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BOURBON ISLAND
A recollection of somewhat artful, mostly lucky dodging.
Words by Craig Jarvis | Illustration by Gabriel Carr
Page 24
INTERVIEW: OUT THERE EVERYWHERE
Dylan Graves on isolated surf cultures, weird wave criteria, and his motivation to keep searching.
By Whitman Bedwell | Illustration by Andrea Ventura
Page 32
THE BOSSES OF SOUTHERN JAPAN
Stipulations, local heavies, and rivermouth tubes in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Words by Cliff Kapono | Photo by U-Ske
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FIRE, ICE, AND THE STILLNESS BETWEEN
From La Jolla to Kona—by way of the globe—with Kirk Lee Aeder.
Words by Beau Flemister | Photo by Kirk Lee Aeder
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THE PUNCTURE-KIT KID
Stephanie Gilmore at the crossroads.
By Jamie Brisick | Photo by Be Ryder
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THE JAWS × MAVS CIRCUIT
The six-day run of swell documented by Fred Pompermayer at Jaws and Maverick’s was an endurance event unlike anything the veteran shooter has witnessed in his two decades of chasing surf from Hawaii to the West Coast.
Words and photos by Fred Pompermayer
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ECONOMY OF LINE
On the move in Vacationland with the nomadic, New England–bred artist and surfer Ty Williams.
Words by Matthew B. Shaw | Artwork by Ty Williams
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PORTFOLIO: KALANI CUMMINS
The interim moments and on-the-fly angles of the California shooter.
Introduction by David Zimmerle | Photo by Kalani Cummins
Page 112
THE SHAPERS PROJECT
An extended look into Steve Baccon’s ongoing photo series of surfing’s master craftsmen.
Introduction by Derek Rielly | Photo by Steve Baccon
Page 128
UNDERCURRENTS
How a surfer muraled the walls of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios, Shane Dorian on Andy Irons, Maurice Cole on being Ross Clark-Jones’ tow partner, and more.
Photo by Ron Stoner
Purist surf energy from Page One to close-of-book, delivered directly to your door.