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Nat Young

“The great thing about surfing is, we are riding nature and nature changes.”

A Parallel Universe

Neal Purchase Junior reimagines dual-finned surfcraft with his Duo design

What's So Great About the Great Outdoors?

A couple months back, I got a phone call from a guy— let’s call him Mr. Muir—who runs a surfy nonprofit focused on environmental causes.

The Ember In The Ashes

A decade of hard living nearly killed one of the greatest noseriders of all time. Instead, CJ Nelson found a second chance in surfing

Year Of The Shark

After being attacked by a great white, losing his brother, and watching the world title slip through his fingers, Mick Fanning should be a broken man. Yet somehow he’s managed to find peace in the chaos.

Second Hand Stoke

After a surfboard drive led by California-based foundation Positive Vibe Warriors, the future of Jamaican surfing is looking brighter than ever.

Billy “Mystic” Wilmot, 57

They don’t go online to check out handguns; they check to see when the next swell is coming. Surfing occupies the mind in constructive ways.

Wet Hot American Mixtape

Five bands that embody some of the USA’s most iconic surf towns

For The Record

With Encyclopedia of Surfing, History of Surfing and Above the Roar together on one website, Matt Warshaw has created the world’s most colorful and comprehensive look at surfing’s past

Rise Of The Machines

Artificial wave becomes self-aware, attacks patrons

Layne Beachley, 45 - Seven-time World Champion, Sydney Australia

When you know who you are, external pressures, judgments and projected opinions don’t seem to matter as much.

Stirring The Melting Pot

Why surf culture desperately needs more diversity

Showcase - Joni Sternbach

Joni Sternbach’s analogue photographic technique from the 1850s brings a timeless feel to a new series of surfer portraits

Livin Enviably

Vlogs, selfies and personalized jackets may not be hallmarks of the traditional professional surfing career, but Koa Rothman couldn’t care less—he’s too busy having the best time ever

Clueless To Ruthless

Mapping the seemingly-unlikely-but-perhaps-inevitable journey from lineup newb to enraged local

The Last Place You'd Check

While filming for his “Weird Waves” video series, Dylan Graves goes on a seemingly ill-advised mission to hunt quality barrels along the shores of Lake Superior

A Storm Of Violence

Surfing through natural disasters and escalating drug wars in Southern Baja

Joyce Hoffman, 71

1965 and 1966 World Champion, San Juan Capistrano

Handmade

Sculpting foam and creating fun with some of the world’s most dynamic surfer-shapers.

Joel Tudor, 41

Longboard Icon. San Diego, California

Beyond Rincon

An oral history of George Greenough and friends’ mythical session during the massive West Coast swell of ‘69

Places We're Going, Places We've Been

Revisiting Kevin Naughton and Craig Peterson’s wanderlust-inducing African odyssey

Wisdom

Sal Masekela,47Sports commentator, television journalist and musician, Los Angeles, CA

Looking To Do Some Good While Chasing Waves? Go For Surf Travel!

After a fateful surf trip 10 years ago, Waves for Water founder Jon Rose redefined what surf travel could be for those looking to do some good while chasing waves. Recently, on another kind of surf trip, Rose considers the good that the journey has done for him

Bianca Valenti: I'm A Competitor And I Like To Win

Bianca Valenti didn’t plan on becoming the face of the fight for equal pay in surfing, but when it comes to the advancement of women’s big-wave surfing, she’s not one to back down