PDF Downloads: Volume 19 NO. 2 - Spring '10
The California surf dream: Nathan's hilarious account of teaching kooks to surf, fast cash, and mayhem. But at the end of the day, everyone is beaming and can't believe they really surfed!
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Friday, December 5, 1969: Humongous! Pat Curren led the way on his 11-foot gun at 10- to 12-foot Hammonds Reef. Luckily, the author survived the day much to Curren's chagrin.
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Take a journey with Evan Slater and the highlights of his surfing college career from freshman to super senior year at UCSD: "Once Black's sucks you in, it becomes a way of life." Black's is arguable the best beachbreak on the entire California coast, but early on few were interested due to the hike down the trail. Tom Linton entertains us with his ode to Black's: "Flapdoodle Dugs and Festive Merkins."
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Bruce Raymond surfed for the first time at age 8 along the south beaches of Sydney, Australia. Dreaming of riding Rocky Point since age 11, Bruce bought a ticket to Hawaii in 1975 and pursued pro surfing. In 1979, he returned to Australia to become managing director of Quiksilver Garments. Known for his creative genius and big-wave charging, Raymond loves the thrill of discovering new things.
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The surf industry is a multi-billion-dollar global business and everyone wants a piece of the pie. Establishing the value of a pro surfer is not easy and produces a lot of contention between agents and surfwear companies. Have the pros been paid accordingly? Apparently not, so they turn to agents to negotiate their contracts.
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A photo essay of empty waves, rarely seen points, reefs, ledges, and sandbars around the globe.
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Hap Jacobs talks story on the birth of the surfboard industry and its denizens along Southern California's South Bay beaches during the 1960s. From his stint in the the Coast Guard to his first custom-shaped surfboards, his fishing career to present-day board building, Hap is a man of many talents.
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