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ESSAY: THE HOUSEBOAT PARADOX
Midlengths, masscult, and the universal pull toward surfboard singularity.
Words by Kyle DeNuccio | Illustration by Nishant Choski
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INTERVIEW: KNOW WHEN TO JUMP
93-year-old Billy Meng on living underneath the Manhattan Beach pier, surfing California’s prime spots by himself, coded surf reports, and more.
Interview by Peter Maguire & Jennifer Harden | Illustration by Yann Le Bec
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SWAG BOYS
Along a quiet stretch of New South Wales coastline, Harrison Roach, Jai Glindeman, Mitch Crews, and Ryan Callinan find open ground and empty peaks.
By Duncan Macfarlane
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BEYOND THE BLUFF
Slab hunter. Surfboard builder. Archeologist. Environmentalist. Tribal liaison. The Central Coast’s Chad Kaimanu Jackson is a product of place.
Words by Christian Beamish | Photos by Russell Holliday
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UNCOMMON SKILL & METICULOUS ATTENTION
As a shaper, Frederick Wardy set a standard in elegant design and top-tier craftsmanship. As a globally-shown fine artist, he left no medium, form, or approach unexplored.
Words by Lance Conragan | Image by Ron Stoner
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UNCURBED ENTHUSIASM
Skipping from Houston to Chile to Seaside with third-gen surf progeny (and eternal optimist) Tosh Tudor.
Words by Ben Waldron | Image by Shane Grace
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O BEACHBOY, WHERE ART THOU?
Searching for the caretakers of aloha in modern Waikiki.
Words by Beau Flemister | Image courtesy of the Waikiki Beachboys Collection/Grady Timmons
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PORTFOLIO: BRIAN NEVINS
From remote Sumatra to his home in New England, Nevins’ photography combines local knowledge and a traveler’s eye with raw character.
Introduction by Matthew B. Shaw
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BEAUTIFUL DANGER
Greg Nagel’s traffic-stopping art.
Words by Luke Kennedy
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UNDERCURRENTS
Chasing hearsay in Oceania, a missed shot, circus sideshow mythology, issue-adjacent tunes, and a quiet moment captured by the late Art Brewer.
Image by Daniel Pullen
Purist surf energy from Page One to close-of-book, delivered directly to your door.