RIP Shawn ’Barney’ Barron | 1970-2015

Remembering Shawn ’Barney’ Barron in this short excerpt from Josh Pomer’s Punk & Disorderly. The big wave charger was very much a part of the Santa Cruz surf culture. As one of the most progressive surfers, he paved the way for the sport alongside Ken ’Skindog’ Collins, Darryl ’Flea’ Virotsko, Jason ’Ratboy’ Collins, and others in the crew of Westsiders. One of the heaviest breaks in the world, and certainly the west coast, Mavericks was a part of Barron’s stomping grounds, co