This issue’s cover isn’t exactly a man alone with his thoughts—after all, he’s got the weight of our collective jealousy squarely on his shoulders. On the interior pages, Herbie Fletcher explains why Rick Rassmussen was the best surfer he’s ever seen, while we learn a little more about the tow-board collaboration between Laird Hamilton and Dick Brewer, and Spin The Globe to a sandbar of high repute. On the backside Mick Fanning partakes in a three-part tube while Pez goes Surfing Around.