The Surf Public: // a general, unorganized mass of people with no specific entry requirements; unstructured and welcoming with a shared bond; drawn to the power of the sea, the ocean’s energy.

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55J: // the legacy location identifier assigned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport on Amelia Island; used by aviators since WWII to identify the specific coordinates of the airfield; retired in 2010 to align with international airport standards.

 

Detachment: // originally a military term, bastardized here, to describe small unit separated from the main body; the unit may or may not be aware of the main body’s existence.

 

OO: // a maritime code used to demarcate the open ocean; once across this boundary, no nation or individual can claim ownership, sovereignty or enforce its domestic land laws or rules; the high seas are reserved for and open to all; res communis.

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41112: // the station identifier for the National Data Buoy Center buoy located just offshore to Fernandina Beach, FL; this Waverider buoy is part of the Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS); key data collected includes wave height, period and direction.

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Waverider: // the Datawell Directional Waverider buoy is the world’s standard for measuring wave height and wave direction.