Bird Brains
If aviary flight patterns mirror surf styles, is surfing just an act of nature?
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Contents
Reasons to Keep Paddling
Jamie Mitchell talks environmentalism and the current state of professional big-wave surfing.
Submariner
Todd Glaser’s underwater dreamscapes.
Boot Leather
In Western Australia, wilderness is just past the carpark.
Back From Hell
Unpacking our hard-wired fascination with surf trip disasters.
When Worlds Collided
The 1970 World Contest wasn’t just a reflection of the sport—it was a mirror of surf culture itself.
South of the Speedway
At home with Trey Edwards.
Twin-Fin Miscellanea
An offshore-fanned beachbreak—with a skilled crew in attendance—offers a fitting test track for homegrown designs.
Memory and the First Coast
California Revisited.
Some Assembly Required
Nole Cossart’s journey into the arduous and the arcane
The Greener Grasses of Indonesia
Photographer John Respondek spends six weeks scouring the outer reaches.
Dung Beach
Vodka for breakfast. River rat for lunch. Ear infection for dinner.
Setting A Natural Course
The values of choosing a life in pursuit of wave riding.
