Sand Patrol Tee: Ghost Crab

Ghost crabs own the beach at dawn.

They come out before anyone else, scuttle sideways across the sand like they're late for something, and drop down a hole the second you get close. Look away and they're back. They were here before you and they'll be here after.

You know this person

Every court has one. First to arrive, knows everybody's name, has strong opinions about which net is the good net and which one has a sag nobody's fixed since spring. Runs the group chat. Notices when you haven't been around.

Sand Patrol isn't a rank anyone hands out. It's just what happens when someone cares more than they were asked to.

The design

Straw hat pushed back, shades on the eyestalks where they belong, one claw on a ball and the other raised in a wave that could go either way. Flat vector, thick outline, no gradients, no soft shadows — the way a good screen print has to be drawn.

The lockup underneath reads SAND PATROL in Bevan with RULE THE SAND below a rule divider, so the shirt works at arm's length and across a court.

Five inks: coral shell, ocean outline, sunset straw hat, sand ball, seafoam shading.

The garment

• Vintage-style garment-dyed cotton
• Soft, worn-in hand from the first wear
• Dye process gives each piece its own slight variation
• Sizes S through 3XL
• Printed and shipped in the US

Care

Cold wash, inside out, hang dry.

The rest of the crew

Ghost Crab is one of four. Sand Shark, Pelican, and Sea Turtle round out the set — see The Mascots.