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21.2

Volume 21 Issue 2

In this issue, Kelly Slater claims Occy’s the best surfer he ever put eyes on, Brad Melekian delves into the love/death relationship between a big-wave rider and big-wave board builder, Jack O’Neill feels the literary love of Drew Kampion, Bells Beach gets a book of its own, and Mickey Muñoz shares his new offering, No Bad Waves.

  • 21.2

    After the Earthquake

    When the earth violently moved in Christchurch, New Zealand, at 12:51 p.m. on February 22, 2011, the local surfing populous was sent scurrying.

    By Paul Hersey

    After the Earthquake
  • 21.2

    Caribbean Shift

    Lighting Out for a U.S. Territory

    By Shayne Mcintyre

    Caribbean Shift
  • 21.2

    The Wall Hanger

    No board should ever serve purely aesthetic purposes, even if it ends up with a scar or two.

    By Ross Garrett

    The Wall Hanger
  • 21.2

    The Thruster Grail

    When Andrew Kidman took Simon Anderson's original Thruster for a paddle one day he was only vaguely aware of its monetary value, he just knew that it was a special surfboard.

    By Andrew Kidman

    The Thruster Grail
  • 21.2

    ARAB SPRING, MOROCCAN FALL

    Surf Culture and Industry Establishes a Beachhead in Sidi Ifni

    By David J. Morris

    ARAB SPRING, MOROCCAN FALL
  • 21.2

    Beyond the Dawn

    A visual record of Oahu surf culture of the 1950s and 1960s by Clarence "Mac" Maki.

    Beyond the Dawn
  • 21.2

    Surfers’ Blood

    Culling from the Santa Cruz lensman’s latest publishing pursuit.

    By Patrick Trefz

    Surfers' Blood
  • 21.2

    CIRCUIT BREAKER

    No surf contest in the history of the sport has threatened life and limb quite like the 2011 Billabong Pro Tahiti.

    By Steve Shearer

    CIRCUIT BREAKER

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