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Interview: Richie Collins

“There’s no ‘understanding’ in surfing. To me, there’s just looking and doing.”

27.2

Cocksure

An interview with Richie Collins.

Interview: Don Winslow

Discussing coastal noir and the overlapping worlds of vice and surf with the acclaimed author/surfer.

27.1

Coastal Noir

An interview with Don Winslow.

Barton Lynch on Pro Surfing

“They sensed the lunatics were running the asylum and saw the power that we had.”

26.6

Interview: Barton Lynch

“Being a pro surfer is about your personal development. It’s not about your surfing.”

Michael Tomson on Peak Surf Industry, Wipeouts, and More

“Parties? Yeah, we had parties. Lots of ’em. And yes they were out of control on occasion.”

26.5

Interview: Michael Tomson

“You mean why is the surf industry on its ass right now? That’s a big question for which there’s no short answer.”

26.4

Interview: Bobby Martinez

 “The way it went in the contests and the people I was around, it really just made me hate surfing. It took me years to…

Keala Kennelly

On mortal fear, sexual identity, and near-death epiphanies.

26.3

Interview: Keala Kennelly

“Fear is good. Fear helps keep you alive. To have fear is to know that there are severe consequences.”

John Severson

A brief chat with the late paterfamilias of surf media.