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A coldWAter
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L e t
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p r a y.
T h a n k y o u f o b o u n t y w e a r t o r e c eiv e...
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E D I T o R I A l
P H o T o G R A P H E R S
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The Indians of Santa Cruz are a confined people. They carefully reap the benefits of their land and treat it with the utmost of respect. It is harmony. One day, three ships appear on the foggy horizon: O’neill, ASP and The Media, as they are called. The Indians gaze curiously at these large, brazen ships. The ships meander in, and some Indians scoff. A few even grab their bows and arrows and shoot at John Shimooka. But other Indians are intrigued. They marvel at the shiny white Merricks and Mayhems the Pilgrims have. They are stunned by the surfing ability of these foreigners. Eventually, they approach the Pilgrims and a beautifully fruitful union is formed. The Indians teach the Pilgrims how the watter bounces off of the cliff and the Pilgrims teach the Indians how to blast tail and sometimes be narcissistic. It culminates with a great feast. Parko cooks the turkey and Bud Frietas delicately spices it. Nat Young makes the stuffing, Julian Wilson handles the cranberry sauce. Weird cousins are invited, and everybody wonders if Dane will ever show up with the gravy. The celebration of this union is so great that Daryl “Flea” Virostko and Gabriel Medina end up watching the sunset together while standing on the bluff at Steamer Lane, hand in hand. —SURFING
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INDI ANS P. 08
DESSERT P. 040
TURKEY P. 064
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PILGRIMS PEACE PIPE P. 022
P. 032
STUFFING P. 048
GRAVY P. 114
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INDI ( l o c
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IANS a l s )
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Anthony Ruffo of the Westside tribe.
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Nat Young applies his warpaint.
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Bud Freitas.
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Teepees have come a long way. Nat Young, John Wilson and Nick Greeninger.
Parking lot pow wow.
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t h e r e ’ s dan c e of g r
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an ab u n r ass h e r e .
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P h oto s : C. W i l s o n
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The Coldwater Classic ran through Election Day. This is Nat Young’s bipartisan support crew.
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P h o t o : C. W i l s o n
Jason “Ratboy” Collins.
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Contest or not, Darryl “Flea” Virostko runs the Lane.
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Santa Cruz’s iconic totem pole. 020
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Two Indians that worked closely with the Pilgrims, Nat Young (carving) and Frankie D’Andrea (supervising), were happy to share the fruits of their fertile land. 021
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PI LGR ( w t 022
v i s
RIMS
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Some Pilgrims were aggressive at first. Kelly Slater, shooting (at Jimmicane) for par. Photos: Jimmicane
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An exposed John John Florence scans his surroundings for hostile Natives.
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Heitor Alves.
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Michel Bourez.
Pat Gudauskas.
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Should we trust them?
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Foreigners John John, Alejo, Melling, Medina and Adriano, weighing their options. Photos: Taras
PEACE
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Nat Young is Squanto, showing Michel and Dusty the way. P h o t o : J i m m i c a n e
E PIPE
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Chris Gallagher and handicapable Kelly Slater.
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Nat Young and Kolohe Andino.
Nat Young and Michel Bourez. 035
Native Bud Freitas poses for Kolohe.
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Nat hosted a great feast. Julian Wilson and other Pilgrims attended.
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I B
ndian u r n
Ratboy makes sure the Pilgrims don’t get too comfortable.
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Top to bottom: Adam Replogle, Anthony Ruffo and Taj. Julian and Ratboy. John John and Anthony Tashnick. 039
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Wilko.
P h o t o : C. W i l s o n .
Noah Wegrich and
DESS ( a f t e r
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O’neill fashion show in SF.
P h o t o s : R ya n M i l l e r
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Sugar-sweet Oleema Miller, Kalani Miller and Sahara Ray.
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Happy Halloween.
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Kolohe Andino. 044
Mark Cunningham and Kelly Slater.
Taj, Ace and Jarrad Howse.
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Malia Manuel.
Gabs Medina.
Sage Erickson and Johnny Gannon.
Nike Dinner.
Corey Wilson.
Bart and Julian Wilson.
Fate. Luck. Booze. Call it what you will, but this guy’s enjoying his two scoops. Photos: Jimmicane
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Jordy Smith and Kai Neville.
Nat and herem.
Wilko.
Oleema Miller and Taj Burrow. 047
STUF ( f r e e
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FING
s u r f )
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Austin Smith-Ford, suppertime.
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Nat’s buttery abundance.
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Kolohe Andino.
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Pass the salt.
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Nat, primal nosepick.
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Miguel Pupo, sky walking near a big red bridge.
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
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John John.
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Julian Wilson, too late for the gold rush but just in time for Thanksgiving.
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If form and innovation are black and white, this air is in the gray.
Kolohe. 063
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T UR ( t h e 064
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Taj, preparing to feast.
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KEY
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The spectators were treated to an Indian Summer and Ace Buchan’s backhand.
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J-Glow
Jeremy Flores.
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Julian pleads for a second helping.
Ninety percent of life is reaction. 070
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P h o t o : M a c fa r l a n e
Owen Wright.
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P h o t o : M a c fa r l a n e
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Kelly Slater.
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P h o t o : M a c fa r l a n e
a family affair
Yadin’s got two reasons to win.
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Michel and Kaoriki Bourez.
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Dusty Payne,
tail-high but 1.07 shy of beating Slater.
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Michel Bourez carves himself a big piece.
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T h i c k sli c es , please Parko.
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More people showed up than we thought, but there was plenty of food to go around.
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tummy
Parko.
Fanning.
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aches
Slater. Photo: Jimmicane
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Travis Logie, wall ride. P h o t o : C. W i l s o n
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Surfing’s Supreme Court. Will there be justice?.
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Gabriel Medina mistakes left for right, but his surfing easily transcends the language barrier.
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P h o t o : C. W i l s o n
Fall, fall, fall. Parko, hoping against hope that Slater stumbles.
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Kelly Slater.
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elbows off the table Alejo Muniz, perfect posture.
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P h o t o : C. W i l s o n
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Gabriel Medina.
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P h o t o : C. W i l s o n
“How.”
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Taj Burrow.
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P h o t o : M a c fa r l a n e
Wilko and Fletch.
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Tender rail grab, massive turn. Taylor Knox is a gentle giant.
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You can’t spell “Native” without “Nat.” Photo: Jimmicane
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Close only counts in
hand grenades and horseshoes. But it’ll get you a spread.
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Slater
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P h o t o : C. W i l s o n
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Not yet full, Wilko takes one last bite at the end section.
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While he meant no disrespect, Gabriel Medina offended Bede Durbidge with this quip.
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GRA
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Taj.
P h o t o : C.W i l s o n
AVY
t o r y )
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Sweat lodge meditation.
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Prepared for the raid, Taj selects his weapon.
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P h o t o : M a c fa r l a n e
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Taj, one more slice en route to the head of the table.
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P h o t o : M a c fa r l a n e
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a toast 121
Plenty to be thankful for Taj Burrow and Johnny Gannon.
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(BURP
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BURP)
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Thank you for
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