Song of the Sinosaurus

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Circus rat to Rocket Fish. Epoxy to Hanjin container loads. Clyde Beatty defies easy criticism.

By Brian Gillogly

Volume 31 Issue 1 (2022)

34.3
In the Malibu Parking Lot

A photo essay by Trace Marshall.

By Jamie Brisick
33.5
Child of the Bomb

Screenwriter and director John Milius’ Cold…

By Peter Maguire
33.3
Country Club Hours

Wedge head Sean Starky on swim fin design,…

By Matthew Faludi
32.5
Outer Waters: Patience & Placement

Trevor Gordon’s self-discovery along the course…

By Ethan Stewart

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Volume 31 Issue 1

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On the cover: David Nuuhiwa shows the 22nd Street locals some barrel-strength beachboy style. 1964, Hermosa Beach. Photographer LeRoy Grannis’ back-of-print note reveals it was a Friday. From the symbolic figures to the modern punters, the culture pillars to the remote outposts, the hero shots to the candid representations, TSJ 31.1 offers a perspective found nowhere else in surfing.

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