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24.6

Volume 24 Issue 6

This issue looks into the US War Department (and its contributions to surf meteorology), the rebirth of Cape St. Francis, one terrifying European slab, and a dystopian wave garden all make it into the consommé. Kassia Meador, Jamie O’Brien, plein air artist John Comer, and assorted waveforms deepen the stock.

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    Portfolio: Mick Curley

    Reflections from an Indo shooter: “I always try to capture the feeling of the moment, not just the action but how it felt to be present at that time and place.”

    By Matt George

    Portfolio: Mick Curley
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    BEACH PARTY

    Willard Bascom, The War Department, and the Wildcat Origins of Modern Surf Science

    By Steve Barilotti

    BEACH PARTY
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    Found in Translation

    The Endless Summer’s Cape St. Francis has always been a wave of dreams. This season it became a reality.

    By Derek Hynd

    Found in Translation
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    THE REAL JAMIE O’BRIEN

    The story of the “White Mr. Pipeline” is not for safe, suburban ears.

    By Jed Smith

    THE REAL JAMIE O'BRIEN
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    En Baja

    Examples from a recent John Comer show in San Jose del Cabo, Baja Sur, Mexico

    By Scott Hulet

    En Baja
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    P.O.P.

    For a few Angeleño surfers, a shuttered pleasure pier became a dystopian wave garden. It wouldn't last.

    By BY CHRISTOPHER MERRITT AND DOMENIC PRIORE

    P.O.P.
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    Costa de Morte

    A European crew discovers lethal slabs on Basque Spain’s death coast.

    Costa de Morte
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    Lessons from a Long Distance Paddler

    By Dean LaTourrette

    Lessons from a Long Distance Paddler
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    Waiting on the Water

    By Jonathan White

    Waiting on the Water

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