EYE OF THE NEEDLE
A Year in the Life of Photographer Patrick Trefz
On a perfect December day with northwest swell coursing in on the California coast, light offshore winds all the favored pros home from the Hawaiian islands, lineups teeming with talent-the type of day surf photographers cash in on, that is-Patrick Trefz bought himself a train ticket, headed down the coast, and committed himself to capturing a single image. The photograph-a peaking wave breaking beyond a field of wild grass as seen from his train window-took Patrick eight hours to render and came out arrestingly.
FANTASY SURFER
Women presented by Billabong; Happy Gilmore at Bells
SAN DIEGO SEWAGE
Spill No April Fools Joke
SURFER MAG
May Issue Sneak Peak, Hot 100 and More!
Check out the new issue of surfer magazine before it hits the stands
FOAM IS BURNING
Just Foam Factory Burns Down, Rebuilding Planned
ust before midnight on March 27, The Oceanside Fire Department arrived on the scene to find that flames had engulfed the entire building housing polyurethane blank manufacturer Just Foam. Reports indicate that owner Scott Saunders is already planning to rebuild.
FOAM FETISH
Clark Little's Insane Shorebreak Fixation
Clark Little's insane shorebreak fixation
MICAH BYRNE
Local Boy Takes Out Vans Pier Classic
MICAH BYRNE
Local Boy Takes Out Vans Pier Classic
BILLABONG XXL AWARDS
We Pick the Winners (and therefore, the losers)
It reminds me of the fan that kicks a 50-yard wind-assisted field goal during halftime to win a new car. This wave rode him, not vica-versa.
AUSTRALIAN SURF CULTURE
Why theirs is more valid than ours.
Of course the biggest reason Australian surf culture is more valid than ours is in the fact that their entire population base lives within five miles of the coast.
SPINNING THE GLOBE
A New Column From Travel Editor Sam George
SPINNING THE GLOBE
A New Column From Travel Editor Sam George
ALANA BLANCHARD
Claims Her Second Women's Pipeline Pro
The 2007 Women's Pipeline Pro is the world's most intense women's surfing competition now that the WCT dropped 'Chopes' from the ladies schedule. Keala Kennely and Rochelle Ballard showed up to represent the Hawaii WCT crew and joined a bulging international field of competitors for some ASP points and a share of the purse.
OZ OBSERVATIONS
"One of Them Had a Gut So Big He May Have..."
Don't trust everyone with a lifesaving club hat. During a surf mission up the coast from Noosa, as we were checking the surf, we ran into a four blokes with surf lifesaving uniforms on. One of them had a gut so big it looked as if he had swallowed a bowling ball
THE TIDES OF MARCH
East Coast Ablaze With Chunky Open Barrels
An offshore wind teases the creamy green lines treading west. A motley collection of pickups, station wagons, and SUV's parked with haphazard excitement wait beneath weathered cottages. The air is crisp, but it's March 2nd so the rubber-swathed people greet the fifty five degree air; they don't complain. In fact, they rejoice.
THE SPORT OF KINGS
Makes Magic Moments for Hawaii's Autistic Children
Pro surfers taking autistic children out for a day of fun in the surf
A TRIBUTE
To a Local Hero
Mike Locatelli: 1960 to 2007
A TRIBUTE
To a Local Hero
Mike Locatelli: 1960 to 2007
BREAKING THE SILENCE
The Big-Wave Map Gets Redrawn
The Big-Wave Map Gets Redrawn After a Trio of Massive Swells Slam Cape Town, South Africa
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Rincon Was Not Built In a Day
Not even the Superbank breaks like a machine on every swell, so let's not let expectations get ahead of reality.
ALL IN
Nixon High Tide Hold'em Final Results
The Nixon High Tide Hold'em Photo gallery
SURFER MAGAZINE
April Sneak Preview: Embedded on The North Shore
SURFER MAGAZINE
April Sneak Preview: Embedded on the North Shore