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Secret Surfer
Tracking the life of forgotten two-time world champion Sharron Weber.
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Down in a Southern State
In a holy place, Sterling Spencer raised his hand with hope. As a kid growing up in the church, he…
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Light in the Atlantic
The Gulf Stream splits here, one half forming the Azores current that swathes the islands in balmy waters, maintaining a…
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Through the Porthole
The 900-foot container ship is nearing the end of the Pirate Corridor as it cruises through the Gulf of Aden,…
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Dirt, Scratches, Fingerprints, & Grain
The first inkling I had that there was this surfing thing, and that it just might be really fun, was…
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By Hand
It was the naiveté of youth that first led them to the water’s edge in Ketchikan, Alaska, where twin brothers…
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White Caps of the Mind
The lights in Donald Brink’s shaping room recently burned out, meaning time for replacement and assessment. “Each set of 4100…
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The Surf Gods of Idaho
It’s thursday. A clock nailed to a tree reads 9 p.m. The August sun lingers on the horizon. Five surfers…
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Multiples
Most surfboards are symmetrical. But a shaper’s template is only half of the complete outline. He or she still must…
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Chasing the Wind
In 1982, Argentina and Britain waged war over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. Great Britain won the Falklands War,…
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The Eye of the Hunter
It’s June 8, 2012. A remarkably large, long-range swell event is unloading over the Fijian reef pass called Cloudbreak, a…
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Poet Of The Invisible
The Art of Jerry Cibilic. From TSJ 4.2.