Three-time world champ, hailed mystique, and a hell of a musician, Tom Curren’s a man of many talents. But as of late he’s been spending more of his days in Santa Barbara, watching his young brood surf and thrive. And while playing dad is all well and good, don’t kid yourself, at 45, the man’s hardly riding off into his golden years. In fact, based on this latest dispatch of Curren doin’ work up north, it would appear he’s still logging plenty of water time.

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