PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, THE PRESS
This is a neighborhood party, but also the largest community gathering for the exchange, purchase or sale of used surfboards in Canada. Sébastien Burns, co-owner of the Archive boutique, which is organizing the event for the eighth time, estimated that around 80 boards (new or second-hand) would find a new owner. “It’s a practice that’s been around for a really long time in Australia, California and Hawaii,” he said.