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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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Many of the all time greats who frequented the North Shore purchased clothing from the Miura General Store in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Most of these customers left signatures next to their orders. Consequently, the records kept by the Miura General Store represent a fairly inclusive list for FBI agents to investigate the good, the bad, & the ugly of the North Shore.