Editorial
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The Island at the Edge of the World
Rolling hills, pastoral settings, empty lineups, and A-grade surf, apparently Tasmania has everything the wandering surfer with too much time…
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Portfolio: Grant Ellis
The photo editor of Surfer Magazine for the better part of the last decade, Grant Ellis opens up his personal…
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Clicking Through the Carousel
He never set out to be a great action photographer. “There were plenty of guys doing that already.” Rather Johnson…
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After the Earthquake
When the earth violently moved in Christchurch, New Zealand, at 12:51 p.m. on February 22, 2011, the local surfing populous…
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The Deep End of the Gene Pool
The father-son duo of Jerry and Ryan Burch are quintessentially North County. Open minded, prone to experimentation, happy to ride…
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One From Above
One wave, one rider, six pages. Yes, Raimana Van Bastolaer’s Teahupoo spit-buster is worthy.
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Guardiani Del Faro
Italy’s hardly a land renowned for its surf culture, but as Derek Hynd comes to find out, that may just…
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The 1968 World Contest
Ben Marcus has compiled first-accounts of the 1968 World Contest in Rincon, Puerto Rico with the first prototype boards of…
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Pal Al
One of the leaders of the 1950s WindanSea pack, “Pal” Al Nelson’s been around. From south of the border runs…
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Kneel and Deliver
What happens when high-performance surfing drops to its knees? Look no further than this esoteric band of West Oz kneeboarders…
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San Diego Shapers
They’re a culture unto themselves, and thanks to the acute eye and tack-sharp lens of photographer John Durant, 14 of…
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Born Wright
A prodigious aerialist and front man for the Goons of Doom, Oscar “Ozzie” Wright’s influence in wave-riding modernity is not…