

tuberider * X
illustration Zen Del Rio The surf torero sits “slow motion, on razor’s edge, in perfect control.” The steep, pitching tube is hypnotic...


beach boy * XI
Our waterguide is strong like the base of a wave, but light as a feathering lip. He is aquatic familiar for visitors, steeped in...


wipeout * XII
You’ve had enough, it’s getting dark and it’s time to go in, but you’re fatigued and have rubber arms. You’ve been overly cautious and...


surf sacrifice * XIII
Illustration Alexandre Flores Torrano Swells always end. Give thanks and acknowledge your awareness of her cycles. Gather round the...


longboarder * XIV
Longboard by Jean Marie Drouet The longboard legion is of surfing immanence. Polar opposite to the shortboard, the longboard is a...


hell island * XV
Drop by Jesse Miller Sea water is full of life and so are we. Whether it’s a Todos drop, the Waimea boil or Maverick’s ledge, surfing is...


the kook * XVI
Illustration Gomez Bueno Our surf goon has been enshrined as “Wilbur Kookmeyer.” He is surf plebian, val, troll, over-aged amper and the...


surf star * XVII
Surfers are reflections of our collective soul and every surfer an enlightened surf star, oftentimes unbeknownst to themselves. The...


surfer’s moon * XVIII
Blue moon by Remi Bertoche Ocean rhythms are intrinsic to our surfing life. As observers of the ocean pulse, we notice subtle shifts in...


native sun * XIX
big left by Ron Croci The native sun is evidence that the pleasure derived from riding a wave can be brought forth into everyday life. ...