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Volume 13 NO. 3 - Summer '04
Infinite Games: The Final Days of Peter Crawford By D.C. Green, The Lens: Meditations from a Forgotten Shore By Christian Beamish, Ankle Snappers Photographs by Scott Carter, Coral Refuge: Ocean Deep The Cook Islands and Tuamotu Islands By Michael Kew, Versus: Paintings by Edem Elesh, Velzyland 2004: Photography by Art Brewer Words by Steve Pezman, Sketching the East Up the Seaboard with Hurricane Fabian and Isabel Photography by Brian Nevins Words by Kimball Taylor, First Strike: Glenn Hening on the Founding of Surfrider, It Needs to Be Round Portfolio: David Troyer. Plus... Drew Kampion on Saint Dale Webster; A first look at Kwajalein Atoll; A 20-foot version of Burleigh Heads that lies minutes from Cannery Row; The rebirth of Phil Edwards’ El Gato; A Grubby Clark tale.Volume 13 NO. 3 - Summer '04
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Page One
David Troyer's photo captures the crystalline, haze-free P.O.V of a wave, chosen by cinematographer Greg MacGillivray and Jeff Divine.
Table of Contents
Table of contents photo of Mikala Jones shot by Daren Craw. Table of Contents for Vol:13, No.3 includes: "Dale Webster's Broken Record" by Drew Kampion. "Impact Zone" by Jaz Kaner. "Infinite Games" profile on Peter Crawford by DC Green. "The Lens: Meditations from a Forgotten Shore" by Christian Beamish and photographed by Patrick Trefz. "Ankle Snappers" photographs by Scott Carter. "Coral Refuge, Ocean Deep" by Michael Kew. "Versus" artist profile of Edem Elesh. "Velzyland 2004" checks in with Dale Velzy. "Sketching the East" by Kimball Taylor and shot by Brian Nevins. "The Dawn Patrol: Surfrider 20 Years Ago" by Glenn Hening. "It Needs to be Round" portfolio of photographer David Troyer.
Dale Webster's Broken Record
Dale Webster holds the Guinness World Record of 10,176 consecutive days of surfing. The NorCal resident recalls the milestones in his journey such as the day he decided to go for the record in 1976, the number of wetsuits, cars and surfboards he has gone through.
Impact Zone by Jaz Kaner
Jaz Kaner recalls surfing in the empty open water of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands with a strong military presence.
Infinite Games: The Final Days of Peter Crawford
Photographer, publisher, surfer, writer, poet-philosopher Peter Crawford died suddenly by a snakebite in Bali, stunning the surfing world. DC Green talks to people close to Crawford such as Critta Byrne, David Smith and Pamela Peel about Crawford's accomplishments as a kneeboarder at Dee Why Point in Sydney, his surf photography, eccentricities and spirituality leading up to the final days before his death in Bali.
The Lens: Meditations from a Forgotten Shore
Christian Beamish discusses living out in the North Pacific by a lighthouse amongst the seals and birds. He spends his days watching the water, the waves that are open and treacherous and shaping surfboards that are informed by the specific place. He holds the outlook that "good surf is a matter of perspective and the ocean, alive with activity, gives its own rewards to those who offer themselves day after day."
Ankle Snappers: Photographs by Scott Carter
Jeff Divine introduces the artist with a story of the first time he met Jeff Carter, who showed up on a skateboard with his portfolio. Divine recognized his talent and called in the editors to take a look. With his "shorebreak background, Carter's world was all about refracting waves, backwash, little peelers, or pounding whomp."
Coral Refuge, Ocean Deep: Escape In the Isles of Polynesian Idyll
Michael Kew travels to L'Archipel Dangereux on Chris O'Callaghan's M/V Cascade vessel looking for slabs of reef breaks. The French hold is seen through the time period of nuclear testing in the area. Chris has traveled for 25 years surfing, searching for waves in the open sea. Kew travels to the Cook Islands with a local guide where he nurses heartbreak, joblessness and homelessness by exploring the area, surfing and an encounter with a local girl.
Versus Gallery: Edem Elesh
Profile of artist and surfer Edem Elesh, who grew up living between Topanga, California and Hertfordshire County in England. His career got a boost by a client and friend Harley Rinzler and an art show at the Kantor Gallery on Melrose sharing space with a posthumous Keith Haring show.
Velzyland 2004 by Dave Velzy
A close pictoral look inside the shaping room and home of Dale Velzy who'se been in the business making wooden balsa surfboards since 1951. Velzy talks about his love of cowboys, his first shaping room under the Manhattan Pier, his current board building and hot rod cars.
Sketching The East: Up the Seaboard with Fabian and Isabel
Kimball Taylor takes a tour of the East Coast surfing spots, chasing swells from Hurricane Fabian and Isabel around North Hamptons, New Jersey, Rhode Island and New Hampshire to capture the essence of East Coast surfing. He is led by local spokesman for the surf community, Sid Abruzzi.
First Strike: Surf Provocateur Glenn Hening Recalls the Birth of the Surfrider Foundation
Glenn Hening assembles a team of players in the legal and environmental studies fields to save a channel from being bulldozed into Malibu's Surfrider Beach. The story explains the beginning stages of Surfrider as a non-profit activist organization.
It Needs to Be Round: Portfolio David Troyer
Photography profile of Carlsbad-based David Troyer, senior photographer at Transworld Surf. Troyer found his voice at Transworld Surf through the influence of Transworld Surf's brother magazine, Transworld Skateboarding Magazine and skate photography's use of artificial lighting, non-traditional film stock and avant garde effects.
Undercurrents
Undercurrents highlights includes Brandon McMahon in Monterey with Patrick Trefz and Patrick Mel. Reviews of the surf DVDs "Morning of the Earth" by Alby Falzon and "Ishmael" by Ben Keller, the book "The Lost Coast" by Drew Kampion. Phil Edwards' El Gato catamaran is restored. Dorian Paskowitz made a board that fell apart because the glue wasn't waterproof.
