“I think the beauty of surfing is that for everyone who does it,” Stephanie Gilmore tells writer Jamie Brisick in TSJ 34.5, “no matter what level they’re at, or if they don’t watch competitive surfing at all, it’s still just this pure feeling that they’re searching for.” ”
Watch Gilmore, sans jersey and thruster, in this short film. And pick up a copy of the issue to read her profile, “The Puncture Kit Kid.”
Film by Dan Scott.

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