Pacific Longboarder Issue 113

Pacific Longboarder Magazine - Issue 113

Issue 113 of Pacific Longboarder has arrived. Includes.....

BOBBY BROWN & THE STRINGERLESS

Those over a certain age will know exactly what this is about, but here John Wade, our regular weaver of interesting stories around important surfboards, revisits the short life of one of the best surfers of the early longboard years. John added one of these 1967 Gordon & Smith boards to his extensive collection recently, flew over to Australia from his home on the North Shore, interviewed all the right people and took a deep dive into the lasting legacy of the Bobby Brown Model.

LAND OF FIRE & ICE

World-renowned Israeli nature and adventure photographer Uri Magnus takes us for a spin up the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula over on the far, far, east of Russia. On his first trip there Uri noticed some promising waves and having also discovered a small but committed group of local surfers, took his board on his next trip. In the company of a few of the locals he set off exploring and found some decent waves, amazing scenery and some very big bears. 

LENS FLAIR

Big fab photos from all round the world, noserides, big waves, flying sharks - the lot!

THE BUZZ

8-year-old Hunter from Victoria on surfing, surf culture, his heroes and all things wonderful - almost unbelievable but totally true. Also, time capsule photo, board and Barz winners, Mal and Bob - legend photographers get together, The Physics of Noseriding, & balsa for boards. So much!

UPFRONT

This issue’s short surfer profile is Mike Melega from the challenging and somewhat unlikely surf town of New Jersey.

THE GREY GURU

The GG reluctantly engages in the festive spirit with his take on Santa, a few other Christmassy things, and most importantly, presents, with some helpful suggestions on how to avoid upsetting grumpy grandpa with your choice.