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13.2

Volume 13 Issue 2

In this issue: A Night at the Cantina by Allan Weisbecker, Gene “Tarzan” Smith by Malcolm Gault-Williams, Meganesia by Shawn Shamlou, The Face of New Zealand Surfing by Logan Murray, The Bonzer Saga by Steve Barilotti.

  • 13.2

    Out Of The Blue

    Mike Burnside shares a few words and some epic moments in this distillation of the essence of Western Australian surfing.

    By Mike Burnside

    Out Of The Blue
  • 13.2

    Belief System

    The Long, Strange Saga of the Bonzer

    By Steve Barilotti

    Belief System
  • 13.2

    Home of Oil and Water

    Kraycheck, an angry young exiled haole, a small-time drug peddler and self-proclaimed student of the human condition, meets the disillusioned Dead Boys at the berm on Beachton beach to conduct a drug deal.

    By Carl Kean

    Home of Oil and Water
  • 13.2

    Tapestry

    The Face of Surfing New Zealand

    By Logan Murray

    Tapestry
  • 13.2

    Gallery: Different Strokes

    Three Southern California outdoor impressionist surfer-painters meet at San Onofre Surf Beach for a day of painting and surfing.

    By Steve Pezman

    Gallery: Different Strokes
  • 13.2

    Meganesia

    Shawn Shamlou and artist friend, Michael Cassidy visit two remote islands in the South Pacific.

    By Shawn Shamlou

    Meganesia
  • 13.2

    Tarzan Redux

    Chapter Fill-ins from the Life of Gene Smith

    By Malcolm Gault-Williams

    Tarzan Redux
  • 13.2

    Rock Soup

    A photo spread from locales around the globe.

    By The Surfer’s Journal

    Rock Soup
  • 13.2

    A Night at the Cantina

    Drugrunners, gunplay, and tropical brothels all play a role in the story behind the story of Pavones, Costa Rica.

    By Allan Weisbecker

    A Night at the Cantina

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