Pretty entertaining story.  But oh, spare me the

"I would have made it out on my last attempt with our with out a hand"

crap.  His first attempt to get out on the left failed.  Hs went for the other side and failed.  He was getting really tired.  But still didn't need any help.  It was just convenient.  EJ is so full of shit. Hey EJ, if you're that confident, please drop in the hole again and video tape the surf this time.  I'd love to see it.  And don't bother setting safety, you won't need any.  You can escape with or with out a hand.