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The Sikerei of the Islands

A traveling surfer finds shamans, tattooists, and cultural collisions deep in the Mentawai. Excerpted from the new issue of TSJ.

It all started with dinner in Marin County, following a rare afternoon surf session at Ocean Beach. My hair was…

The closest I’ve been to the Cliffs is the channel, but it was a good day to watch. Early April…

For nearly 30 years, Strider Wasilewski has remained a name and a face familiar to the surfing world at large,…

You can tell when you’ve arrived on the Westside of Oahu by following the clues people affix to their cars.…

He wasn’t worried. It was just another trip, and if he blew all his coin, Greer knew it wouldn’t be…

A fast southern front raced in this morning and opened up hard over the Cape. Dave Rastovich’s plot, eight acres…

Tattoos and Cigarettes The makeshift needle was embedded in my chest. Aman Lepon, a Mentawai shaman and tattooist, pried it…

Orion Shepherd watched a VHS cassette of The Endless Summer on repeat while growing up in Martinez, a small refinery…

Rich is talking about wind or swell or heading down the coast or something, but I’m not hearing a word.…

“You’d think I was a con. The way I set things up. I said nothing to no one. The things…

Exploring the crossover between surf and song with jazz guitarist Peter Sprague.