Midcentury Modern

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A single-fin inspired by 1960s Sunset shows where uncrowded sessions on the North Shore are still hiding in plain sight.

By Harrison Roach

Volume 34 Issue 6 (2025)

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Thunderkind

A study of James Kusitino’s preternatural lines…

By James Kusitino
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The Fantastic Displacements of Perfection

Exploring the irregular literatures and sawtooth…

By Dodge Weirath
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Anything’s Possible

Emboldened by raw talent and progressive…

By Dan Merkel
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The Time We Carry

Meditating on a fickle Pacific Northwest beach…

By Michael Kew

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Volume 34 Issue 6

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We pay homage to the Hawaiian winter with modern and traditional studies of Sunset, Pipeline, and Honolua Bay. We also examine the moodboard of a culture-shifting multihyphenate, and assess an award-winning designer’s endemic and mainstream influence. Along the Pacific Rim, we jump in the water with an experienced Canadian shooter, ranch with the stewards of a pristine stretch of California coast, and grovel with a subterranean pack rat in San Diego.

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