did Kepa Mendia just pull off the maneuver of the whole Franklin swell? 

did Kepa Mendia just pull off the maneuver of the whole Franklin swell? 

Wednesday, August 30th, 5:32pm: Wait a minute, did Kepa Mendia just pull off the maneuver of the whole Franklin swell, a giant backside rotation, today, on the Outer Banks? What do you think his dad, power lord Peter Mendia, would say about such a thing? C’mon, Kepa! Lay a rail, son!!! Like we said earlier: There’s a lot of surf talent on the OBX right now.

Video: Jeffrey O’Neil

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