Gerald Thermos has built a successful career in the field of marine, floor, and roof coating development. A proven leader, he has held several executive roles over the years, including the role of president at Poly-Granite International. Outside of work, Gerald Thermos is an avid surfer and has been surfed in many locations around the world for more than four decades.

1. Gerald Thermos

2. Introduction
 erald Thermos has built a successful career in the field of marine, floor,
and roof coating development. A proven leader, he has held several
executive roles over the years, including the role of president at Poly-
Granite International. Outside of work, Gerald Thermos is an avid
surfer and has been surfed in many locations around the world for
more than four decades.
When most people think of surfing, their mind draws up thoughts of
Hawaii, Southern California, or Australia. However, the world has
plenty of other great surf spots that often remain forgotten. Below are
just some of the world’s more surprising surf spots:
- New York: surfers can enjoy a unique break away from the city by
traveling out to New York’s Long Island. Long Island’s beaches are
south-facing, perfect for finding strong swells from the Atlantic.

3. Surf Spots
 The swells stay fairly consistent during winter, but they increase
in strength during the autumn hurricane season.
- The Severn River: the Severn River is the United Kingdom’s
longest river and one of the few in the world that creates a series
of waves near its mouth, some of which reach more than six feet
tall. There is a strong local surfing culture revolving around these
waves, and one surfer is reported to have ridden them nearly
eight miles through the countryside.
- Osaka: Japan is rarely thought of as a surfing mecca, but Osaka
and some nearby areas offer strong swells during fall. This time
of year is when Japan is visited by typhoons and the weather
results in very heavy waves. Despite the country’s general
exclusion from the surfing map, Japan has a huge surfing
population, which can result in crowded waves.