Searching for Koa
A simple side-rip can become an odyssey.
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Contents
On Style
The act of stalling a surfboard occupies space up and to the right for lifelong surfers.
In Search of Lost Time
Gary “Kong” Elkerton on dealing with injury, intermittent fasting, transitioning to post-pro surfing life, and the power of optimism.
Specters of the North
Ghosts, ruins, merciless elements, and ephemeral slabs from an exceptional winter in the North Sea.
Just Before Departure
Four waves, a signature session, and Andy Irons’ last day on Kauai.
Crystal Voyager
Up in the gum trees with mineral hunter and tube savant Asher Pacey.
Arruza Light
During a still-Holocene era of surf photography, the work of Cuba-born, Florida-bred photographer Tony Arruza provided a distinctive point of view.
*Addendum: Palm Beach
Cased jetties, conspicuous opulence, and illegal parking.
Punta Impresario
Israel Preciado is driven by his Punta Mita beginnings—and an improbably detailed account of a midnight border crossing.
Eye of the Storm
Water photographer Christa Funk’s close-range imagery of the intense and the sublime.
Turns That Matter
Finding efficiency with sculptor Tyrome Tripoli.
Tip of the Arrow
From Baltic slop to Roaring Forties juice, meet the unbreakable Odd Grimm Persson.
The Pantheon
My personal favorite wave riders in terms of the art form they possessed.
