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Volume 15 NO. 3 - Summer '06
Callhan’s Finds Photographs by John Callahan The Warden By Christian Beamish Photography By Mark Gordon Monolith By Richard Kenvin Backstage at the Bishop Searching for Duke By Ben Marcus Kwa-Zulu Natal By Kimball Taylor The Odd Couple Making the Rounds with Dickie and The Mex By Phil Jarratt The Foam Man: Dave Sweet’s Story As told to Steve Pezman, Soundings III Six voices on the future of surfboard manufacturing. Plus… Lagundri still standing, the joys of wilderness surfing, a lost and found board, nine surf artists of note, a photo feature that will have you hooting, and a prime real estate offering. Volume 15 NO. 3 - Summer '06
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Cover
A fisheye view of Eli Mirandon setting up for a crispy barrel on a winter morning in California.
Page One
A Dan Merkel photograph from 1969 portrays sit-down soul surfer Merv Larson paddling a kayak with his single-fin strapped on the back to central-coast destinations.
Table of Contents
"Ferocious offshores briefly hold off an incoming set stacked deep, as a couple brave souls paddle for safety. "
The Dream
"In the wake of the Tsunami, Kevin Lovett envisions a future for Lagundi Bay that entails a more sustainable approach to surfing tourism, with a ""community-owned project managing the area's natural assets"" as the new order of the surf colony."
Humpin' It
Our bipedal trecks to reach the surf take many forms--from the shuffle to Black's to the soaking wet hikes along the Lost Coast-- and these journeys are an integral part of understanding the surfing lifestyle.
One Man's Trash
By way of Google, Mark Anders traces the history of a 1980's shortboard he found at the Carlsbad dump, connecting with the board's original owner-- Arlene Maltman, a British female former professional surfer.
Callahan's Finds
John Callahan sums up 4 of his 14 trips during 2005, walking us through his travels through the Northern Maldives, the Philippine Sea, and Central Indonesia.
The Warden
"Gary Strachan has been a surfer and environmental warrior since 1964; protecting and monitoring the wildlife of California's North Coast, Gary lives with his wife Terry in a farmhouse in the woods."
Monolith
John Cherry and Terry Martin have taken on the difficult task of creating modern replicas of Bob Simmons' dual fin monoliths.
Backstage at the Bishop
Ben Marcus' mission to find surfing footage of Duke Kahanamoku leads him to the The Bishop Museum in Oahu, where countless rare photos, boards, and canoes go unseen by the surfing public.
The Odd Couple
"Barry Dick Hoole and David ""Mexican"" Sumpter, two Australian legends of surf film, photography, and memorabilia, have endured the tough changes in the surf movie business over the years, constantly adapting to new markets and circumstances."
The Foam Man
Steve Pezman sits down with Dave Sweet and listens as Sweet explains the technical and business processes through which he developed and sold the first polyurethane foam surfboard blank molds during the mid 50's to individual buyers, as well as Laguna Beach's Hobie Alter.
Soundings III
"Surfboard Manufacturing experts Randy French, Peter St. Pierre, Harold Walker, Dave Parmenter, Greg Loehr, and Matt Biolos share their thoughts on the future of surfboard design in the wake of industry mogul Clark Foam's closure."
Two x Fours
"Photographic framework from recent submissions, including a collection of land and water shots that provide unique perspectives on the surfer-barrel relationship."
Undercurrents
"A TSJ editorial decision to include a real estate listing for Rancho Suenos Somos, which provides a view of the Rincon lineup, will likely fuel countless daydreams of wealth and worldly riches."
