23.1

Points Of Common Desire

The surf-glutted, sand-bottom headlands of Salina Cruz are an everyman’s surf paradise. Shawn Parkin provides an updated field report on Southern Oaxaca’s finest right points.

23.1

727 Laguna Canyon Road

The Apple computer, the hot road, the Owsley White Lightning—where else could the foam surfboard blank have been invented but in a California? Whether you…

23.1

Miguel, Gisele, And The Architecture Of Sex

Brazilian surf culture imitates nothing and no one. Those who fix their Western Gaze on the country’s idiosyncratic and vibrant aspects have a tendency to…

23.1

The Light After The Darkroom

TSJ’s founding Photo Editor, Rob Gilley, brought a tight pack of unseen hits from his photo files—spanning Central America to the Eastern Seaboard, the north…

23.1

Thai Stick

Before the term “homegrown” was complimentary, stem-skewered, gooey, neatly packaged Thai Stick was a potent and sought after strain. A reformed surf scammer—and current law…

23.1

A Disturbance In The Channel

Cape Cod is freighted with dreams, aspirations and history. A charismatic bit of geography, the hook-shaped peninsula is lauded by artists for its resonant “Cape…

23.1

Return to Robinson’s Trail

“Mikala Jones goes running right past us—board under his arm, sunscreen on his face. A photographer is setting up his 600mm. It’s fitting that we’re…

23.1

Sugarman’s Mile Of Clean Sand

"A mile of clean sand. I will write my name here, and the trouble that is in my heart. I will write the date and…

22.6

Portfolio: Ben Thouard

When conditions permit, Ben Thouard documents the surf in French Polynesia from his paraglider. When strong trade winds deny that approach, he takes to the…

22.5

Words Fail

See this carefully selected pack of hi-grade images, assembled by a militia of deft lensmen. Call it a quick journey to more compass points than…

22.5

Mind the Transitions

Thrasher covers bagged. Walls ridden. Rail-slides originated with Mark Gonzales. First Chapters written with Dane Reynolds. The birth name’s spelled Satan backwards. In profile, the…

22.5

Water, Water Everywhere

Don’t forget Uruguay. Each year a slew of international shapers, like North Shore craftsmen Jon Pyzel and Jeff Bushman, travel to the oft-overlooked coast to…