Volume 32 Issue 3
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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The Houseboat Paradox
Midlengths, masscult, and the universal pull toward surfboard singularity.
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On Style
Clay Marzo and devil-may-care confidence.
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Know When to Jump
93-year-old Billy Meng on living underneath the Manhattan Beach pier, surfing California’s prime spots by himself, coded surf reports, and more.
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Swag Boys
Along a quiet stretch of New South Wales coastline, Harrison Roach, Jai Glindeman, Mitch Crews, and Ryan Callinan find open ground and empty peaks.
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Beyond the Bluff
Slab hunter. Surfboard builder. Archaeologist. Environmentalist. Tribal liaison. The Central Coast’s Chad Kaimanu Jackson is a product of place.
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Uncurbed Enthusiasm
Skipping from Houston to Chile to Seaside with third-gen surf progeny (and eternal optimist) Tosh Tudor.
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Uncommon Skill; Meticulous Attention
As a shaper, Frederick Wardy set a standard in elegant design and top-tier craftsmanship. As a globally shown fine artist, he left no medium, form, or approach unexplored.
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O Beachboy, Where Art Thou?
Searching for the caretakers of aloha in modern Waikiki.
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Foliage, Snow, Sea Smoke
From remote Sumatra to his home in New England, Brian Nevins’ photography combines local knowledge and a traveler’s eye with raw character.
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Beautiful Danger
Greg Nagel’s traffic-stopping art.
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It Reef
Chasing hearsay and chewing betel nut in Oceania.
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Son of the Emerald Isle
Richie Fitzgerald shares the triumphs and tragedies of pioneering Ireland’s big-wave surf scene in his new memoir, Cold-Water Eden.
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A Quiet Moment’s Echo
Remembering Art Brewer through his photo of John Kelly.
