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The First Cut is the Deepest
Long misunderstood and overlooked, the channel bottom holds boundless potential for its faithful.
Words by Christian Beamish | Image by Nathan Oldfield
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The Big Man
How Rusty Preisendorfer—data-minded, art-underpinned, and boldly ambitious—made his marque.
Words by John Durant | Image by Erik Aeder
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Sucker-Free on the Ruta Del Sol
Just say the words, and we’ll beat the birds down to Acapulco Bay.
Words by Scott Hulet | Image by Mark Kronemeyer
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Lightness of Manner
From center stage to the edge of the croft, Hebridean Colin Macleod keeps life balanced.
Words by Jamie Currie | Image by Mike Guest
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“Let It Breathe, Love…”
Bordeaux, Centurion lounges, and Chernobyl-class Speedo sunburn with big show shooter Ryan Miller.
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The Goldbrickers
San Onofre in 1950 as photographed by Loomis Dean.
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Solving For X
Empty perfection is out there. But in the Bering Sea, the higher the branch, the greater the wind.
Words and photos by Mark McInnis
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Whole Foods and Terpenes
Defying national migration dynamics, Floridian surfer Robert Glover embraces everything California.
Words by Matthew B. Shaw | Image by Jimmy Wilson
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Essay: Solid Waste
Seeking surf enlightenment? Follow the gut.
Words by NE Kachel | Art by Martin Groch
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Interview: The Dreamer
Wayne Lynch on manifesting visions, being inspired by Indigenous Australian art and culture, consumerism, and the power to change.
Interview by Sam Rhodes | Image by Ryan Heywood
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Undercurrents
The art of the jetty jump, a magnum opus in social surrealism, Mullaghmore’s mad steps with Tom Lowe, breaching North Shore security with Steve Sherman, and other quick hits.
Image by Manuel Claudeville-Morell
Purist surf energy from Page One to close-of-book, delivered directly to your door.