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.
Page 24
Not Friends
Pro skateboarder Elissa Steamer on learning to surf at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, the longevity of her career, sobriety, and more.
By Travis Ferré | Illustration by Yann Kebbi
Page 16
THE CRADLE OF POLYNESIA
What’s the difference between defeat and noble capitulation? Occasionally, the ocean will send a signal.
Words by Antoine Wilson | Artwork by Pierre Knop
Page 34
The Northern Empire
Part I: Varanger, Faraway
Breaking the compass in the clear, dark north.
Words by Beau Flemister | Photo by Ryan Valasek
Page 58
Paranormal Objects
Beyond our surfing abilities and quantifiable design knowledge lies our obsession with magic surfboards.
Words by Kyle DeNuccio | Photo by Bernard Testemale
Page 48
The Northern Empire
Part II: Rán
A slab in the Arctic Ocean and a dream among the halls of a pagan goddess.
Words by Freddie Meadows | Photo by Magnus Nordmo
Page 70
ARCHIVE 60S–00S A+
At home and into the photo files with Jeff Divine.
Words by Ben Waldron | Photo by Kevin Voegtlin
Page 94
The Beachcomber
Flotsam assemblages and square knotting with installation artist Jim Olarte.
Words by Matt Titone | Photo by Zach McDuffie
Page 102
Hidden in Plain Sight
Elemental and fleeting imagery from South African photographer Ant Fox.
By Will Bendix | Photos and captions by Ant Fox
Page 120
We Never Drive at Night
Short fiction by Madelaine Dickie
Art by Katrien de Blauwer
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