The Houseboat Paradox

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Midlengths, masscult, and the universal pull toward surfboard singularity.

By Kyle DeNuccio

Volume 32 Issue 3 (2023)

35.1
Eggheads

Crafted during surfing’s shift from long to…

By Cedar Hobbs
33.2
The Last One

Surfing is losing its greatest generation of…

By Todd Prodanovich
32.5
Outer Waters: Patience & Placement

Trevor Gordon’s self-discovery along the course…

By Ethan Stewart
35.2
Lingua Franca

Musings on our strenuous idioms.

By Tim Baker

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Volume 32 Issue 3

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On the Cover: For Frederick Wardy, surfboard building was art and art was an extension of craftsmanship. Prime sample, 1965. Photograph courtesy of Frederick Wardy. Beyond the flaps, we track Wardy’s transition from shaper to fine artist, the bountiful score of a four-deep Aussie crew, and the impetus of a Central Californian slab hunter and land steward. We also tap into the wisdom of a 93-year-old surfer and hop continents with an enthusiastic surf progeny. Other stops along the way include the sea smoke-filled frames of a New England-based shooter, traffic-snarling art, and one writer’s search for the caretakers of aloha in modern-day Waikiki.

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