Bourbon Island

A recollection of somewhat artful, mostly lucky dodging.

Master of Ceremonies

Eurico “Kiko” Romaguera on meticulously co-planning Portugal’s Gliding Barnacles surf/art/music festival, his lineage of revolutionaries, exploring overlooked board theories, and more.

Tom Pearsall’s Fearless Pursuit of the Frame

An extra helping of the 34.4 portfolio subject’s photos and the stories behind them

Surfboards on Fire

When the notorious riot broke out at the 1986 OP Pro Surfing Championships, a renowned British fine-art photographer happened to be on hand with a single roll of film. He shot it. Then, he lost it for a quarter century. These are Nick Waplington’s Surf Riot images, along with some thoughts about what they might mean.

Birds of a Feather

At the outset of World War II, Southern California became the white-hot center of modern aeronautics. During the postwar era, the same groundbreaking materials, space-age expertise, and principles of physics were crossbred into surfboards, changing the trajectory of wave craft forever.

Time on the Glider

The minimalism and effortless euphoria of “big boards.”

Around the Next Corner with Anna Gudauskas

The 34.3 profile subject on motherhood.

Tom Curren at Bawa on the Fireball Fish

TSJ 34.3’s “Fish Bowl” tracks the wave’s 20-year-run. Watch The Search session that put it on the map, again.

Rushes: Viewing Life’s Dailies with Jack McCoy

A profile of the surf auteur by Jamie Brisick, originally published in 2003.

Some Men are Mountains

Clyde Aikau’s no-bullshit takes on charging at 70, his family’s Waimea Bay lineage, and the joy of giving back.

Longboarder Seitaro Nakamura in “Nothing More. Nothing Less”

Watch the traditional approaches of a minimalist in a short film by Tatsuo Takei.

Harrison Roach’s “Bad Things Come in Three”

Screening exclusively for TSJ members until April 25.

Follow the Line

Mid-face tracks and anthropological theory.

Varanger, Faraway

Breaking the compass in the clear, dark north. 

The End of The Endless Summer

An excerpt from Mike Hynson’s autobiography Transcendental Memories of a Surf Rebel.

A Moment of Reflection 2024

A tribute to the wave riders we lost this year.

A Semi-Search for Nowness

Road slices during the filming of “Sprout” with Dan Malloy, Belen Connelly, and Alex Knost.

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