Editorial - Page 8 of 23 - The Surfers Journal

Paul Theroux

The bestselling author on self-discovery, escaping your roots, the multifarious ways in which we relate to the world around us, the surf-travel connection, freedom, and…

Brian Keaulana

The waterman on “designing danger” as a Hollywood stuntman, eschewing labels, training for wipeouts, the aloha spirit, the visceral connection between fear and enlightenment, and…

Paz Lenchantin

The bassist for rock band Pixies on the surf-music connection, minimalism, the symbiosis between growth and tragedy, and finding forms of expression—on stage and in…

Ep.9

Kelly Slater

The most accomplished surfer ever on omens, the virtues of being vulnerable, his odyssey through fame, what the future looks like in midlife, and where…

The Clouds Conceal the Volcano

An excerpt from TSJ 31.3’s profile of Dane Kealoha.

Searching For Tom Curren

Curren’s near-mythic first waves at J-Bay, his paradigm-shifting Fireball Fish session at Bawa, his famous hand-jive exit at Backdoor—all interlaced among 38-minutes of fast, powerful,…

The Making of Searching for Tom Curren

The Making of: Searching for Tom Curren

Unseen clips from the cutting room floor, plus interviews with Curren and original film crew member Derek Hoffmann as they discuss the making of the…

The High Line: May 2022

Guest edited by high-flying motorhead Chippa Wilson.

Inside Leigh Wiener’s Vault

A video tour of the mainstream midcentury shooter’s archive.

The High Line: April 2022

Hollow points, The Pearl of the Antilles, and more.

Ep.8

Laird Hamilton

The definitive waterman on his adrenaline-junkie beginnings, his Millennium Wave, and more.

Ep.7

Mike D

The Beastie Boy on how he found his way to surfing, risk-taking, and the making of “Sabotage.”