July 2012

Sneak Peek: In This Issue

• The Other Side of Paradise

  There’s more to Tahiti than just Teahupoo, just ask Michel Bourez.

• Third Time Lucky

  When it comes to love and career, Josh Kerr is proof that perseverance pays.

• The Northern Defense

  Surfers north of San Francisco don’t need to protect their spots. The spots protect themselves.

• Joel Tudor: Unfiltered

  The longboarding icon on the state of surfing today.

• Left Behind

  Mark Healey on taming Waimea’s seldom-surfed left-hander.

• Johnny A.W.O.L.

  At a time when the country embarked on its grandest military adventurism, Johnny, an enlisted soldier, went on a surf adventure.

• Michael, Myself, & MP

  Remembering the tumultuous life of Australian legend, Michael Peterson.