Sports
Surfer
A Storm Of Violence
Surfing through natural disasters and escalating drug wars in Southern Baja
10 min |
Volume 59, Issue 2
Surfer
Joyce Hoffman, 71
1965 and 1966 World Champion, San Juan Capistrano
4 min |
Volume 59, Issue 2
Surfer
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.
4 min |
Volume 59, Issue 3
Surfer
Stirring The Melting Pot
Why surf culture desperately needs more diversity
4 min |
Volume 59, Issue 3
Surfer
Showcase - Joni Sternbach
Joni Sternbach’s analogue photographic technique from the 1850s brings a timeless feel to a new series of surfer portraits
3 min |
Volume 59, Issue 3
Surfer
The (Un)Official Forecast
Five left-field predictions about the future of wave riding
10+ min |
Volume 59, Issue 4
Surfer
Island Of The Mind
Far from the pressure and fanfare of the World Tour, John Florence discovers perfect surf and unlikely kinship with Dave Rastovich on King Island.
10+ min |
Volume 59, Issue 4
Surfer
The Battleground Below
In New Zealand, surfers are fighting against a seabed-mining proposal that could not only affect their local waters, but set a precedent for a new kind of oceanic exploitation around the world
10+ min |
Volume 59, Issue 4
Surfer
I Dream Of Surf
Decoding our deepest, darkest surf dreams
4 min |
Volume 59, Issue 4
Surfer
Bob McTavish, 74
Shortboard Revolutionary, Byron Bay, Australia
4 min |
Volume 59, Issue 4
Surfer
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
2 min |
Volume 59, Issue - 7
Surfer
Handmade
Sculpting foam and creating fun with some of the world’s most dynamic surfer-shapers.
10+ min |
Volume 59, Issue 8
Surfer
Clueless To Ruthless
Mapping the seemingly-unlikely-but-perhaps-inevitable journey from lineup newb to enraged local
5 min |
Volume 60, Issue 1
Surfer
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
9 min |
Volume 60, Issue 1
Surfer
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
10+ min |
Volume 60, Issue 1
Surfer
Surf Like Nobody's Watching
Can anyone really be an original in surfing anymore?
4 min |
Volume 60, Issue 2
Surfer
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.
3 min |
Volume 60, Issue 2
Surfer
Wisdom
Sal Masekela,47Sports commentator, television journalist and musician, Los Angeles, CA
4 min |
Volume 60, Issue 3
Surfer
Places We're Going, Places We've Been
Revisiting Kevin Naughton and Craig Peterson’s wanderlust-inducing African odyssey
4 min |
Volume 60, Issue 3
Surfer
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
10+ min |
Volume 60, Issue 3
Surfer
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
10+ min |
Volume 60, Issue 3
Surfer
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.
5 min |
December 2016
Surfer
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
9 min |
November 2016
Surfer
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.
10+ min |
November 2016
Surfer
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.
8 min |