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STITCHLESS SEAM
A SH TECHNOLOGY
M AT T W I L K I N S O N
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T H E WO R L D’ S F A S T E S T D R Y I N G W E T S U I T
Kelly’s Cove. PHOTO:TARAS
Noriega St. PHOTO: TARAS
Sloat St. PHOTO: TARAS
Fulton St. PHOTO: LAWRENCE
EDITORIAL Editor in Chief
Taylor Paul
Managing Editor
beau Flemister
Photo Editor
peter taras
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jimmy wilson
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jason miller
photography by peter taras, nate lawrence, Hamish Humphries, steve sherman
The Early Rounds. How 窶話out that weather, wind and waves?
PHOTO: LAWRENCE
Taj.
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Dusty,
Dusty,
pre shark siting.
PHOTO: TARAS
PHOTO: LAWRENCE
post shark siting.
Gabriel Medina. PHOTO: TARAS
PHOTO: TARAS
Don’t bite the hand that signs your autograph. Parko and a clinger. PHOTO: LAWRENCE
PHOTO: TARAS
Owen setting sail...
...and pushing tail.
PHOTO: TARAS
Kelly
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Fredrick.
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Taylor Clark gets the call up to surf with his heroes... PHOTO: TARAS
...and a
an up-close tutorial on how to win, from Julian Wilson.
PHOTO: TARAS
Julian and the OB run-up. PHOTO: TARAS
Kieren Perrow. PHOTO: TARAS
John John. PHOTO: TARAS
Miguel Pupo. PHOTO: TARAS
Mick with boards, bags and booties on the boardwalk. PHOTO: HAMISH HUMPHRIES
Brett Simpson. PHOTO: HAMISH HUMPHRIES
Sickest floater sequence in recent history. Taylor Knox, above getting barreled. PHOTO: TARAS
Alw ays In o u r A.I. paddle-out. PHOTO: HAMISH HUMPHRIES
th o u g hts...
PHOTO: LAWRENCE
Mick. PHOTO: LAWRENCE
Intermission:
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Fine foods, freaks and libations.
Churchill’s Bar, Mission District.
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PHOTOS: TARAS
Dosa Bar, Filmore.
Dia de los muertos, Mission District. PHOTOS: TARAS
Ferry Building. PHOTOS: TARAS
World Famous Buccalone Salami
World Famous Clam Chowder
11...Kelly’s world-title deciding heat. PHOTO: SHERMAN
Relax, Kelly. You’re against Dan Ross. PHOTO: SHERMAN
PHOTOS: TARAS
Oh shit,
PHOTO: TARAS
, Kelly. You’re against Dan Ross.
Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. PHOTO: LAWRENCE
San Francisco, buying in. PHOTO: TARAS
Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly. Kelly.
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All eyes on Kelly. Kelly’s eyes on Sherm. PHOTO: SHERMAN
Sights in the city.
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peter
T A R A S
Occupy
SF.
Pier 3 9.
Pier 39.
Ocean Beach
The Gate.
Alcatraz.
Think of the children... Rip Curl Grom Search Finals. PHOTO: TARAS
Grom Search winner,
,
Cam Richards. PHOTO: TARAS
Free Play...
WT lets loose on Kelly’s Cove. Taylor Knox. PHOTO: TARAS
Jordy Smith. PHOTO: TARAS
Contin...
...ued
Mysto. PHOTO: LAWRENCE
C’mon Wilko,
you couldn’t have just gone with the rainbow suit? PHOTO: TARAS
Unidentified. PHOTO: LAWRENCE
Parko.
So happy! PHOTO: TARAS
Now, back to work... PHOTO: TARAS
Miguel Pupo. PHOTO: LAWRENCE
Pat Gudauskas, muscling through it. Get well soon, Pat. PHOTO: LAWRENCE
Josh Kerr.
(We won’t get sick of it.) PHOTO: HAMISH HUMPHRIES
PHOTO: LAWRENCE
Gabriel Medina.
Sevenf--kingteen. PHOTO: LAWRENCE
Gabriel Medina.
Sevenf--kingking .
PHOTO: LAWRENCE
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Charles Medina (Gabriel’s Father). PHOTO: LAWRENCE