Morgan Collett of Saturdays Surf, 26
Local Break: 67th Street
Average Surf Commute: One hour, 15 minutes
Cold and Empty or Warm and Crowded: Warm and crowded– weird, but true

Danny DiMauro, 40
Local Break: From Rock all the way to the end
Describe your perfect surf trip scenario: Long Left Point and a couple of good friends
What's in your carry-on: Wax, trunks, chocolate, a toothpick, Nicorette
What are the three rules you travel by: Respect the line up and wait your turn, eat local, befriend locals

Michael Koloyan, 20
Local Break: Rockaway Beach
Average Surf Commute: Two seconds
What's in your carry-on: Some nice outfits for the nightlife

Franco Rinaldi, 30
Local Break: I go rogue
Average Surf Commute: 62 minutes
Describe your perfect surf trip scenario: Three friends, blue water, no disgruntled expats, culture beyond the shores. Surfing should be an accessory to a greater experience overall

Kata Greaney, 30
Local Break: Gilgo Beach
Average Surf Commute: One hour
Describe your perfect surf trip scenario: Weekend trip to Raglan, New Zealand in a VW Combi Van: camping, a bonfire, hot pools, a massage, a sunrise, surfing at dawn

Jim Goldberg, 61
Local Break: Hoffman's
Average Surf Commute: Ten minutes
Rules you travel by: No eye contact with check-in people. Keep an eye on your boards at all times. Never turn your back or lose sight of your things

Shawn Roche
Local Break: Rockaway
Average Surf Commute: 45 minutes ten seconds
Describe your perfect surf trip scenario: Direct flight from JFK to my home in Puerto Rico. It's the perfect surf trip every time
Boards your travel with: Fish, thruster, gun
Cold and Empty or Warm and Crowded: Whatever

Rob McKinley, Surf Lodge co-owner, 35
Local Break: Montauk
Average Surf Commute: Twenty minutes
What's in your carry-on: Trunks

Bridget Klapinski, 37 & Colin Ackers, 38
Local Break: Rockaway
Average Surf Commute: Couple of blocks
Rules you travel by: Remember the cortisone

Harry "OG" Jumonjii
Legendary skater and Montauk local

Juan Jose Heredia, 28
Local Break: The Hood, Rockaway, The Box
Average Surf Commute: 45 minutes to two hours depending on the rusty train
What's in your carry-on: Mad sun block/fins/tea tree oil/maca powder/films/cameras/books/art/nag champa/my passport/my Sony tape recorder/mix tape

Allan Weisbecker, 63
Local Break: Ditch
Average Surf Commute: Five minutes
Boards you travel with: I leave them all over so I don't have to travel with them

Moose Huerta, 31
Local Break: Poles/Rockaway
Average Surf Commute: Sometimes three hours, sometimes one minute
Boards you travel with: Depends where I'm going but usually two of the three: 5'10" Christenson Thruster, 6'4" Christenson Stubbie, 6'6" Christenson Dauntless

Joe "Clams" Falcone, 24
Local Break: Ocean Village
Average Surf Commute: Ten minutes but I can get there in five minutes and 45 seconds if I really want to
Rules you travel by: Don't trust anyone but pretend like you do. Be prepared. Keep an eye on your shit!
Cold and Empty or Warm and Crowded: Cold and crowded...Welcome to NYC!

Jianca Lazarus, 31
Local Break: West End 2
Average Surf Commute: 35 if speeding
Where did you think you never wanted to go but suddenly can't stop thinking about: Madagascar

Andrew Field, Rockaway Taco, 28
Local Break: Rockaway Beach
Describe your perfect surf scenario: Coconuts and big waves= good times

Chris "Knuckle Head" Caiazzo, 21
Local Break: Anywhere from 32-Skadoo to Divide 149!
Boards you travel with: Grey Ghost son, what!
Perfect surf trip: Warm water, mad rights, empty lineups and NO DRIVING

Peter Giang, 22
Local Break: Rockaway beach is the spot. Queen!
Where did you think you never wanted to go but suddenly can't stop thinking about going? I go anywhere except for, like, corrupt cities

Susie House, 36
Local Break: Rockaway Beach
Average surf commute: 45 minutes
Describe your perfect surf trip scenario: Family and friends all together in a house in Hilo Side, Big Island, Hawaii
Boards you travel with: 9'0 Blood Board

Chris Gentile of Mollusk, NY, 37
Local Break: Guido Beach, Queens Beach, Brighton Beach
Average Surf Commute: 45 minutes to three hours depending on how bad I'm scaring my passengers
What's in your carry-on: Two pairs of my favorite boardies, a hoodie, some undies, ten t-shirts (four for me and six to give to friends I've yet to meet), a large plastic garbage bag (read Tom Brown's Guide to Wilderness Survival), a good memoir, a mechanical pencil, a sketchbook, a hat, a current issue of <>i>Vanity Fair/the Economist/the New Yorker, one pair of shorts, my passport, an electrical outlet adapter, a deck of cards, sun block, zinc, a toothbrush, toothpaste, a picture of my daughter, Contax G1 or G2, 15 rolls of film, lots of plash (for the emergency Italian shower), Shredder lubricant

Tin Ojeda, 28
Local Break: Dirt lot
Average Surf Commute: Four minutes
Describe your perfect surf trip scenario: Nobody out but my friends
What are your three rules you travel by: No rules

Tony Caramanico
Local Break: Dirt lot/ International
Average Surf Commute: A five minute drive
Describe your perfect surf trip scenario: Planes and upgrades
What's in your carry-on: None of your business
Cold and Empty or Warm and Crowded: Warm and uncrowded