Volume 2 NO. 4 - Winter '93
Price: $20.00
Counterpoint, Maverick's by Lawrence Beck, Gallery: Patrick Tobin, Lorrin's Barn by C.R. Stecyk III, Ovals and Diamonds Are Forever by Brian Gillogly, Portfolio: Warren Bolster, Live Coverage by Ron Romanosky, Cheap Thrills by Gerry Lopez, Odyssey - Profile: Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew by Matt Warshaw
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Mavericks
This early Maverick's profile exposes the unique clique of surfers that rode the giant waves off Pillar Point together before the days of towing in. Jeff Clark, who rode Mavericks alone for 15 years before sharing his knowledge with the rest of the world, led this courageous band of watermen into uncharted waters, even going left through the seemingly off-limits backdoor of the iconic wave.
Gallery: Patrick Tobin
Gallery of the work of plein air painter Patrick Tobin. Tobin, who grew up in Laguna Beach and relocated to mainland Mexico, was raised in the surfing tradition and his work reflects a keen sensibility as well as the flavors of his numerous travels.
Lorrin's Barn
Inside then-82-year-old Lorrin "Whitey" Harrison's barn and scrapbook, with tales of early (20s and 30s) California surf culture as penned by C.R. Stecyk. Harrison, who was born in Garden Grove in 1913, spent his formative years at the beach in Laguna, Corona Del Mar, and Dana Point (before the harbor). His teens and twenties were spent between southern California and Hawaii, and he imported many of the Hawaiian surfriding techniques and traditions. This feature takes us through the early evolution of the sport through Whitey's eyes.
Diamonds and Ovals are Forever
The surf company logo is a cultural institution. This story features a collection of vintage surf logos are displayed along with the context of how and why they were created. From the 1952 Velzy Oval, all the way to the 1990 Rip Curl "Search" logo, author Brian Gillogly, covers some of the more significant icons of the surf business.
Portfolio: Warren Bolster
Portfolio of pioneering lensman, the late Warren Bolster. Bolster was an innovator, pushing water and POV techniques to their limits. Bolster also was a seminal chronicler of skateboarding culture of the early and mid seventies. Through images presented here, one can sense fashion and cultural cues as well as the pinnacle of action for the period in which they were shot.
Live Coverage
No wave is quite like The Wedge. An no one covered it quite like Ron Romanowsky. This feature is a survey of the strange people who ride one of the world's strangest waves.
Cheap Thrills
Gerry Lopez opines on "the drop" and takes us behind the scenes on his quest for the ultimate drop, heliboarding in British Columbia.
Odyssey
An in depth profile of one of surfing's most flamboyant and accomplished surfer's, Australian Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew. Few people have shaped the sport as dramatically as Rabbit, and acclaimed journalist, Matt Warshaw takes us through it all in this Journal signature piece.
