2024 Book Review #9: In Search of Captain Zero
I am very much feeling like Captain Zero right now, with my doctor recently confirming a diagnosis of a slap shot induced frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) and giving me a hard and stern no on any current surfing plans or for that matter, for the next two years. I had started this book, In Search of Captain Zero, before this dire predicament, and already feeling mountain land locked in Reno, now I am doctor warned. We will see how that shapes out. The timeless book itself is about the limits and rewards of surfing, what happens when you go too far and not far enough in the endless, always on the go, quest for the perfect wave. It’s also about breaking hearts, a friendship going to hell and encounters with on the run individuals, both in the water and out, usually not put to print. It reminds readers that surfing well and becoming a surfer takes true commitment over family and most legal work and any serious romantic relationship, as well as a certain attitude in the ever