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Volume 15 NO. 5 - Fall '06
Twice Removed, By Rizal Tanjung, With photography by Dustin Humphrey, Top to Bottom, Inside Out The Multifaceted Surfing Career of Michael Tomson, By Phil Jarratt, Random Scenes A Greg MacGillivray Time Capsule, Visions Apocalyptic: Hard Work Equals Hard Play For Ashley Bickerton, By Norman Felton Chamberlain-Russell, A Year on the Prowl, By Rusty Long, Seasonal Exceptions: Two voices on waiting and rewards in New Hampshire, By Brian Nevins and Chris Shipley, The Seeker, By Mark Southerland, Aloha Washington, By Gavin Kogan Plus… a photo feature of "Star turns, tear jerkers, and beautiful revelations from the global surf stage," a celebration of Eddie Aikau's heroism, alternate influences on the shortboard revolution, and some surfboard craftsmanship with natural materials. Volume 15 NO. 5 - Fall '06
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Cover
Scott Carter's ability to create and capture the visual glory of a bite-sized wave is back at the Journal, this time for a cover shot.
Page One
"Shane Dorian prepares to pull in at Backdoor, with his sights set on the obstacle course of water photographers and their camera housings dotting his projected path."
Table of Contents
"An unridden set of left-breaking waves dump along a rocky point in the distance, with colorful pangas in the foreground."
Eddie Went
The true story behind the popular, commodified phrase that attempts to characterize Eddie Aikau-- ""Eddie would go""-- is accurately explained by Carlos Andrade.
Twice Removed
Rizal Tanjung leads a crew of Balinese up-and-coming surfers on a boat trip to the Mentawais, where he instructs the next generation on how to survive in the world of professional surfing. An inland trip turns out to be highly educational and rewarding when the crew donates surfboards to some local kids.
Top to Bottom, Inside Out
"The surf journalism, professional surfing and surfwear mogulling that Michael Peterson has done successfully over his stylish career are explored in this article that traces the roots of Michael Peterson's creation and management of Gotcha and More Core Division. There's also a discussion of the glories of his Backside Attack, for the Pipeline history buffs amongst you."
Random Scenes
"Some of photographer Greg MacGillivray's gems tell the tales of his travels around France, Chile, Hawaii, Central America, and California, documenting the surfing and lifestyle of the '60s."
Visions Apocalyptique
"The confrontational and provocative works of the talented surfer and artist Ashley Bickerton expose the intersection of Western and Eastern cultures, often where surf (and other worldly pleasures) is highly-sought."
A Year on the Prowl with Rusty Long
Rusty Long shares some detailed stories and photographs from a year of his travels around the globe in search of heavy surf, from Cortes Bank to the Falkland Islands, Tasmania, Oaxaca, South Africa, and West Oz.
Sensual Exceptions
"Brian Nevins and Chris Shipley explain the intangible advantages of being a surfer in New Hampshire, surfing through blizzards and enduring alcoholism-inducing flatspells. A sense of pure stoke that has long ago vanished from the crowded, industry-infested coast of California remains safeguarded by the natural crowd filter of the Northeast's weather patterns."
The Seeker
"Mark Sutherland takes on the difficult task of writing about Andrew Kidman and his contributions to (alternative) surf culture. Kidman's music and films, particularly Litmus, have set the stage for the 'retro soul revival' that has instilled a newfound sense of surfing aesthetics and philosophy in the minds of surfers around the world."
Aloha Washington
"Before the days of George Freeth's coastal surf parade, a tight-knit group of pioneering souls bravely rode their redwood boards in the frigid waters of Washington at the turn of the century. "
Drama Club
A colorful collection of the some of the world's finest surf photographers shooting some of the world's finest surfers riding some of the world's finest waves. Enjoy.
Undercurrents
"Larry Fuller, selective agave harvester and blank builder, takes Christian Beamish for a ride through a day in the life of his search for coastal agave with which he makes beautiful surfboard blanks, the likes of which figures such as George Downing and Al Merrick have shaped into artful gems."
