TSJ Archives
Volume 16 NO. 6 - Winter '07
Portfolio DJ Struntz, By Matt Walker, Fretless, By Derek Hynd, Lost Archipelago, By John Breen, Featured excerpt: Bruce Brown’s Endless, Slippery, Barefoot, Surf Crazy, Hollow Days, As told to Steve Pezman, Homeport, By Christian del Rosario, An Appreciation for the Land, By Christian Beamish, Material Benefits, By Joni Martin, Navigating by Heart, By Phil Jarratt, Summercloud Dreaming, By Luke Kennedy, Plus... The Skil 100 Workhorse, HBO dabbles in surfing, an Alaskan surf excerpt, and a chili recipe to clear the line up.Volume 16 NO. 6 - Winter '07
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Cover
Rincon in stages, plenty to go around.
Page One
A photo a thought about the evolution of big-wave riding without the use of a jet ski, now that PWCs have been banned from the Monterey Bay, Ghost Tree remains unsurfable.
Table of Contents
A perfect walled set rolling in, glassy, and uncrowded.
Full Moon Fever
A story from Indo. The author, Jimmy O'Keefe takes us to an Indonesian island with barreling reef breaks, Euro trance parties, black magic, and strong Muslim beliefs.
The Fin
A new discovery speculating that the surfboard fin was first used in 1821, well over a hundred years before Tom Blake is credited with the innovation.
Portfolio DJ Struntz
A photographic spread from photographer DJ Struntz including pictures from Central America, Mexico, Tahiti, and the Caribbean.
Fretless
This freiction-free expression-session on King Island reports of finless experimental surfboards. Written by Derek Hynd and photographs by Sean Davey, this article documents a unique Australian surf contest that makes you think twice about using leashes, and especially fins.
Lost Archipelago
Four surfers take a 47 foot trimaran through a "lost" Pacific Archipelago for six months of wave and island discovery. This article journals their experiences through vivid photos and thoughtful words.
Homeport
Few surfers, an expensive tourist destination, and a howling cold winter make Nantucket's lineup uncrowded. Check out these photos by Christian Del Rosario for a quick look at New England's Nantucket Island.
An Appreciation for the Land
A look at Tom Killion's traditional Japanese inspired artwork of the California coastline. Highlights five pieces of Kiliion's work ranging from Point Reyes to Big Sur.
Material Benefits
A well written, balanced article focusing on recent innovations in ecological surfboard design. Martin also compares the traditional surfboard materials with more environmentally friendly products on the market and interviews various shapers that are leading the green revolution in material design. A must read for anyone wanting to know more about how they can tread lighter on planet earth.
Summercloud Dreaming
Australia holds a special place in the hearts of many surfers. It is a country with a surfing culture all its own and a strong ethos of committed exploration, but with so many quality waves it's easy to imagine an Aussie just staying home. The wave at Black Rock, a.k.a. Summercloud, a.k.a. Aussie Pipe, a.k.a. Wreck Bay, is a prime example of a spot worthy of devotion. As Hugh McLeod notes, "Some places are too rich to answer to a single name."
Navigating by Heart
Les jumeaux (the twins) Emmanuel and Maximilien Berque from Southwest France, have led an extraordinary surfing life. Not only with the many waves they've ridden throughout their part of the world, but also through the truly epic journeys they've undertaken in their self-designed craft. What could be more hard-core, more truly surf-inspired than an ocean crossing on an 18-foot boat you've built yourself? These trips (there have been four on as many designs) brought the brothers Berque to the very source of the waves they've so loved to ride.
Undercurrents
Co-editor Christian Beamish analyzes the historical influence of the Skil Saw on shaping and quotes various established shapers regarding their personal connection with this imperative tool.
