Volume 33 Issue 6
In this issue, we investigate magic surfboards, dig through a shooter’s 50-year-deep file, walk the beach with a trendsetting scavenger, and view prime selects by a South African photographer. We also head due north in Europe to cut first tracks in the Arctic Ocean, and more.
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Lessons By Thrashing
What’s the difference between defeat and noble capitulation? Occasionally, the ocean will send a signal.
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On Style: The Surf Car
Can inanimate steel display surf style? One could argue that it comes down to the stories it tells.
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Not Friends
Pro skateboarder Elissa Steamer on learning to surf at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, the longevity of her career, sobriety, and more.
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Varanger, Faraway
Breaking the compass in the clear, dark north.
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Rán
A slab in the Arctic Ocean and a dream among the halls of a pagan goddess.
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Paranormal Objects
Beyond our surfing abilities and quantifiable design knowledge lies our obsession with magic surfboards.
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Archive 60-00s A+
At home and into the photo files with Jeff Divine.
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The Beachcomber
Flotsam assemblages and square knotting with installation artist Jim Olarte.
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We Never Drive at Night
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Hidden in Plain Sight
Elemental and fleeting imagery from South African photographer Ant Fox.
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Weird Little Kink
Sidecut devotees Mick Mackie and Ryan Burch on the impetus, function, and future of the design.
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Cliffhanger
Chasing waves and risking it for clicks down the Pan-American Highway.
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Divine Colleague
After a half century of working with Jeff Divine, here’s what stands out.