TSJ Archives
Volume 17 NO. 1 - Winter '08
Peel Sessions, By Cyrus Sutton, A Nahua Way of Knowledge, By Paul Ferraris, The Materials at Hand, By Richard Kenvin, New Dogs, Old Tricks, Commentary by Joel Tudor, The Road to Chinchilla, By Yasha Hetzel, Rusty Miller, The Teacher, By Tim Baker, “The Human Body Naturally Floats,” The Story of Henry Lum, By Landis and Leighton Lum with Derek Wong, Plus... The fisherman’s slab, another take on Europeans’ first glimpse of surfing, Stubby chieftain Esteban Bojorquez, and a photo feature from the far corners of the world. And, for your consideration: the upside of the Malibu fires, the design contributions of Bud Morrissey, and Coast Guardsmen taking sets on the head.Volume 17 NO. 1 - Winter '08
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The Materials at Hand
Richard Kenvin traces the Mirandon brothers, Bear and Nick, from their roots in the La Jolla shore break through the short board revolution and to the present day.
Page One
Richard Kenvin Rides a Mirandon Porpoise. San Diego has a history of exciting surfboard innovation. Kenvin's article in this issues Journal "The Materials at Hand" discusses the pioneers and charts some of the new surf frontiers. Photo by Ryan Field.
Table of Contents
Matt Griggs looks down the line from within an Ours tube. Photo by Dave Sparkes.
First Contact Revisited
Patrick Moser Points out the Significance of John Webber's full color watercolor of Captain Cook's arrival in Hawaii.
The Fisherman's Slab
Dustin J. Jones Shares a brief surf trip with a local fisherman. Local knowledge leads them to some remote fickle slabs.
Rusty Miller the Teacher
Tim Baker interviews Rusty Miller in a short piece then Rusty Miller shares photos he has taken over the years covering his time in California, Hawaii and Australia. Also included is a short piece by Garth Murphy entitled "Meeting Rusty."
The Human Body Naturally Floats
Henry Lum's story starts as a pharmacist in the 40's in Waikiki. He was a self taught swimmer, a self taught surfer and was one of the original surfers to move out to Makaha on the North Shore to be closer to the surf.
Peel Sessions
Cyrus Sutton shares the joy of making surf movies. Although his car was broken into twice during the trip and all his movie gear stolen both times Cyrus was still able to bring back the goods.
A Nahua Way of Knowledge
Paul Ferrais visits an obscure left point in Mexico and visits with a local who works the land and surfs the point.
New Dogs, Old Tricks
Joel Tudor shares his thoughts on a few current and past masters of the longboard.
The Road to Chinchilla
Yasha Hetzel brings us along on a surf trip to a remote and rugged area with surf to match. The tale is as much about the long arduous trip and the people they meet along the as the great surf they eventually find.
Fear of a Bland Planet
Scott Hulet visits the Steve Krajewski, a master of the Liddle hull. Now Steve's artist creations fill most of his time. Amazing works of mixed media art coaxed out of society's caste offs.
Beyond the Parking Lot
Photos and sequences by Scott Bauer, Hilton Dawe, Bernard Testamale, Steve Fitzpatrick, Russ Hennings, Frank Quirarte, Nic Bothama, Sean Davey, Marc Fenies, Nate Lawrence and Sam Olson. Surfers featured include Carlos Cabrero, Didier Piter, Chris Brown, Mike Schlebach, Andy Irons, Joel Parkinson, Michael Keehnan, Ryan Augestein.
Undercurrents
The Day the Bu Stood Still by Ben Marcus, Stylemasters 2 North Shore winter '80-'81, Epoxy Glassing video by Greg Loehr, Foraging Along the California Coast book by Peter Howarth, Flat Bottoms and Parallel Rails by Malcolm Gault-Williams, Knowledge Exchange at Sacred Craft Expo, Surfmen Alike by Collin Bronson.
