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Volume 15 NO. 6 - Winter '06
The Resistance, By Dean LaTourette with Richard Kenvin, Soundings IV, Compiled by Christian Beamish and Devon Howard, Granny and Doc, By Craig Lockwood, Wilbur, We Hardly Knew ye, By Ben Marcus, Upright Beachboy Paddle Surfing, By Todd Bradley, The Spot, By Kimball Taylor, Bluewater Gold Rush, By Tom Kendrick, Plus… early Hawaii with Frank Donahue, a portfolio featuring rather nasty pits over slightly damp reefs, color and texture with artist Ned Evans, and ghosts of the alaia haunting Tea Tree Point. Volume 15 NO. 6 - Winter '06
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Cover
"While the water's in the thirties and the air below that, this Canadian Maritime setup looks pretty hard to write off."
Page One
"One of Warren Bolster's many efforts to present new perspectives of waves and surfers, this time with a fisheye view from behind the surfer."
Table of Contents
"A silhouette of Kye Fitzgerald laying a turn, complete with sprinkled reflections of light off the water and a seagull flying in the background."
Rolling with Frank
Dorian ""Doc"" Paskowitz humorously recounts some of the tales from 1930s and '40s Hawaii and California that capture the legacy of his crazy Irishman friend Frank Donahue.
The Resistance
"In the age of PWC-fueled high-profile big wave performers, a crew of Maverick's purists are pushing the envelope of big-wave gun design progressivism with a traditional objective- to paddle into and surf the biggest waves possible with one's own two arms and staying alive. Pat Curren shapes Maverick's surfer John Bowling a single-fin gun that sees some serious water (and air) time."
Gallery: Wet on Wet
Ned Evans, inspired by the ocean and the act of riding it's offerings, makes art that you will probably enjoy looking at.
Soundings IV
"The surfboard crafting world's masters of fin design, including George Greenough, Curtis Hesslegrave, Chuck Ames, and Andy Dovell, discuss their research efforts toward better understanding fin dynamics and design progression. Thef foil, rake, and flex patterns involved in single-fins, twin-fins, thrusters, quad-fins, and even some fin-wings are discussed in detail--fancy stuff. "
Granny and Doc
The unbreakable bond of friendship between John Heath "Doc" Ball and LeRoy Grannis saw the two of them through Southern California's surfing pre-history, World War II, and post-war assimilation to civilian life. Their glory days of membership in the Palos Verdes Surfing Club have since given way to commercialism-driven surf culture and group organization, but several photos help us understand the purity of their socio-surfing experience.
From Inferno to Paradiso
The land and water photography of Bondi local Bill ""Don't call me a Hero"" Morris reflects his ability to scope out any situation and thrive within the physical circumstances.
Wilbur, We Hardly Knew Ye
"After a 20-year run, the legendary Wilbur Kookmeyer retires his neon trunks at the Surfer Magazine office; his last days were some of Bob Penuelas' (Wilbur's mastermind) favorites."
Upright
"The new popularity in the old sport of ""beachboy-style"", or ""stand-up"" surfing, is catching on with countless enthusiasts who are looking for a fun way to get a rigorous workout and surf at the same time. Masters Brian Keaulana, Laird Hamilton, Scott Bass, and Todd Bradley show us how it's done."
Bluewater Gold Rush
As an urchin diver in Northern California, Tom Kenrick's experiences are colorful and captiviating, and his ability to convey them in his new memoir Bluewater Gold Rush is humble in its description of his success-induced arrogance.
The Spot
"The Spot, a Mexican gem of a wave, was for a long time kept as good a secret as could be with its high-profile neighbor Puerto Escondido nearby; recently, however, the village has undergone permanent change, with no small role being played by Rip Curl's 2006 Search contest being held there. This town, unlike the Kutas and Tamarindos of surfing colonization past, has been trying to take a future-minded, sensible approach to development. Is it working?"
Undercurrents
"Tom Wegener waxes poetic on his experiential union with the art of riding the Alaia, the surfboard ridden by the peasants and common people of the ancient Hawaiian waveriding culture."
