TSJ Archives
Volume 14 NO. 5 - Fall '05
Crates and Barrels, Portfolio: Jeff Flindt; The Boards in My Life A Timeline by George Downing; Up on Plane Story and Photos by Jeff Chamberlain; Becoming Colin Smith By Chris Ahrens; Greenwater and Biomorphs: The Art of Ken Price; The Orchid Coast: Down in the Solomon Islands By Michael Kew; Not Factory: At Home with Peter Cole By Christian Beamish; A Ledge in May: A South Coast Session By Derek Hynd. Plus… Matt Warshaw on surfer obituaries, Mark Richards’ Reno Abellira single fin, a haunting piece of Dave Parmenter fiction, a suite of David Carson point-and-shoots, the Surfing Hippos of Gabon, and the infamous Potato Patch.Volume 14 NO. 5 - Fall '05
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Becoming Colin Smith
Chris Ahrens profiles Colin Smith, a San Diego surfer, diver, and family man. Surfing and diving both have deep roots in Colin's family. His father and uncle both rode some of Hobie's first foam boards, and his uncle made a living as a diver. Colin had a brief career as a professional surfer, but he was more interested in just being in the water than in his contest results. While rehabbing a knee injury he began to dive on a more regular basis, and proceeded to develop world-class skills. The piece is full of interesting stories from all aspects of Colin's life, highlighted by a near death experience fighting sharks with a spear gun while in Hawaii. There are also sidebars by Rob Gilley and Evan Slater recounting memorable trips with Colin, both of which include shark stories.
