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Built For Bluewater

Made for an owner with a very particular set of demands, the first contest 85cs incorporates a host of features that make it a world cruiser with a difference. David harding tells the story

Ready For The Atlantic Crossing

Elaine Bunting asks a delivery skipper, charter pros and some first-time transatlantic skippers for their best advice on planning and preparing for the big adventure.

A Famous Survivor Of The 1979 Fastnet Race

Meet the little yacht with a huge heart and history, a famous survivor of the 1979 Fastnet race. Nic Compton sails on assent.

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

Rediscovering The Art Of The Surf Film Premiere

“Self-Discovery for Social Survival” turns the afterthought that is a modern surf film screening into a legitimate artistic happening

Taking The Path Of Most Resistance

Almost 30 years after first exploring the Alaskan coastline for waves, Josh Mulcoy returns to learn that there are still discoveries to be made

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

Wisdom

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

Places We're Going, Places We've Been

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

The Ghost Of Waxed Windshields Past

While localism in the U.S. has largely been eroded by social media exposure and litigious outsiders, will some version always live on in surf culture?

Cher Pendarvis, 68 Surfboard Shaper, Writer And Artist, San Diego, California

With aging, surfing is even more precious. Every sparkling drop of water helps the stoke fire burn bright.

Surf Like Nobody's Watching

Can anyone really be an original in surfing anymore?

A Soft Purgatory

Somewhere between surfing and bodyboarding, the softboard movement is going to strange new places.

The Future Is Fish

There’s something in the water … and it’s powering Hurtigruten’s new hybrid ships.

Explore The Intriguing Ideas Inside This Amazing Yacht

Can a design drawing inspiration from imoca 60s meet the unforgiving demands of high latitudes cruising? David Glenn sails a yacht that aims to achieve just that

No Man Is An Island

At the intersection of modern science and Hawaiian tradition, Cliff Kapono is uniquely poised to affect positive change along his home coastlines and beyond

Matt Hoy, Former World Tour Hellraiser, Merewether Beach, Australia

“I’d like to see more people ride different boards, make themselves stand out. In my era—and before, actually—everybody had such a distinct style, nobody really compared to anyone.”

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

From The Streets To The Streets

In the 1980s and 1990s, Johnny Boy Gomes was one of the North Shore’s finest surfers and one of its most terrifying presences ‘91—Volume 32, Issue 8

From The Snow To The Surf

Ex-pro snowboarder Colter Deupree breaks down his snowboard-inspired designs

Clueless To Ruthless

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

Showcase Steve Sherman

Throughout the ‘90s, North County San Diego-based photographer Steve Sherman gave surf fans worldwide an intimate, inside look at the Momentum generation as they pushed surfing performance to staggering new heights.

Master Of Some

Sometimes taking a step back from surfing for other pursuits can actually make you a better surfer.

Handmade

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

The Descendent

Noa Deane’s punk sensibilities and go-for-broke approach may connect him to freesurfing’s past, but they also make him a man apart in freesurfing’s present

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

There Goes My Hero

Why surfers often favor quiet rippers and misfits over mainstream surf stars

Renegades Of Punts

Over 10 years after the original air-based competition series faded away, the WSL is breathing new life into the concept with today’s most radical aerialists. But will the outcome be any different this time around?

Robot Boat Sails Into History By Finishing Atlantic Crossing

All summer, the small boat drifted steadily eastward across the churning North Atlantic until it neared the Irish coast, where it made history by becoming the first unmanned sailboat to cross the Atlantic.

MOODY DS48

Can a boat built for long-term, long-distance cruising and offering one-level living still deliver an enjoyable sailing experience? Theo Stocker sets sail across the English Channel to find out