Surfing Around
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Lights Out
Surfer was born in 1960. Founder John Severson’s initial idea was not an ongoing publication, but a single promotional vehicle…
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Vantage Point
The longer you surf, the more ingrained it becomes in your basic human nature. At 79 years old, I have…
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Playing the Same Game
Though the early origins of wave riding are most frequently thought of as Polynesian, or perhaps spawned in Peru, evidence…
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Cutting Class
Surfing, being a daylight activity, and quality waves, being acts of nature that come and go, often creates a conflict…
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The Collected Cooper
Bob Cooper was an eccentric among California surfers in the 1950s, an oddball tribe itself back then. He was a…
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Head (High) Trips
In the surfing world, wave size is a constant point of reference to the ride experience, most frequently equating to…
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Setting A Natural Course
Most people treat life as an effort to stay alive. Second to that, they gather wealth to support their interests:…
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Surf Muzak
Thoughts on the nature of surf sonics.