cutback on a fun Second-Peak wave at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California.

Coming out of a fast First-Peak section at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California.

Walking back after a very long ride at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California.

Trimming across a beautiful wave at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California.

Straightening off into the whitewater at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California.

Extra in “Chasing Mavericks” Paddle Out Scene at Pleasure Point, 2011.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

A casual cutback at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Cruisin’ in a hollow section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Turning off the top at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Bottom turn on a glassy wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador. All three fins visible.

On the inside at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Paul Polgar an Mike Clancy on the beach at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2012.

Poster for one of my films at the New Smyrna Beach Surf Film Festival.

Dropping in on a great wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2013.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Bottom turn on a big wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Squaring off a bottom turn on the inside at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Right in the middle of a big outside set at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Maneuvering to avoid the paddler at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

A steep takeoff and fast drop at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Casual cutback on an afternoon wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Turning out from under the whitewater at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Taking a fast line on a hot inside wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Takeoff bottom turn at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Mike featured in the book Surfing Florida: A Photographic History.

Frontside cutback on a nice set wave at Playa Saladita, Mexico.

Late takeoff, Sequence #1. Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Late takeoff, Sequence #2. Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Late takeoff, Sequence #3. Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Casual turn at Playa Saladita, Mexico.

Dropping down the face on the middle section at Playa Saladita, Mexico.

Turning off the top at Playa Saladita, Mexico.

Easy backside bottom turn at Playa Saladita, Mexico.

Trimming high through the inside section at Playa Saladita, Mexico.

Setting up for the inside section at Playa Saladita, Mexico.

On the nose at Playa Saladita, Mexico.

With Craig Thompson, Phil Jarratt, Corky Carroll and Paul Polgar, Saladita Mexico, 2014.

Mike Clancy heading out with Paul Polgar to challenge the May 2015 “swell of the decade” in El Salvador.

Dropping in on a big one, Sunzal El Salvador, May 2015. Sequence #1.

Outside section. Sequence #2.

Trimming through the middle section. Sequence #3.

Coming out of the middle section. Sequence #4.

Inside section near the channel. Sequence #5.

Headed to the channel. Sequence #6.

Mike Clancy, just making if over a big set wave at Sunzal during the epic swell of May 2015.

Mike on another big wave in El Salvador during the epic swell of May 2015 (Sequence #1).

Sequence #2.

Sequence #3.

Sequence #4.

Sequence #5.

Mike Clancy, just making if over a big set wave at Sunzal during the epic swell of May 2015.

A wave breaks over the end of the pier in La Libertad during the epic May 2015 swell.

Forward trim on the inside, Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

A nice inside section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Headed to the shorebreak at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Mike walking back after memorable session at Playa Sunzal El Salvador during the epic swell of May 2015.

Outside bottom turn, Playa Sunzal El Salvador, 2015. Sequence #1.

Sequence #2.

Sequence #3.

Sequence #4.

Sequence #5.

Sequence #6.

Early morning at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Bottom turn on a fun wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Speeding through a fast section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Preparing to drop back into the wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Takeoff bottom turn on a great wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Laying down a track at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Staying high in the wave to avoid a paddler, Playa Sunzal, El Salvador. Sequence #1.

Sequence #2.

Sequence #3.

Slicing into a cutback, Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Bottom turn on a nice, glassy wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Dropping down the face to pick up speed at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Takeoff bottom turn on a great early-morning wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Dawn Patrol at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, May 2015.

Jamming a turn after a 180 degree cutback at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Coming out of a fast section on the inside at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Throwing some spray on a bottom turn at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Cutback off the top of the wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

On the nose at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Slipping under a threatening section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Headed down the line on a beautiful wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Going for speed on a great wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

The much feared “submarine rock”, down the beach from Playa Sunzal and in front of El Tunco, El Salvador.

Another great, glassy wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Dropping in on yet another great wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Takeoff bottom turn on a glassy, sunny morning at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Trimming for speed on the middle section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Powering through a section under the lip at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Casual cutback on a beautiful, sunny morning at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Trimming high in the wave for maximum speed at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Paul Polgar, Dave Jenkins, Mike Clancy, El Salvador, 2016.

Easing into a cutback on a pretty wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Ducking under the lip at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Bottom turn coming out of a fast, inside section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

A foamy wave on the inside at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Mike heading out for a session at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2016.

Maneuvering around the paddlers at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Forward leaning turn from behind the whitewater, Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Coming out of a roundhouse cutback, Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Powering through a fast, foamy section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Smooth cutback out on the shoulder at Play Sunzal, El Salvador.

Dropping down the face of the wave to gain speed at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Turning from under the whitewater at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

At the bottom of a nice wave, Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Takeoff bottom turn at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador. Dave in the lineup, peeking over the wave.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Dropping back in after a hard cutback at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Maneuvering around a body boarder at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Relaxed cutback out on the shoulder at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Throwing some spray, Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Noseride at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Dropping back in from the top of the wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Trimming through a fast, foamy section on the inside at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Squaring off a bottom turn at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Riding high in the wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Relaxed cutback near the end of a long ride at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Facing a nice wall at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Jammin’ a bottom turn at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Hard turn off the bottom of the wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Dropping back in to pick up speed at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Contemplating the wave ahead and planning the next move at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Ducking under the lip on a fast, foamy wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Mike heading out for a session at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2016.

Takeoff bottom turn on a nice, glassy wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Early morning at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2016.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2016.

El Salvador, 2016.

Cutting back while dropping down the face of the wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Leaving a vortex on the face of the wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Taking on a nice section in front of a paddler at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Nighttime thunderstorm, El Salvador, 2017.

Coming in through the shorebreak at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2016. Sequence #1.

Coming in through the shorebreak, Sequence #2.

Coming in through the shorebreak, Sequence #3.

Coming in through the shorebreak. Sequence #4.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Sweeping cutback off the top at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Riding high through a nice section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Bottom turn from behind the whitewater at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Casual cutback at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Setting up for a nice section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Easy bottom turn into a nice section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Mike Clancy, walking back after a great session at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Carving on a foamy inside wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Dropping back down after a cutback off the top at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Setting up for a hollow section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Mike Clancy, turning into a nice section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Trimming on the outside at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Pivoting into a cutback at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Mike Clancy, redirection after a cutback at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Smooth cutback at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Takeoff turn at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Easy cutback midway through the wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Mike Clancy, carving on a clean outside wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Powering through a section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Maneuvering through the crowd at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Turning back right after fading left at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Mike Clancy paddling out for an early morning session at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Takeoff turn at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

The Boys in El Salvador, 2017.

Another nice wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

El Salvador, 2017.

Turning turning into the wave as it jacks up from backwash on the inside at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Looking down the beach toward El Tunco, from Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Trimming high and fast through a hollow section on a foamy wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

A nice wave during a late afternoon session at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

A fast, hollow and foamy wave on the inside at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

El Salvador, 2017.

Setting up for a nice section on the inside at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Paul Polgar, Dave Jenkins and Mike Clancy in the lineup at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Coming out of a bottom turn with weight on the front leg at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Turning from under the whitewater at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Late afternoon session at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

A fun, late-afternoon wave at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador.

Late afternoon session at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Mike Clancy at the end of a very long ride at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

Trimming high through a fast, foamy section at Playa Sunzal, El Salvador, 2017.

My home break in Santa Cruz, California: Pleasure Point.

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