Feature • 20 min read
John Eichert leveraged the best spots at the best time. His surfboards proved the value of place and the benefit of a quiet shop.
By mike.hamer
Volume 34 Issue 4
(2025)
![[All captions by the photographer] Joel Parkinson, Cloudbreak. You see a surfer’s style in everything they do in the water—even in the way they kick out. Even though he’s a world champion, he probably would have won even more heats had he not made things look so easy.](https://tsj-archive.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/servais14_33385.jpg?w=1200&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4752&fp-y=0.5907&dm=1780520457&s=2590e4ce8c2ce134ca6668cd5c9fc034)
