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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.

PILOTAGE DONE PROPERLY

Chartplotters are an amazing aid, but can detract from your real-world pilotage if not used with caution, says Justin Morton

'MAYDAY, GRANDAD OVERBOARD!'

When David Richards and his grandson Henry went out racing from lowey, they didn't expect their sail to end with a lifeboat rescue

VERTUE

For a 25-footer, the Vertue has a huge reputation and has conquered every ocean. So what makes this little boat quite such an enduring success? Nic Compton finds out

ARCONA 50

The new flagship for Swedish yard Arcona represents a new era and a bold new direction. Theo Stocker went to find out whether there is still a family resemblance to her smaller siblings

HOW THE PANAMA TRANSIT IS GETTING EASIER

Transiting the Panama canal was an epic milestone for Andy and Julie Pag. It required practical seamanship, bureaucratic navigation and help from onboard guests

Sailing siblings

Mabel Stock, her brother Ralph, a friend Steve and an unnamed paying passenger passed through the Panama Canal in December 1919 on the sturdy Norwegian cutter Ogre. They were towed to a quiet anchorage in Balboa away from the boat traffic but within rowing distance of the shore.

TECHNICAL MAINSAIL MODIFICATIONS

Safety and performance improved hugely when Mike Reynolds reduced the size of his mainsail and re-configured the systems controlling it

ADVENTURE MAISIE GOES TO GOES

To depart or not to depart? That is the question. Is it safer to stay, or suffer the wind and weather of a rough North Sea?