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SURFER Magazine Volume 21, No. 12 (December 1980) |
| Big Simon Anderson gets up close and personal with SURFER Photographer Peter Crawford at Little Avalon in Australia. Anderson, credited with inventing the tri-fin thruster, was a power surfer from the early 80s, along ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 21, No. 5 (May 1980) |
| Mark Richards wins the 1979 SURFER Poll Awards, marking the end of a decade. "His twin-fin resurgence and his absolutely unique approach to riding waves won him both the I.P.S. title and the readers' votes."
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SURFER Magazine Volume 21, No. 6 (June 1980) |
| Young Bronzed Aussie Cheyne Horan makes Peter Crawford's clipboard and, ultimately, the cover of SURFER Magazine.
We begin with a "California Spring: A Season of Transition, a beautiful pictorial featuring ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 22, No. 1 (January 1981) |
| Aussies still dominate the pro tour in 1980, with Mark Richards leading the charge. "Is California Surfing Terminally Ill or Just...?" Author John Witzig asks why no Californian had emerged in 1980 to make a run ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 22, No. 10 (October 1981) |
| "The most talked about new design since the twin-fin has been Simon Anderson's tri-fin thruster." This was Jeff Parker's first day ever on a thruster, and from the looks of this cover shot, he liked it!
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SURFER Magazine Volume 22, No. 2 (February 1981) |
| On the cover: The striking painting by San Diego surfer Bob Penuelas (one of the co-creators of Maynard and the Rat) makes a strong statement on the absurdity of violent localism in our sport by extending it to the ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 22, No. 5 (May 1981) |
| In an important milestone for women's surfing, Margo Oberg makes the cover after winning the 1980 Surfer Poll Awards for an unprecedented fourth time.
Content includes "Breaking Away," a high-energy, ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 22, No. 6 (June 1981) |
| Classic positioning by Peter McCabe inside a lime-green barrel at Padang Padang lands him on the cover of SURFER Magazine.
Content includes a beautiful Rincon pictorial titled "Queen of the Coast" ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 22, No. 7 (July 1981) |
| "A stunning collection of beauty in motion." No doubt...
Women's surfing figures prominently in this issue from nearly 25 years ago. We start with a Margo Oberg profile by Jim Kempton. Also includes ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 22, No. 8 (August 1981) |
| Includes "The Long Hot Winter," with images and words by SURFER Staff Photographer Craig Fineman. Lots of California and Hawaii pics from the winter of 1980-81. Standouts include Buttons, Larry Blair, Simon ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 10 (1982) |
| Dennis Jarvis demonstrates that surfing small, gutless waves can actually require more energy than larger, high-quality waves. Strange choice for a cover shot overall, but I'm not the editor.
Content includes "Get Down: ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 12 (1982) |
| This memorable fold-out cover captures and circus atmosphere of the pro surfing tour. "It's a colorful and sometimes confusing story of competition, big money, promotions, politics, cooperation, and conflict."
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 2 (1982) |
| "Opposite Ends of the Earth Issue" takes us to the first-ever pro contest in England, exactly 21 years after the first surfboards were built there. And the waves were pretty darned good, too. Then it's back to good old ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 3 (1982) |
| This "Mokupuni Hawai'i" issue features lots of Outer Island shots but no names, maps, or directions...sorry. Incredible photography highlights the diversity of talent and quality of this wave-rich region, including Kauai, ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 4 (1982) |
| All-Hawaiian edition featuring complete coverage of the 1981-82 winter season on the North Shore. Here, Kalani Foster (Marvin's brother) goes haywire in this neon cover from '82.
Michael Ho, Mark Liddell, and Louie ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 5 (1982) |
| All-time great Mark Richards wins his third SURFER Poll Award to go with his third world championship. This cover shows the "wounded gull" in full flight at Uluwatu, Bali.
M.R. and Margo Oberg take top honors in the 11th ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 6 (1982) |
| This memorable "Tropical Delight" cover looks as cool and juicy as the wave Tom Castleton is carving.
Content includes Steve Sakamoto's "Dawn Patrol" and a New York pictorial, offering some crispy waves and an erie shot ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 7 (1982) |
| "Celebrating Summer" issue with all its trappings...good waves, sunsets, and girls, of course. This one includes a "Surfer's Survival Guide" to Southern California beaches, along with a colorful corresponding pictorial. ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 8 (1982) |
| A pastel sunset paints a "purple haze" over a Moroccan castle in this memorable cover image from more than two decades ago.
Special travel issue features "5 Outrageous Adventures" to the Phillipines, Morocco, Diego Garcia ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 23, No. 9 (1982) |
| It's still hard to believe that Arnold Schwarzenegger, current governor of California, once lopped peasants heads off by the dozens in "Conan the Barbarian"...with Gerry Lopez at his side, no less!
This one includes "El ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 1 (1983) |
| California pro contest coverage includes Cheyne Horan winning the OP Pro at Huntington Beach amid throngs of spectators. "Reefs" by Jim Kempton explores nature's gift to surfers: hollow reef waves. Michael Ho and Dane ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 10 (1983) |
| In the news for 1983: Legendary waterman Pete Peterson dies at age 70; Tom Curren ties the knot to French sweetheart, Marie; and Corky Carroll, advertising director of SURFER Magazine, appears in a television commercial for ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 11 (1983) |
| "The Exhibition" showcases the SURFER Photographers who bring the images to life. It includes stunning portfolios by Steve Sakamoto, Erik Aeder, Hiroshi Sato, Peter Crawford, Guy Motil, Mike Moir, Jeff Hornbaker, and Craig ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 12 (1983) |
| South African Martin Potter shows his familiarity with this Cave Rock tube by flashing double peace signs before exiting.
Content includes a Durban travel feature and "No Exit," a pictorial offering barrels with no easy ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 2 (1983) |
| Young Tom Curren (bottom image) makes the cover of SURFER, the first of many covers for the future world champ.
Includes "Texas: Lone Star Lineups" and "Winter in California." standouts include Curren, Kevin Billy, and ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 3 (1983) |
| Laird Hamilton annihilates Tunnels on Kauai in this surreal cover image from 1983.
A LeRoy Grannis profile kicks things off, followed by "Journeys," featuring images from Indonesia, Mexico, South America, and Puerto Rico. ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 4 (1983) |
| Reno Abellira pens a piece on "Overcoming the Fear Factor"(and he should know...) In other news, Gerry Lopez pierces his abdomen in a freak accident at Pipeline. After undergoing surgery, he was released from the hospital in ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 5 (1983) |
| After some dismal Katin Pro-Am coverage from Huntington Beach, "Whatever Happened to Big-Wave Riding" examines the trend away from "riding giants" toward small-wave performance surfing. Top experts ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 6 (1983) |
| When's the last time you saw Black's looking like this?! Coverage of the biggest swell in decades to hit California makes this issue memorable. From Redondo Beach to Sandspit to Swift Street, the photos don't ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 7 (1983) |
| James Jones gets in early on the cleanest day of the year at Waimea during the winter of 1982/83.
Content includes a Central America travel feature titled "Centro: 95 Degrees in the Shade," featuring some quality Costa ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 8 (1983) |
| Perhaps no world champion in the history of professional surfing enjoyed a meteoric rise to surf stardom as Tom Curren did in the early 80s. He went from dominating amateur contests to dominating the world tour seemingly ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 24, No. 9 (1983) |
| The ocean covers most of the world, so you may as well ride it!
Special world travel issue takes us to the Caribbean, South Pacific, Indonesia, South Africa, Hawaii, Mexico, New Zealand, France, Portugal, Puerto Rico, ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 1 (1984) |
| Aussie Cheyne Horan wins the 12th Annual SURFER Poll Awards. Also includes a profile of California girl Kim Mearig and "Sizzling Summer Sessions" in California, Hawaii, and Baja. Plus extensive pro tour coverage, including ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 10 (1984) |
| John Milius pens "Brotherhood of the Wave," an evocative commentary on surfing accompanied by fantastic imagery. Also includes "The Fortunate Isles: Adventures in the Mid-Atlantic," "Women's Pro Surfing," "Politics of ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 11 (1984) |
| "Honolulu: Surf City to Da Max" offers a colorful look at the stars of South Shore 1984. They include Dane Kealoha, Vince and Paul Klyn, Buttons, Larry Bertlemann, Ben Aipa, Derek Ho, and Kaipo Guerrero. Young Mark Occhilupo ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 12 (1984) |
| Kevin Naughton's last words before jumping off the boat into Fijian perfection was, "If I'm not back in six months send wax!"
Content includes a South Africa travel feature, with Jeffrey's Bay just about as good as it ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 2 (1984) |
| Cave-dweller Gerry Lopez finds a new home at G-Land, Java. Ventura County feature offers up some crispy barrels. As SURFER photographer and Ventura resident Craig Fineman puts it, "It's a nice place to live but I wouldn't ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 3 (1984) |
| Larry Bertlemann busts a huge air at Velzyland without grabbing a rail, and before everyone else started doing them.
Content includes "In Search of Nuevo Wavo," a Mexico travel adventure penned by the late Mark Foo. ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 4 (1984) |
| Longtime North Shore Lifeguard Darrick Doerner pulls into a big, round barrel at inside Sunset. Darrick was kind enough to stop by Surfwarez during a recent visit to the Monterey Peninsula. It was a once-in-a-lifetime ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 5 (1984) |
| Content includes "Goodbye California," a dreamy pictorial featuring quality Ventura beachbreak and probably the best Sandspit ever. Tom Curren was there, logging some of the longest tube rides ever recorded in California. ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 6 (1984) |
| Tommy Curren makes the cover again, this time lacerating Off the Wall on the North Shore.
Content includes "Kong Uncaged," a profile of Gary "Kong" Elkerton, another powerful star of the eighties who disappeared from the ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 7 (1984) |
| Joey Buran give the thumbs-up signal during a dawn patrol session at an Oceanside beachbreak.
Content includes "A Surf Odyssey Through Iberia" and "The Kaena Point Challenge," where Alec Cooke -- a.k.a. "Ace Cool" ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 8 (1984) |
| Steve McCartney celebrates after blasting out of a Black Rock barrel deep in Southern Australia.
Content includes pro tour coverage, including Tom Carroll edging out Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew for the world title in ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 25, No. 9 (1984) |
| Another weird choice for a cover image, but what do I know?...
John McClure seems to have appeared out of nowhere to dominate this issue. He's featured on the cover at Santa Monica Pier, then gives a tutorial on aerials, ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 1 (1985) |
| Behold the Silver Anniversary Issue, celebrating the first 25 years of SURFER Magazine. Includes the reprint of the very first SURFER, Volume 1 Number 1. The following 11 issues in 1985 continue to celebrate the magazine's ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 10 (1985) |
| "A Day in the Life" cover story features pics that capture the special relationship between surfers and the ocean. "Love in the Afternoon: Bodyboarding's Daytime Drama," includes Daniel Kaimi and Jack ("the Ripper") Lindholm ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 11 (1985) |
| Mark Anderson flies down the line at Maalaea, widely regarded as the world's fastest rideable wave.
A "Summer in Hawaii" pictorial features Ala Moana, Big Rights, and Concessions -- Buttons and Dane are just relentless! ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 12 (1985) |
| There you have it...the first 25 years of SURFER Magazine in a nutshell, courtesy of Surfwarez.com!
Yum-yum yellow...Steve Machin blasts a top turn in SoCal, vacationing at home. Steve now lives in Hawaii. Surfwarez sends ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 2 (1985) |
| Gary Green inside a Black Rock frother that looks a lot like Ala Moana, except for the water color.
Tom Carroll and Kim Mearig win the 1984 SURFER Poll Awards. "California Lines" offers varying perspectives on some ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 3 (1985) |
| This "All-Action Photo Issue" doesn't disappoint! Matt Warshaw draws "First Blood on the North Shore," a self-deprecating look at pushing your personal limits. "Photo Tools" examines ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 4 (April 1985) |
| Montgomery "Buttons" Kaluhiokalani carves Sunset Beach while dodging an obstacle course of water photographers.
This Hawaiian Winter issue includes all the power and glory you've come to expect from SURFER Magazine, at ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 5 (1985) |
| I actually owned a board back in the 80s with a color scheme like John Damm's board shown here. I'm surprised I'm still around to laugh about it!
Content includes a republished interview with Duke Kahanamoku, the father ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 6 (1985) |
| This "World Travel Issue" features international action including South Australia, West Africa, epic Honolua Bay, Indonesia, the Bay of Biscay, and Vulcan Island. Then join SURFER Magazine in celebrating "The 25-Year Search ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 7 (1985) |
| Dane Kealoha drives for the corner as an unfortunate victim dives for the bottom. The unusual perspective was provided by Dan Merkel Films.
Content includes "California: Rock Around the Clock," a pictorial including some ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 8 (1985) |
| Content includes "Surfing on the Eve of the Apocalypse, with anecdotes by Mickey Dora, John Milius, Timothy Leary, and Gerry Lopez. Plus Australian contest coverage, "The Private World of Tom Curren," a Santa Cruz pictorial, ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 26, No. 9 (1985) |
| "What is surfing now? Or what was surfing then, more appropriately? "Surfing is great!"
SURFER continues to celebrate its Silver Anniversary with its flashy red cover and classic content. Includes a fantastic North Shore ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 1 (1986) |
| Back in 1986, Mike Parsons -- shown here at fun-sized Rocky Point -- was just getting his feet wet on the North Shore, a long way from the giant Jaws, Cortes Bank, Todos Santos, and Maverick's he has since tackled.
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 11 (1986) |
| Derek Ho hits the lip at Ala Moana on one of those warm summer days that is just plain fun.
Content includes a Central Australia travel feature and "Networking: A Contributor's Gallery," a salute to seven contributing ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 12 (1986) |
| Bryce Ellis finds a sparkly gem in Australia.
Frieda Zamba is interviewed prior to her quest for a third world title. George Orbelian interviews a cache of top shapers for "A Look Into the Shortboard Shaping Room." Also ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 2 (1986) |
| Dane Kealoha has probably logged more tube time in one North Shore season than most of us will enjoy in our entire lifetime. Here, he finds the slot at Off-the-Wall.
Todd Martin gets "Mug of the Month." Paul Holmes pens ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 3 (1986) |
| This "Picture Perfect Photo Issue" doesn't disappoint! A series of six red-hot pictorials will have you on sensory overload...
Take a surf quiz titled "The 100 Most Important Questions of All Time." Then take in a ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 4 (1986) |
| A special travel adventure issue takes us to India and the Spice Islands, Melanesia, Indonesia, Christmas Island, Mexico, Africa, and hidden Hawaii. Plus, a world travel pictorial adds Peru, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 5 (1986) |
| On the cover: Mark Foo strains to outrace the grinding tube at inside Sunset in a dramatic moment of everyday surfing at this special place. We present the whole picture: Knowing that Mark is not going ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 6 (1986) |
| Hans Hedemann in a trusting relationship with SURFER staff photographer Warren Bolster.
Matt Warshaw interviews Barton Lynch and Dave Parmenter over the Australia vs. California rivalry. "A Morning at Rocky Point" ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 7 (1986) |
| This "True California" issue is a must-have for any California collector of SURFER.
Content includes "The Saga of Harbor Bill" and pictorials featuring Black's, Swami's, and Big Rock. "Fair Warning" by Jack Waterman ....... Details |
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SURFER Magazine Volume 27, No. 8 (1986) |
| Tom Curren is crowned 1986 World Champion! It was decided at Bell's Beach, during the last leg of the Australian Grand Slam. "Quiet, nearly reticent, Tom Curren's statement is his surfing."
Read the exclusive interview ....... Details |
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