January 2012

Sneak Peek: In This Issue

• Across the Pacific

  Craig Anderson, Dave Rastovich, Taylor Steele, Todd Glaser, and friends chase the swell of the year 18,000 miles from Tahiti to Mexico to California to Alaska.

• The SURFER Profile

  In the water, Jeremy Flores can do anything he wants. It’s on land that things get out of control.

• The Boys of La Barra

  The Peculiar Story of Mundaka’s Locals.

• Borrowed Boards: Episode Ten

  Lewis Samuels reflects on all that he has learned (and unlearned) from surfing around the world on borrowed equipment.

• Alternate Itinerary

  The Across the Pacific crew skipped Hawaii. But with flawless waves gracing the South Shore of Oahu, maybe they shouldn’t have.