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27.6

Contents

The Big Tradeoff 

Pondering life-quality versus wave-quality in Scotland.By Jamie Currie

It Must Have the Smoke

An interview with Javier Plascencia.By Scott Hulet

Jughead

Thrust into the international spotlight, an Aussie fireman epitomizes the required mindset of the true slab hunter.By Jed Smith

To The Bight Of Biafra 

A humble strike force cuts a surfing trail through Equatorial Guinea.By Alan van Gysen

Not Up to Code

Walter Coker’s serpentine life in surfing and journalism.By Michael Adno

Noble Rot

Photographer Rob Gilley uncovers some “beneficial fungus.”By Rob Gilley

Angourie in their Hearts

An original Australian escape hatch finds itself challenged by modernity—but not yet overmatched.By Steve Shearer

From Hope to Hype

Modern surf forecasting has replaced bootless cries to deaf heaven. But has accuracy made surfing better?By Brad Melekian

Earnest Irreverence

With a keen sense of irony, artist Paul McNeil has spent his life cultivating affinity.By Matthew Shaw

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