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21.5

Contents

The Talking of Tres

The untold story of a batch of dedicated East Coast surfers and their winter trips to Puerto Rico, where they pioneered Tres Palmas and other…By Roger Coathup

The Politics of Paint

A look into the travel and surfing adventures that inform David Molesky’s representational kitsch: “To illustrate the dark pull of the wave from a unique…By Roger Coathup

On the Wind

From 1964 to 1971, Charlie Galanto left an indelible impression with his performances in massive waves at Waimea and Sunset. Then he disappeared from surfing…By Roger Coathup

Poverty Vow

Nathan Lawrence has been treading the poverty line for more than a decade to capture the shots contained in this portfolio. From river waves and…By Roger Coathup

Bernie’s House

Before multi-million dollar corporations vied for every inch of real estate along Oahu’s North Shore, there was Bernie’s yard. Gerry Lopez, Rabbit Bartholomew, and Bernie…By Roger Coathup

The Best Way to Chew Qat

We cannot recommend surfing in Yemen, and perhaps you won’t either after reading Charlie Smith’s account of three months among the stellar pointbreaks in Al…By Roger Coathup

Shifting Sands

Ben Mondy sifts through typical perceptions of surf travel in France to unearth a more genuine experience of the original expat haunt for Americans: “Surfing…By Roger Coathup

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