Only a few in the profession make enough money in surf contests to support themselves . Dean Randazzo surfed all around off the New Jersey coast until he went pro . There were times on pro - tour when he says ` ` I was n't eating if I did n't win . '' Randazzo also fought and won four battles against cancer . His documentary ` ` Dark Water '' shows freezing temperatures does n't keep him off the water .
Dean Randazzo surfed all around off the New Jersey coast until he went pro . There were times on pro - tour when he says ` ` I was n't eating if I did n't win . '' Randazzo also fought and won four battles against cancer . His documentary ` ` Dark Water '' shows freezing temperatures does n't keep him off the water .