Kicking Over the Traces
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A reader-supported surf publication founded in 1992, The Surfer’s Journal is vivid, authoritative, and independent. The goal of each 132-page bimonthly edition? A completely resolved composition. Balance. Color. Story. And purist surf energy from Page One to close-of-book.
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Surfer/Shaper Bob McTavish takes a fresh look at the evolution of the shortboard from 1969 to the present. He explains the evolution of rail design and the effect it has on carving. Also displayed in the article is a series of mid-length boards shaped by McTavish with a step by step explanation of their design and relativity to the future of the shortboard.
