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30.2

Contents

On Style

By Scott Hulet

Either You Surf or You Fight

In the face of high art, one surfer finds his humble place.By Terrence Martin

Under the Wave

An interview with Paul Theroux.By Jamie Brisick

Night and the Iguana

If you have designs on surfing—or escaping from—a prison island, you’re going to have to pay.By Scott Hulet

Keep Dreaming

The photography of Slim Aarons.By John Durant

The Screwtape Letters

Has Joel Tudor's Duct Tape Invitational finally managed to make organized surfing…cool?By Michael Adno

Tiger Style

For Gold Coast artist and surfer Joel Rea, the struggle is sublime.By Tim Baker

Pumpjack

When Sam Hawk migrated to the North Shore from the oil derricks of Huntington Beach, he dragged along era-defining talent.By Kevin O'Sullivan

In the Hall of the Mountain King

South Africa’s Sunset Reef is ready for a close-up.By Will Bendix

Three-Wave Hold-Down

An excerpt from the novel Under the Wave At Waimea.By Paul Theroux

Portfolio: Group Show

Visual surf stimuli from the game’s best photographers.By The Surfer’s Journal

The Rabbit at Risk

Mexico’s El Presidente wants to Elmer Fudd one of Salina Cruz’s prized right-handers.By Jamie Tierney

Breakneck

An ominous logotype leads to near disaster.By William “Stretch” Riedel

No Hangover

True perfection rides the coattails at Nias.By Ryan Craig

Lights Out

A requiem for Surfer magazine.By Steve Pezman

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