"The sound was terrifying, like a train coming through the trees.

"We're going to lose breaks all over the Jersey Shore. So many spots have been destroyed in LBI and South Jersey -- which, from a historical event perspective, isn't as bad as someone losing their home or business -- but from a surfing perspective, things will never be the same. We're gaining spots, as well. Jetties that were previously underground have been uncovered and sandbars are forming in new places.""We curse the state of New Jersey all the time for their regulations and for having the most expensive insurance in the country. This is the first time that's been a benefit. When we first rebuilt my house, there was a FEMA mandate stating we had to raise it two courses a block. We had to pay all this extra money and figured we might as well go up four courses a block. And here we are years later with our house dry -- all because of that mandate. Meanwhile, many of our friends, even people on the mainland, lost their businesses, their homes, their cars... everything. But these are some of the toughest people in the country. They'll turn it around."The two co-owners of Jetty, Jeremy DeFilippis and Cory Higgins, live here: Jeremy in Surf City and Cory in Shipbottom. They both got evacuated off the island and are holed up with friends on the mainland. Nobody can do anything right now -- no power, no cable, mass destruction -- while the authorities work on it. You just want to go over to the island and get to work, start ripping out your friends' sheet rock and carpet and stuff. People are sitting around with all this crazy energy, so the guys at Jetty just put all that energy into selling T-shirts for 20 bucks with all proceeds going to Sandy relief. And they sold 3,000 in 24 hours! They crushed their own website with traffic, and that's just the beginning. This is a completely homegrown surf company that, only a week ago, was holding their annual Clam Jam contest -- the ultimate event for the LBI surf community. Three days later they held a "Crabbing For A Cure" event with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Foundation. And three days after that, Hurricane Sandy destroyed us and they were the first to start raising money. These guys haven't even seen their own houses yet! That's the kind of support we have around here."--As told to Matt PruettCheck back soon for part four with Sam Hammer explaining his Sandy perspective. And see the below links for ways to help.