Surfing the Gulf

K.C. "Grubby" Compton rides a wave near Rocky's Fishing Pier in High Island, TX, Friday, August 17, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

A wave crashes over K.C. "Grubby" Compton while surfing the Gulf of Mexico near Rocky's fishing pier on HIgh Island, TX, Friday, August 17, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)

K.C. "Grubby" Compton does a back flip off his board while surfing in High Island, TX, Friday, August 17, 2007. (Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley)