Volume 19 NO. 2 - Spring '10
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The newest TSJ is steaming into port. Look for it at a surf shop or bookstore near you or, better yet, save money and get TSJ mailed to your door by subscription. Beyond the deep-diving feature articles listed in click-to-expand format below, join us for a quick coffee break with Pat Curren, an anti-surf school rant with Nathan Myers, a decent dose of La Jolla Cove hand-planing, a chat with a 16-year-old circumnavigator, a look at the hip, new Modern Collective and the old, but equally hip, Rainbow Bridge.
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Cover
Jason Murray's timeline to get the shot of the day.
Page One
California beachbreak at Black's Beach.
Table of Contents
Mundaka, Spain, Chris Burkard
Ask a Stupid Question
The California surf dream: Nathan's hilarious account of teaching kooks to surf, fast cash, and mayhem. But at the end of the day, everyone is beaming and can't believe they really surfed!
Pat Curren Coffee Break
Friday, December 5, 1969: Humongous! Pat Curren led the way on his 11-foot gun at 10- to 12-foot Hammonds Reef. Luckily, the author survived the day much to Curren's chagrin.
Higher Learning
Take a journey with Evan Slater and the highlights of his surfing college career from freshman to super senior year at UCSD: "Once Black's sucks you in, it becomes a way of life." Black's is arguable the best beachbreak on the entire California coast, but early on few were interested due to the hike down the trail. Tom Linton entertains us with his ode to Black's: "Flapdoodle Dugs and Festive Merkins."
Positioning Statements
Bruce Raymond surfed for the first time at age 8 along the south beaches of Sydney, Australia. Dreaming of riding Rocky Point since age 11, Bruce bought a ticket to Hawaii in 1975 and pursued pro surfing. In 1979, he returned to Australia to become managing director of Quiksilver Garments. Known for his creative genius and big-wave charging, Raymond loves the thrill of discovering new things.
The Ten Percenters
The surf industry is a multi-billion-dollar global business and everyone wants a piece of the pie. Establishing the value of a pro surfer is not easy and produces a lot of contention between agents and surfwear companies. Have the pros been paid accordingly? Apparently not, so they turn to agents to negotiate their contracts.
Waypoints
A photo essay of empty waves, rarely seen points, reefs, ledges, and sandbars around the globe.
Shooting the Bull with Hap Jacobs
Hap Jacobs talks story on the birth of the surfboard industry and its denizens along Southern California's South Bay beaches during the 1960s. From his stint in the the Coast Guard to his first custom-shaped surfboards, his fishing career to present-day board building, Hap is a man of many talents.
A Few Minutes with Roy Fowler
An interview with Roy Fowler. Roy tells of his childhood and growing up as a young surfer on the beach in Santa Barbara, CA, to his Walker Street studio in New York City where his inspiration came from abstract expressionist artists.
Setting Rail
Arriving in Cape Town in 1972, James Cox meets up with his friend Wardhog and heads north to J-Bay. Although the waves were good James needed work, so he continued on to Durban and spent the next ten months working and saving up enough to surf J-Bay the following winter. Arriving June 1, 1973, Cox lived his dream.
Bona Fide
Todd Glaser is one of the sport's up-and-coming photographers. Brooks Institute trained and ready to go on a moment's notice, Todd's known as the "stoked, educated, go-to guy" as well as one the top bodyboarders.
Undercurrents
Surfcraft: Cyrus Sutton explains his California south swell ride on a wood-scrap hand plane. Film reviews of "Surfing Dolphins" by Kevin Naughton and "Modern Collective" by Bradley Corbett; Whit Arnold interviews 16-year-old Zac Sunderland—the world’s youngest circumnavigator; Curtain Call with Sunny Garcia, Waimea Bay, December 2009, by Andrew Shield; Tim Baker reviews "Rainbow Bridge" the legendary concert by Jimi Hendrix in the late '60s.
