Editor’s Note: For anyone in Portugal, the event is now underway and the schedule can be viewed on the official app and regular updates can be found on the Gliding Barnacles Instagram. Many surfers around the world, especially those on the younger side, are all too obsessed with high performance. The true squeeze lies in the practice, the daily commitment. The juice comes not just from the good waves, but from all the moments in between. No matter how much time we spend in the water, the culture is much greater than what happens on the waves. Koa the dog is a bit of a legend. Chris Dodds Gliding Barnacles is a celebration unlike any other. Not a contest, totally a festival. All of the wild quirks of surfing (and more) bundled into one magical episode in Figueira da Foz, Portugal.…