November 4, 2009 a small "crowd" including local expat surfers, a few new recruits, and a Santa Cruz longboarding legend descended on this left reef-break just outside Sanya city.

Wave were a foot or so overhead on the drops, with sketchy shoulders that pitted and pummeled riders and their boards.

At the end of the day, plenty of waves were had by all, but not without cost.

The Damage: one broken board, and one severely thrashed surfer ("TJ" says he'll be alright)...