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Up the Namib
Over 24-hour's drive from Cape Town, Skeleton Bay's deserted left sand point is over a mile long. Longing for surf adventure? This wind-swept coast of Namibia offers sand spits, points, and beachbreaks along its long, desolate coast. Along with Brian Gable's sidebar "Fruits of an Armchair Explorer" about his winning submission to "Surfing Magazine's" second-annual "Google Earth Challenge".
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Water, Water Everywhere
Don’t forget Uruguay. Each year a slew of international shapers, like North Shore craftsmen Jon Pyzel and Jeff Bushman, travel to the oft-overlooked coast to shape boards. As Nick Farago found on his early fall tour of duty, the reasons to settle into the wave-rich nation wedged between Argentina and Brazil are many.
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Undercurrents
Rhino Records' release of "Cowabunga!", a surf music compilation 4-CD box set, reflects the record label's lack of connection to the culture whose music they've attempted to compile, crudely arranging the predictable tracks on the first 3 discs, and omitting the best contemporary surf music on the 4th disc.
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727 Laguna Canyon Road
The Apple computer, the hot road, the Owsley White Lightning—where else could the foam surfboard blank have been invented but in a California? Whether you know it or not, the Laguna Beach skunkworks at 727 Laguna Canyon Road is the paternal home of your favorite sled. Together, design virtuosos Hobie Alter and Gordon “Grubby” Clark developed the formula that would revolutionize surfboard production in the decades that followed.
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Jay Nelson: No Facile Statements
Jay Nelson is a serious surfer and fine artist. He is featured in multiple publications and galleries around the world. Originally from Southern California, the Bay Area, and now residing in Brooklyn, NY, Jay's projects include livable tree houses, camper shells, and George Greenough-inspired boat shells. He believes "high art can be your ride to the beach."
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Steve Pezman and Jamie Brisick Sound Off
A preview episode of <em>Soundings</em>, our new audio series.
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