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12.3

The Idiot Savant

12.3
Straight No Chaser

Straight No Chaser

From the photo files comes this assortment of waves from all over. With no mixers, the waves here are the main event. Various world class…

12.3

Reinventing the Sport-Part III

Joel T. Smith explores the quintessential role Alexander Hume Ford had in the revival of "the ancient sport of kings" at the turn of the…

12.3
The Still Photography of Jack McCoy

The Still Photography of Jack McCoy

12.3
Rushes: Viewing Life's Dailies with Jack McCoy

Rushes: Viewing Life’s Dailies with Jack McCoy

Jack has been making surf films for over 3 decades and has affected generations of surfers. His films always have the hottest surfers of the…

12.3
In the Basements of Skyscrapers

In the Basements of Skyscrapers

Hillary Hauser shows us a different perspective of some of surfing's most infamous waves. With the aid of local surfers and divers, she explores the…

12.3
Pat Tobin's Backstories

Pat Tobin’s Backstories

Surfer/Artist Pat Tobins has led an enviable life. He was south of the border before Peterson and Naughton let the cat out of the bag…

12.3
Water Becomes You

Water Becomes You

Peripatetic author Michael Kew chronicles his visit to the Outer Hebrides, islands on the north western corner of Scotland. Here, Kew meets Roderic, a commercial…

12.1
Landfall

Landfall

Dave Parmenter weaves the tale of a young Oahu lifeguard's introduction to humility via his participation in the Molokai Challenge paddle board race. Sentenced to…

12.1

How Do You Measure a Wave?

Will Hussey shares his story of paddling on his surfboard for 5 hours in order to reach land after his boat sank, leaving him stranded…

12.1
Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem

Tor Johnson relates the tale of finding a barreling right-hand wave on the island of Porto Santo, only to discover that the wave looked better…

12.1

A Shot at the Title

Jim Kravets relates the story of his surfing initiation at Nias Island, Indonesia. High points: getting rolled on the reef by a monster wave; being…

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Moiolelo o ka Nalu

A profile of underground legend Eric Haas. From the back-files of TSJ 9.1.

 
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The Billion-Dollar Sketchbook

Animator and surfer Stephen Hillenburg’s brainchild made his debut around a Baja campfire. Knowing the artist’s background, that should come as no surprise.

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Views From Kaimuki

Quietly forceful, Joey Hamasaki was an Ala Moana beacon.

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