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Sam George recounts a 25-year search for perfection, troppo left reefs, and "Santosha" (a Tamil word meaning "peace"), all spurred by the Yates' brothers' 1974 classic film, Forgotten Island of Santosha.


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On Byron Bay, “Magic Sam” and the shortboard revolution, surfing’s commercialization, crowds, and paying homage to surf history.

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While the US press birthed the prototype of the surf mag cartoon character — Griffin’s “Murphy” — Australia’s Tracks magazine delivered a version as dirty, scurrilous, and profane as their Cockney-ripped slang. His name was Captain Goodvibes and he was instantly embraced, indeed loved. This flatulent wonderpig became a standard bearer for the National surf consciousness. He got tubed. He rooted incessantly. He “sat on his ring and swilled gin.” He was a dole-bludging, untrustworthy lay-about with nothing on his mind beyond the next drink, the next swell, and the ripest sow he could hustle. Raise your glass to the heavens and oink.

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“This is a place far off the beaten path, where I can disappear and return with my mind blown and the images to go with it.”

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First Point: David Pu'u from Central Coast California captures Hans Hathje caught in the bubble in Ventura, California. Spin the Globe: Discovered by the Bishop of Panama, Geoff Ragatz captures the harbor wave at San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands. First surfed in the early '60s, it boasts less than 100 local surfers and two dozen breaks. Blank Expression: Steve Pezman chats with Carl Ekstrom about furniture design, which happens to embody surfboard design. He loves the evolvement from an archaic to a classic state whether it be furniture, surfboard, or skateboard form. Next, Carl enlightens us about Bufo's Hydroflex system that controls flex in surfboards by injecting adjustable air pressure into a polystyrene foam core through an air valve.The Best I Ever Saw: Surfing since the age of 7, Owen Wright loves big, left-hand barrels, Aussie Pipe, and "Ozzie" Wright's high-flying giant airs. Owen is a huge fan of Ozzie's and has taken great inspiration from him in his surfing life.Flashpoint: With excerpts from Surfer magazines "Godzilla vs. Cinderella," and the surf film "High Noon at Low Tide", Marcus assembles the players of the day to recall the worst wipeout ever: Jay Moriarity, Maverick's, Monday, December 12, 1994.

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Todd Glaser is one of the sport's up-and-coming photographers. Brooks Institute trained and ready to go on a moment's notice, Todd's known as the "stoked, educated, go-to guy" as well as one the top bodyboarders.
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