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19.5

Volume 19 Issue 5

In this issue: Jay Nelson’s aquatic carpentry, Cook Islands reef passes, Billy Meng, visiting unique surf homes, Indonesia, applied science from Lindsay Lord’s “Naval Architecture of Planing Hulls,” Interview: William Finnegan

  • 19.5

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    Jay Nelson's bold constructions

    By Jaimal Yogis

    No Facile Statements
  • 19.5

    A Cook Islands Wiki

    Tim Brimblecombe's adventure to the South Pacific's remote powerful reef passes

    By Tim Brimblecombe

    A Cook Islands Wiki
  • 19.5

    All to Myself

    Malibu in ’50. Makaha in ’54. Cojo in ’56. Then Billy Meng backed away from the table.

    By Dewey Schurman

    All to Myself
  • 19.5

    A CALIFORNIA QUARTET

    A visit to four unique surfers’ homes

    By Scott Hulet

    A CALIFORNIA QUARTET
  • 19.5

    Jelly Theory

    Lance Slabbert meets up with a surf crew at Jakarta International Airport

    By Lance Slabbert

    Jelly Theory
  • 19.5

    Square One

    Serious Fun with Lindsay Lord and the Yard Possums

    By Richard Kenvin

    Square One
  • 19.5

    Writer at Work

    An interview with William Finnegan.

    By Jamie Brisick

    Writer at Work

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