Current Issue:

35.3

On the cover: Eithan Osborne, apex phase, Indonesia. “He had a career session that day,” says photographer Duncan Macfarlane.

In this issue, we view the stills of a revered auteur, report from the Baltic Sea, camp in South Africa, and study the open-ocean exploits and innovations of a Garden Isle surfer/navigator. We also follow the unadulterated tracks of an Australian modern classicist, examine the compulsive need for waves, hook big bass in Middle America with a Hawaiian shredder, and more. Pick up TSJ 35.3 for the full trip.

Features

Page 16

SO LONG, SHREDDER

The unavoidable death of you and your surfing.

Words by Ethan A. Stewart | Photo by Will Adler

Page 24

INTERVIEW: LUNKERLAND

South Shore ripper turned pro angler Matty Wong on the parallels between surfing and fishing, the never-ending hustle, and more.

By Whitman Bedwell | Illustration by Kristian Hammerstad

Page 32

DEEP WEST

When the berg winds blow, the winding dirt tracks and open desert along South Africa’s isolated northwest coast call.

Words & photos by Sacha Specker

Page 44

THE NAVIGATOR

Interisland and panoceanic explorations with Nick Beck.

By Chris Cook | Photo courtesy of Nick Beck

Page 58

ADDENDUM: STEERING ANCIENT WAYPOINTS

Nick Beck and the Holopuni Hawaiian sailing canoe.

Words by Dave Parmenter | Photo by David McLain

Page 62

CAPTAIN FUN

The still photography of the late Sonny Miller.

Introduction by Jamie Brisick

Page 80

WELCOME TO HEL

Chasing grinding Baltic cylinders in Poland.

Words by Jason Lock | Photo by Krzysztof Jędrzejak

Page 92

PORTFOLIO: GROUP SHOW

Prime optics from 9 of the world’s best shooters.

Photo by Luke Gartside

Page 110

STAGE NAME

The passions of Matt Chojnacki, the Waxhead.

By Phil Jarrett | Photo by Didit Prasetyo

Page 128

THE RIDE

Short fiction from 1967.

By John Milius | Photo by LeRoy Grannis

Page 128

UNDERCURRENTS

Australia’s original surf city, surf travel gone wrong, a psychedelic session, and revisiting Steve Pezman’s 1977 interview with Timothy Leary.

Artwork by Danielle Eubank

Purist surf energy from Page One to close-of-book, delivered directly to your door.

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