Joan Duru, the barrel-mad frenchman

Packing closeouts is the second best feeling in surfing. There’s a hopeful nature to it, the deep take off, watching the opening disappear and listening to the cylinder rumble as you race towards the opposite foam ball. Joan Duru knows how to knife a tunnel with the best of them, but he also knows some of the best barrels you don’t make it out of. The man from France recently resigned with Volcom. Now it’s back to free surfs at Hossegor and grinding it out on the QS.