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GLOBAL SURFING

GLOBAL SURFING ISSUE #106

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GLOBAL SURFING “It was a beautiful, harmonious, peaceful looking planet, blue with white clouds. A planet that gave you a deep sense of home, of being, of identity. Looking at it from space gives you an instant global consciousness”. -Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon-

t is the waves that bind us together. That give us our Global consciousness. Waves speak hundreds of different languages to millions of different surfers. And yet, the message is the same. Come to me. Hitch a ride on my energy. And I will blow your mind. I will give you the greatest individual moments of your lives. I will share my secrets. I will drive your passion. I will shape your body. I will shape your mind. In this issue we examine this message and the Global Consciousness it creates. We start

our adventure here at home, in Sumbawa with Mason Ho and his famous Dad, Michael. A sacred session that pushed the boundaries of modern performance. We then check in with the President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama. His legacy in tatters due to an absurd election season, one of Obama’s last actions will also be his most lasting. And it will directly affect every surfer on earth. The creation of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Pacific Ocean. The largest environmentally protected place on earth. All for us. Then we travel to a far off island, off Atlantic North West Africa. One of the most remote islands in the world, to examine the lost art of surfing alone, without cameras or dreams of Go Pro selfie clips. Just surfing for the sake of it in raw, unknown waves. A test of one’s own motivations. In this issue we were also stoked to hear from the Russians. In an extraordinary photo portfolio, the results of this year’s SURF JAM photo contest, that gives us a look at a surfing existence as far from our

tropical world as it gets. Sub-zero surfing that would test the mettle of anyone. Our Russian brother’s love for surfing is strong. We then examination the best aerial of the year from our current World Champion, John John Florence. And with all this talk of Wave pools, we also hear why Olympic surfing will never work unless it is synthesized. Not the best news for the most nature-intimate sport on earth. Our science corner this month examines the incredible Micro-photography of the elements that actually allow us to stand up and balance on a surfboard. And our Global surfing issue comes to a close with a remarkable photo project by Russian photographer Olga Sinenko. A look deep into our past but with today’s Canggu surfing. You will have to see it to believe it. So open up and enjoy this new issue. Become part of our Global consciousness. It’s not as tough as it sounds. After all, Edgar Mitchell said it best. We are just stars wrapped in skin. -Editor-

The inspiration of all Global surfing. That spinning vortex that can speak a hundred different languages to a million different surfers all at the same time. Photography by Liquid Barrel

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Michael and Mason. Father and Son. Legacy is not leaving something for someone. It is leaving something in someone.

ason Ho hit the DNA lottery at birth. Consider the bloodline that he shares. Mason’s Uncle Derek was Hawaiian Amateur Champion at 14, he won the 1984 Duke Kahanamoku Classic with brother Michael finishing second. Derek Ho won the Pipeline Masters in 1986 and finished second in 1991. He won the Triple Crown in 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1993. By 1993 he was our World Champion, a two-time winner of the Pipeline Masters and a four-time winner of the Triple Crown. And Mason Ho’s own Father, Michael, is a true legend in the pantheon of surfing legends, with a list of surfing achievements that is breathtaking. By 1970, Mason’s Dad Michael was already the US Boys Champion at 12 years old. Michael was Fifth place at the 1972

World Championships in Ocean Beach at a skinny 15 years old. That same year he started charging Sunset Beach, by now squire to Eddie Aikau, Jeff Hakman, Gerry Lopez, Reno, BK and the entire pantheon of 70’s Hawaiian greats. Michael Ho was a full time professional surfer by high school graduation, long before the Shaun and Rabbit ever busted down any doors. By 1975, at 17 years old, He was runner up at the Duke and the Pro Class trials. During 1976 through 1988 he was relentless on the international pro tour, rising to 3rd in the world rankings. He and friend Dane Kealoha were the Hawaiian spearhead for all the world to see, ripping from J-Bay to Bell’s beach to Japan and beyond. Michael Ho has been a five time Pipeline Masters finalist.

With his exuberance in the surf and his childlike glee, Mason Ho is in redefining the stoke amid the pro ranks.

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Three stages of Mason Hoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power game. Although his playful approach toward whichever pro contests he chooses to enter assures no World Championship, make no mistake, this guy is the real deal on any wave thrown at him.

In 1982, winning the Pipeline Masters with a cast on his right arm, inventing the backside “Pig-dog” approach to surfing. Micheal Ho owns thirteen Duke Trophies, is an eight time Duke finalist and has won it in 1978 and 1981. He is a four time winner of the Xcel Pro, Two time Triple Crown Champ and George Downing says he will not hold the Eddie without Michael Ho in it, Michael being one of the few contestants to whom Eddie was a close friend. Remarkably, at 40 years old, Michael Ho was the runnerup at the 1997 Pipe Masters defeating Kelly Slater in an earlier heat. He won the World Masters Championship in France in 2000. And in 2003 at Makaha, he damn near won it again. And don’t even get us started about Mason Ho’s sister Coco. Which is all to say that it has either been

very difficult for Mason Ho to live up to this legacy, or very easy for him due to his inherited talent. It certainly looks like the latter is true. No top pro surfer seems to have more fun in the surf. But do not let this energetic approach fool you. Mason is the real deal. Just go back and take a look at the giant Waimea wave he almost won the Eddie on, or any of his Wave Of The Winter entries. Obviously the Ho Family’s legacy is in good hands with Mason. His Father living proof that legacy is not about leaving something for someone, it is about leaving something in someone. The goal is not to live forever. The goal is to leave something behind that will. We will all be known forever by the tracks we leave.

Wearing the spotlight with the comfort inherited from a family that has grown up in front of the media for generations, Mason Ho seems to ride every wave with a combination of drama, theatrics and class. Always taking the time to soak in the subtle moments a wave can bring.

How Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument redeemed the President’s surfing soul.

merica’s current election fiasco had President Barak Obama worried. His legacy was in shambles. Everything he worked for was going to be dismantled by a new Republican Trump administration. All Barak would be remembered for now is the color of his skin. Which wasn’t really a bad thing, but for Barak, it just wasn’t enough. So in one last act of defiance, in his one last shot at a true legacy, in his one last act as a president who surfs, President Barak Obama became a surfer once again and did something grand. He created the biggest environmentally protected area on the face of the earth, more than half a million square miles. And most of it pristine Ocean. In the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lies the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Two things: it is incredibly hard to pronounce and it is a long-term protection gambit for a vast array of marine life and areas of cultural significance. Papahānaumokuākea was about 140,000 square miles, which was still pretty damn good, considering that’s larger than every national park in the US combined. But Barak Obama, perhaps so he could sleep at night, really stepped it up. He enlarged it by 582,578 square miles of land and sea. Twice the size of Texas. With a wink to surfer’s everywhere, The President said “It is in the public interest to preserve the marine environment”. And he isn’t just paying lip service to the idea. During his term as President, he’s created nearly 30 other national monuments, spanning North America. According to Josh Earnest, White House press secretary, Obama “would be happy to sign into law a piece of legislation that

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would have protected these waters, but we didn’t see that kind of legislative activity in this Congress, so the President made more effective use of his executive authority.” It’s for good reason, too: the Ocean keeps us alive. We wouldn’t exist without it, so its protection should be a top priority. Sustainable fishing, stricter dumping rules, should be the norm, not the exception. We shouldn’t be shitting where we eat and in

a literal sense, we’re doing just that. “The oceans are the untold story when it comes to climate change, and we have to feel a sense of urgency when it comes to protecting the ocean that sustains us,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) told the Washington Post. The protected area increased 4 times in size. So what, exactly, does the monument protect itself from? In a nutshell, no one can take anything from the area, at least on a commercial venture. That means no commercial fishing and no deep-sea min-

ing, including mineral extraction. Recreational fishing is still permitted, but a permit is required, just like anywhere else. Of course, like any story, there are two sides. People who make their living on fishing boats aren’t happy about the newlyexpanded protection area. Longline fishermen lobbied hard against it. “We move all over the ocean, in the way the fish move,” Jim Cook, co-owner of POP Fishing and Marine, told The Washington Post. According to Cook, more than half of federal waters are now closed to commercial fishing. Federal officials, though, estimate that only about 5 percent of commercial ventures will be affected, since most of them catch upwards of half their fish in international waters. But it truly remains an area that deserves protection. Within the new boundaries of the Papahānaumokuākea National Monument lies an extraordinary amount of things worth protecting. The world’s oldest living animal, for example–a black coral somewhere around 4,500-years-old. According to a researcher at the NOAA, every one of 50 biological samples taken on expeditions to the area last year contained new species or species that weren’t known to live on earth. “We’re seeing a lot of life, a lot of new life and a lot of very old life,” he said. “Things have not been disturbed for a very long time.” And now, thanks to Obama, it looks like things will remain that way for generations to come. For our surfing President, a legacy fulfilled indeed.

Aside from being remembered for the color of his skin and a statue of him as a child in the playground of a Jakarta Elementary school, Papahanaumakuakea Marine National Monument will remain Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest legacy. And somehow our surfing tribe will benefit most. Funny how this old world works. Photography by Liquid Barrel

NORTH SHORE: BETWEEN THE LINES All photos by Pete Frieden

From the Encyclopedia of Surfing:

orld-renowned stretch of Hawaiian coastline located on the north side of Oahu; the undisputed capital of big-wave surfing from the 1950s to the early ‘90s; home to about 40 surf breaks, many of them hallowed. “If the surfing world has a shared mythology,” American essayist William Finnegan wrote in 1997, “then the North Shore of Oahu is its Olympus.” What surfers know as the North Shore begins at the town of Haleiwa and runs east for seven miles to Sunset Beach. North Shore breaks include Haleiwa, Laniakea, Off the Wall, Rocky Point, Velzyland, Pipeline, Waimea Bay, Sunset beach. These last three are among the world’s bestknown surf spots. Pipeline for its exploding tubes, Waimea for its fearsome size, Sunset for its consistency and complexity. The power of the North Shore surf, combined with shallow reefs, crowded lineups (pressuring surfers to try marginal waves), and near-constant surf media presence (encouraging them to take star-making risks), makes this the most dangerous surf area in the world. About 30 surfers have died on the North Shore since the early 1960s, and hundreds more have been severely injured. Waimea was ridden for the first time in 1957 by a group of California surfers including Greg Noll, Mickey Muñoz, and Pat Curren. California’s Phil Edwards is credited as the first to ride Pipeline, in 1961. Surf movies and surf magazines were by that

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time filled with images shot on the North Shore; the cover of the first issue of Surfer, published in 1960, showed Jose Angel of Hawaii dropping into a huge Sunset Beach peak. The annual winter surfer migration to the North Shore began in earnest in the late ‘50s, with dozens of mainland wavehunters renting houses and staying for weeks, even months, at a time, and the number of visitors increased steadily over the years. Crowded lineups have been a problem on the North Shore since the early ‘60s, and by the early ‘70s local surfers were using organized intimidation and violence to secure waves for themselves. A legacy that continues three-fold today. Big-wave surfing, pushed to the background in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, roared back in 1983, and North Shore big-wave riders like Mark Foo, Ken Bradshaw, Darrick Doerner and Brock Little became surf world icons. Laird Hamilton and Buzzy Kerbox, along with Doerner, invented towin surfing on the North Shore in 1992. Dungeons in South Africa, along with Maverick’s, Todos Santos and Cortes Bank have broken up the North Shore’s big-wave monopoly, while Indonesia with its perfect waves has replaced the North Shore as the ultimate surf destination. But this relatively short piece of coastline is still the sports greatest showcase. World champions are crowned here in December, giant waves are ridden throughout the winter and no other surf zone in the world can match the North Shore for intensity on land as well as the sea.

Waimea Bay. November Dawn. On a building swell, catching a few early, settling in to a rhythm, can be the difference between heaven and hell as the mighty North Pacific gets ready to unload both barrels over Waimeaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deep water reef.

Top: Nowhere on earth is surfing more scrutinized than the North Shore. Every wave has an audience of the best surfers in the world. Every single ride is judged by peers. And if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t push every ride to your absolute maximum effort, you become invisible. Here, Dane Gudauskas pushes it with a mind bending cutback. Almost makes you feel sorry for his fins.

Below: Jordy Smith. Back from injury and using his over six foot frame to greatest advantage. His world title bid starts now.

In between the lines of the big days, the seven mile stretch of what we call the North Shore becomes a bee hive of frantic activity. Here, Tanner Gudauskas, John John Florence and Yago Dora take advantage of the smaller conditions, keeping their focus, their intensity alive. Knowing that when the giant swells hit, they are going to need every bit of it.

Back in the day of big guns, small days went unridden. But with the advent of the micro boards and aerial antics of the modern era, the in between days are now more crowded than ever. Pat Gudauskas soaring over Rocky Point. Reveling in the lack of pressure the big stuff imposes.

At 72 years young, still vital and creating a new generation of crafts. A living embodiment of the passion of surfing and its evolution of design. A living treasure. 28

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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED:

Bob McTavish, 72

Shaper, Holy man, Inventor of the Shortboard B

ob McTavish was recently in Bali surfing, shaping and serving as an inspiration for the Deus outfit. Here he discusses friendship, where we can find God in a wave and why Chuck Yaeger’s grandson should be test pilot for his latest designs.

- But seriously, I think Rasta is the man. He can surf anything beautifully.

- What I have learned about Friendship? I think loyalty is the most beautiful quality of life.

- Do you know that whole shortboard revolution was only a six month period? Everything that followed was just mop-up.

- We fall in love with surfboards because of all the time we spend with them. Count the hours. Surfing, talking about them, holding them in our arms. We talk to our surfboards through our feet. So, like any friend that is on your mind all the time, you fall in love with them.

- Greenough was just some guy that came over to Oz, riding on his knees, because he

- The most enjoyable kind of surfing is with your child on the nose of your board. Pure joy.

- The only way to fall in love with your fins is if you have an eye for it. They are like the adopted kids. - Who is my ideal test pilot? John John Florence. But only because I can’t remember half the names of the guys on the WSL. - When I shaped a board for Kelly Slater, he wanted an edge that would help him beat the next guy. And that’s not the criteria I operate under. - Most shortboards these days are just tennis racquets. Just stripped back to work in a tradesman’s way. It’s heartbreaking.

had no relevance in California. But when he came to Oz we loved him because he was a different kind of yank. He couldn’t relate to the functioning world…but he was just such a wonderful guy. His influence on the revolution was actually more imagined than actu-

ally based in reality. I think his most valuable contribution to surfing was as a personification of surfing imagination. His photography proved that forever. But we Aussies made George Greenough famous by association. He became famous and was perceived as influential and important because our little gang of Aussie surfers and shapers took him in and cared for him and loved him. Still do. - The best board in the world ended up in Sanur, Bali. Ok, so after the Honolua sessions in 1967, I went to California the next day and immediately shaped myself a really sweet 7’10” by 21” with low rocker and a shallow vee. That board was THE board that really started the shortboard revolution in California. The real mind opener. There was no more trimming, no more noseriding, it was all off the tail and into the stratosphere from there. I called that board the “Son of the Plastic Machine”. I did the best surfing of my life on that board. I was 27. I shaped that board at Morey/ Pope’s, and one of the factory guys picked it up after I went back home to Oz. And this guy brought it to Bali. And he surfed Sanur on it, this historic board. And do you know he rode that board for the next 12 years? Until the glass eventually peeled off. He just loved it to death. So he rode it to death in Bali. A fitting end.

Early 70’s prototypes. Way ahead of the curve.

POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE: LANZAROTE THE DISAPPEARING ART OF NON-SELFIE SURFING All photos by Liquid Barrel

he motivation of surf travel has shifted. Blame the modern age. In today’s world of selfie madness and Go Pro mugging, with most of a surfer’s day taken up by personal social media management, the travel experience has become something seen and not felt. These days a surfer has to get back to his phone to actually see where he was. Post it or it never existed. All website surf footage these days is just an exercise in advertising. We only see sponsored video shorts. With the touch of a delete button, Surf stars today are disposable. Mini-careers are built on running around with a cameraman obtaining snippets and clips. Desert Island surfing has all but disappeared and with it a certain element of adventure that once drove the sport. The age of discovery has been deleted. Replaced by the age of capers and gags. And there is a danger in this. The danger of bringing about the end of wonder. “to obtain knowledge or sight of what was previously unknown”, this is the definition of the word discovery. And surfers used to feel it all the time. And be richer for the experience. The way a wave you found in a far off country would find its way into your consciousness. Could become a part of you. Unshot, unfilmed, uncaptured. Something wild in your life. A visitation. Something chasing you as you chased it. And this is made even more so by finding these waves alone. Sizing them up. The possibilities. Your real motivation tested. Paddling out alone. Edging closer and closer to the

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beast. Pulling back on a few and then finally catching the first one, riding it and kicking out. Realizing it was all possible. Your adventure complete. The photos on these pages are a reminder of this brand of wonder. Imagine the feeling of exploring alone and coming across this wild place. Raked by the Scirroco winds Lanzarote, part of the Spanish archipelago of Canary, sits 125 kilometers off the coast of North Africa and about 1000 kilometers south of the Iberian Peninsula. In other words, way off the map. A UNESCO biosphere, Lanzarote is an island of over 300 volcanic cones that gets regularly punished by the fury of the North Atlantic. It is home to camels, rare falcons, the spitting gallotia lizard and bizarre blind crabs. It is also known for its wild local government corruption, the site of a Stone Roses Video and the worlds only underwater art museum. Something that has to be seen to be believed. All of which you would never have cared about unless you had actually put down your phone and lived the place. So yes, as you look at these powerful, unridden waves, consider the possibilities beyond the photogenic. Imagine being there and sizing the place up. Imagine just you and your board and these waves. Unwitnessed, unfilmed. Would you do it? Could you do it? We cannot go back in history to a simpler time. But we can bring a simpler time with us into the future. Give it try next time. And don’t let us know how it went.

The previous photos should get your imagination sparked. They evoke what it would be like to be all alone on this island with these waves? Raw waves that would test not only your skills but your motivation. Surfing by oneself will always be an act of wonder.

THE MOTHERLAND: THE RUSSIAN SURF PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT OF SURF JAM 2016

s part of the celebration of Russian surfing here on Bali, this year’s Surf Jam Festival at Balian featured a photography contest. The results were extraordinary. A window into a surfing place that is a galaxy away from the Indonesian experience. A window into the power of the passion of surfers regardless of their environment. Surfing in Russia. Sub-zero weather, snow, ice, mystery. These winning images from the biggest, most secretive country on earth are worthy of meditation for their form and honesty. But mostly for their raw beauty. A reflection from a place that would be last on any surfers mind. Unless of course you live there. Surfers find a way. Surfers survive. Surfers surf no matter what. And here is the proof. Here, in their own words, are the winning Russian photographers reflections on these penetrating images from the frozen north.

Right: Grand Prize: Photographer: Anna Shalashova “March, 16th. 2016. That was a very windy day with strong precipitation. Wind speed was about 50 km. Coming snow squalls reduced visibility to zero. Sand with snow and water splashes flew straight into the lens. It was demolishing. Riders couldn’t stay in water for a long, because of a strong current, that could take them down. Surfing in the sea wasn’t possible that day. But we tried. I’ve never seen a storm like this in the Barents Sea before.

Following page clockwise from top left: Runner Up: Photographer Kirill Umrikhin Location: Kamchatka, Russia “What I can say- it’s water was 6 degrees Celsius. Cold enough to break your bones” Third Place: Photographer: Olga Sinenko “21.03.2016, Girl and twilight. That shooting was supposed to be nothing special. I did something similar before millions of times. Girls and boards, beautiful sunset, sparkles...But this girl was different. Very real. She felt it. Not just a model. We stayed untill dark, moment and emotion were captured”. Fourth Place: Photographer Anna Gavrilova “09.05.2016, 12:49. Kamchatka, a place where there is no definite surf season. Surfing on the Kamchatka Peninsula can be at any time of the year. Waves have always been there. Pure, pure, pure water of the Pacific Ocean, the beautiful scenery, lack of dangerous animals in the water. But careful of big bears on land. The main thing is to choose the right outfit for this water temperature. At that time, a very good day. Sun so bright. Everything so wild and clean. Highquality waves come. And on sunny day like this allow to receive an indescribable pleasure of surfing. Rider is Anton Morozov. Fifth Place: Photographer: Anna Shalashova March, 1. The photo was taken at sunrise. Just before the sun came up to turn the snow pink. The sun does nothing to warm anything here. Rider is wearing a hat, because it’s very cold. Beyond cold. The waves were perfect that morning, he said. This is on the Barents sea, a secret spot near the Teriberka village. I was not allowed to do shootings of the surf.

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ohn John Florence is sitting on his back porch that faces the Pipeline stretch of the North Shore. “You’d have no idea tomorrow’s going to be as huge as they say,” Florence says, watching the small blown out surf. At 23, even Kelly Slater considers him the best in the world, World Title or no. The whole world watched Florence as he started surfing when he was six months old, standing up on an old body board in the pipeline shorebreak. By the age of six, he was sponsored by O’Neill. At 13, when he was only four-foot-eleven, he became the youngest surfer to compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Today he is six-foot-two and 180 pounds. His contract with Hurley, worth more than $4 million a year, ranks him the surf world’s top earner. He lives in his own house on 150 feet of prime oceanfront real estate, where he enjoys the fruits of his surfing. A cool renovated bungalow and guest house. A summer-camp collection of toys including a catamaran, a jet ski, and over a dozen surfboards litter the lawn. A group of friends and trusted assistants are in constant attendance to grant his every wish. But one might ask, what are those wishes at this point? To hang on to a world title? After his charmed life so far, a life of relative ease living on the most famous stretch of beach in surfing, adored in the media since he was a toddler, wealthy beyond imagination, is the motivation there to hang on to the title as grimly as Kelly Slater has? There is no way he will ever beat Kelly’s record. He’s got too late a start. So what makes him paddle out on a blown out day at Pipeline and rip into the smoothest, highest aerial of the winter? One gets the feeling it’s not the money. One gets the feeling it’s the stoke. Let’s hope so. One Hawaiian World Champion losing it was enough.

It comes as no surprise that John John Florence is a qualified LAPL pilot of small aircraft. With airs this high and this fast and this smooth, he is redefining what is possible once you launch. Now, smooth re-entries are as important as the height.

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PJ o hEn ER PRESS URE John feeLs the squeeze Photography by Pete Frieden

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SURFING AND THE OLYMPICS

WILL NEVER WORK By Alexander Haro

urfing is now been officially made an Olympic sport. Right along side skateboarding, Baseball, Karate, and Rock Climbing. And it was a terrible decision. When the International Olympic Committee announced that yes, they’d allow surfing in the Olympics and all the problems that come along with judging it, the debate about whether or not it should be in the Games fired up. It can mostly be boiled down to two sides: those that think surfing is a sport and those who do not. Surfing, in its current form, is not a sport. Despite the WSL trying very hard to make it one. Organized sports is about finding out who is the best and pro surfing doesn’t do that. Proof? Adriano de Souza. You won’t find many who would agree that he was the best surfer in the world during his Championship reign. He is simply the one who got the most points. Pro surfing has created a space where strategy is as important as talent, which is fine in many sports, but not in surfing. The way the WSL set up their scoring system lends itself to finding the surfer who is best at racking up the points. Points that depend as much on the waves as they do on the surfer. So there is only one way to change things: A big giant wave pool. For surfing to actually be a quantifiable sport, the playing field needs to be even for all competitors. A wave pool would allow the ability to judge the surfer themselves, not the way they surfed some random, wandering wave, completely different form all the others, that the surfer was lucky enough to have come his way. In defining an Olympic winner, luck cannot be a factor. The Olympic sports take place over a span of two weeks. Athletes who’ve been training their whole lives for their brief moment on the biggest sports stage on earth, get a chance to show what they’ve been training so hard for. And in sports like Track and

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Field, where judging is as simple as a timer, it works great. For surfing, determining who the best in the world is requires a hell of a lot more than a few heats…it requires an entire season. Because right now, the best surfer in the world is the one who excels in all conditions. Now this wave pool thing makes sense. Sort of. At least surfers surf the same amount of the exact same waves. Even though the waves themselves are false and do not break like they do in the ocean. The momentum is completely different. In the ocean, the momentum travels toward shore. In a wave pool, the momentum travels back to the deep end. In a sense wave pool surfers are skimming more than they are surfing. Wave pool waves are all about displacement. About a sled being forced through the water to make a bump. Wave pools have nothing to do with having been being born on a storm’s energy. So among other things, it is easy to call fakery on the whole damn thing. Nevertheless, a proper wave pool would create a whole new genre within the sport, much like the halfpipe did for snowboarding, or the mega ramp did for skateboarding. Sure, it’ll take away from what makes surfing great, but that’s an unfortunate downfall of classifying it as a sport. Much like Olympic kayaking in those fake rivers they build. More a clever amusement park ride than man channeling the energy found in nature. So while much of the general surfing public hates the idea of surfing in a swimming pool, it’s the only way to make competitive surfing fair. And to crown a surfing World Champion at the Olympics, a Gold medal winner, the highest achievement in amateur sports…to do this in any other way than in a wave pool won’t be fair to anyone, or representative of anyone, or anything, really. The winner included. So why are we doing this?

With line-ups like this yet undiscovered, is surfing in the Olympics even relevant? What exactly does it have to do with us? Are we actually seeking credibility? And if so... why? Photography by Liquid Barrel

t’s been 161 years since the first-ever photographs were taken underwater at the end of a bamboo pole. The next 100 years saw the first images taken by a man underwater, the first underwater scenes in a commercial movie, the first underwater color photographs, and the first commercially available camera housing. 1. First Underwater Photographs (1856) William Thompson builds a metal box housing for a camera with which he later takes underwater photos in Weymouth Bay, England. The exposures are made on 4” by 5” glass plates, and the shutter is activated by a line from the surface. 2. First Underwater Photographer (1893) Louis Boutan develops a crude housing for a small “detective”-type camera and captures the first diving photograph using a surface-supplied hard hat. 3. “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” (1916) This milestone movie is the first commercial use of underwater cinematography. 4. First Underwater Colour Photographs (1923) Botanist W.H. Longley uses a magnesium-powered flash to capture the first color underwater photos. 5. First Camera Housing (1950) “The Tarzan”, left, the first commercially available camera housing. 6. First Underwater Commercial Still Camera (1957) Jean de Wouters, a Belgian engineer designs the first amphibious 35mm underwater camera, which is marketed under the names “Calypso”. The design is purchased by Nikon and re-released in 1963 as the “Nikonos”, which becomes the most famous underwater camera in history. 7. In 1964, the first surf photo taken with a Nikonos is published in SURFER magazine. 8. 2017. After 55 years of hair raising experimentation, Surf photography becomes the most unique and specialized in all of sport due to the fact that the photographers must be sportsman themselves in order to capture the images. This “Totally immersive” and “Participatory” brand of photography distinguishes surf photographers as among the most committed and talented photographers in History.

We haven’t seen breakthrough photography like this since Scott Aichner blew the lid of surf photography in the 90’s. More than just photos, Diogo D’Orey’s new visions are mind bending portents of the future. Matching the high performance surfing of surfers like Luke Hynd, pictured here, with high performance surf photography. The future of this kind of work is unlimited. 4 6 SURFTIME

WARPED:

The Continued Wizardry of Diogo D’Orey All photos by Diogo D’Orey ( @INWATERwetrust)

In Indonesia, with endless dreamscapes around every corner, all it takes to become part of one is the will to find one. Tai Graham, taking the high road, finding not only a m

Close is not close enough to describe the warping technique that Diogo Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orey employs to bring us these new visions of what we do. His photographs seem to almost hover in the barrel for impossibly long moments as surfers like Tyler Kennedy speed for the light.

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HOLD THE VISION:

TREVOR MURPHY TRUSTS THE PROCESS Photography by Trevor Murphy

My Surfing Philosophy by Trevor Murphy

he art of wave riding is very hard to describe. To paint surfing and time spent in and around the ocean with a single brush is damn near impossible. Surfing to some people is the freedom from the stresses of everyday life. A release or escape from the realities of a day working your fingers to the bone. To others its their job or career. Working their hardest to sustain the life they love in and around the ocean. Surfing to me is a constant reminder not to take what we are given for granted. The fact that one good wave can change the outlook on your whole day, month , year and even your life is nothing short of amazing. The majority of earthlings have no clue the magnitude of stoke we find in the motion of the ocean. The smiles a good session can bring and the tribe like quality it creates between total strangers is quite surreal. Cheering on your fellow man and looking out for their well being in the blink of a eye are qualities that are only found in the art of surfing. Surfing to me is my life. It has its ups and it downs but in the end I am just happy I came along for the ride.

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Andre Anwar, feeling the Cathedral with both hands. While below him, Trevor murphy risks his life.

Being an Uluwatu devotee gives Trevor Murphy inside access to the breakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main players. Intimate slices of Uluwatu life are the end result. Here a day in the life of Alik Rudiarta, Father, Son and Holy surfer.

Cause and effect. Both intimate moments that reflect Trevor murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deep relationship with Uluwatu and her waves. Nyoman Setiawan, head local. Almost all alone, but always in the perfect place.

Clockwise: Self portrait, way off the grid. Indonesian Landscape study #38 Indonesian Landscape study #27

The Balancing Act

ithout balance, there is no surfing. It starts with that magical moment when you release your fingertips from your board and drop into a wave standing up in perfect balance. But there is a lot more going on here than you might imagine. Reasearchers have recently been studying the science of standing up and are discovering remarkable complexities. And with the advent of super micro photography, the actual physical elements that allow us to balance can now be seen and analyzed on a intra-cellular level. Our bodies, like most things in the universe, submit to the laws of physics. Balance, given such complicated names by scientists as postural orientation or postural equilibrium, is controlled by structures in the inner ear, our eyesight, and our automatic postural adjustments brought about by sensory reflexes. Which is why particularly important in the tube to keep your eyes level with the landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horizon. Take a look at the photos of your favorite surfers and you will see how true this is. Lousy tuberiders get confused and forget that surfing is a gravity sport that demands a level horizon whether we are on top of water or not. Which is why we see bad surfing. If any one of a surferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s functions is impaired, either through trauma or just plain bad technique, the other functions struggle to compensate resulting in awkwardness. All you have to do is surf switchfoot to feel that sensation. So it may sound simple, but research has shown us that muscles want to maintain proper posture based on gravitational pull and balance is thereby generated by automatic responses that preserve the vertical orientation of our body mass, mostly found in our trunk.

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In other words, the best tuberiding advice in the world is bend at the knees not at the waist and keep your eyes and muscles oriented to the gravitational sense of earth. It has recently been discovered, and the photos on this page are proof, that surfers have extremely well developed balance that is on par with the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best Ballet dancers. Inner ear, eyesight, and muscular reflexes. Balance. The secrets to discovering what kind of surfers we want to be. 58

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Who would have thought that achieving â&#x20AC;&#x153;Postural Equilibriumâ&#x20AC;? was such a complicated process. When it comes to balance, momentum and the application of power, no one does it better than Betet Merta. Scientists should study this guy. Photography by Pete Frieden

G A L L E R Y GLOBAL. DREAMING. TRUTH. The miraculous photo’s captured by Diogo D’Dorey are like the photos from inside the space station. Intimate portraits of people suspended between time and space in a cramped, revolving capsule within the Universe. Miquel Blanco, here, screams through another secret barrel somewhere down south…and East. Photography by Diogo D’Orey ( @INWATERwetrust)

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Though this photo was featured briefly online, it deserves a more permanent examination. Our next generation of Female surfers are really coming on. Kailani Johnson, with a low, rotational bottom turn reminiscent of Hawaiian Larry Bertlemann, the man who invented the thing. Photography by Trevor Murphy

Cinta Hansel has grown in power and strength. And so has her surfing. Here featured in another photograph that was briefly online but that deserves a second look. And a third. And a fourth. Vertical, connected, committed. This is a surfer that is breaking down the limits previously imposed upon generations of female Indonesian surfers. A maneuver like this being a political statement as much as it is a radical one. Photography by Bruno Robles

Often the best kept secrets are those closest to home. Tai Graham, dropping into the dream of Global Surfing right in his own backyard Photography by Madede

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PANDAWA 1ST SURF CHALLENGE 2016 All photos by Made Ropik

ecognizing the financial value of surf tourism, the Pandawa Beach Management Association recently put together Pandawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first surf contest. And considering just how good the surf is there it was high time. Unique in that there was an Open division and a Beginner division with over IDR10,000,000 in prize money for both divisions, this contest was a real inspiration for the future of Pandawa surfing. With a solid four foot swell pressing against side shore wind conditions, this contest felt more like a celebration than

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a competition. With over 80 competitors, sponsors Coco drink, Jimbaran Chivas Chicken, and Desa Kutuh wers stoked to have such a great event. The Kuta Boardriders club reigned as Mega Artana and Raditya Rondi took first and second place in the open division. And in the beginner division it was a very brave performance by Putu Andika for the win. With great sponors, the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blessings and perfect surf, it looks like the Annual Pandawa Challenge is here to stay.

HALFWAY KUTA BOARDRIDERS AWARDS 2016

t last, we finished the calender in 2016 at the Joglo and gave awards for the best surfers that been throwing their best effort and also we are giving appreciations to all our sponsors that been supporting us. The award took place at a brand new restaurant called the Joglo and it is located near Brawa beach, thank you so much for the support! And heres our champions Push in : Sinar Tandjung

Novice : Ghana Sunestra Groms : Putu Bagia Junior : Varun Tandjung Girl : Dhea Natasya Open : Made Raditya Rondi

Hopefully in 2017, we can make it better, bigger, and more new young surfers will join our club!

THE WSL JOINS THE ASIAN SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS!

lthough the gale force winds and insane Bali holiday traffic were daunting, “The Lawn” in Canggu provided safe haven for the 100 plus surfers and invited guests who gathered together to celebrate the 6th annual ASC Awards party. Nusa Cana Rum, Albens Cider and Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia kicked the party into gear with a wild ASC recap film by Maestro Sean Gilhooley. The exceptional film chronicled the exploits of the ASC surfers this year as they traveled to the Mentawai Islands, Bali, West Sumbawa, Rote Island, Pacitan, the Philippines, and Taiwan. Of special note is that 4 of the 8 men’s events on the ASC tour this year were dual sanctioned with the World Surf League, and in his speech after the video ASC President Tipi Jabrik announced that in 2017 he and Tim Hain under be working under the new WSL Asia to develop World Qualifying Tour events in the Asian region, while the ASC would continue to support boardriders, juniors, and other specialty events in the region as its focus. Winning Event of the Year was the Mentawai Pro presented by Rip Curl, which was held at Lance’s Right and saw 2016 ASC Champion Dede Suryana surf a perfect heat in the semifinals, nailing two 10 points waves for a perfect heat score. This year’s champions were then called up to receive their trophies from ASC Judge Wayan “Leon” Suandhi and ASC’s Tim Hain. Prizes

included custom surfboards from Channel Islands, Chilli Surfboards, and Luke Studer Surfboards, and fins from FCS and Shapers. Thanks to the hard work of Tim Hain, Tipi Jabrik and Sean Gilhooley, 2017 is shaping up to be the biggest, best year ever. Stay tuned. Men’s Open Division Champion: Dede Suryana from Cimaja, West Java Received Rp 10 million in cash, two Luke Studer surfboards, two sets of Shapers fins, and 1 set of FSC fins Women’s Division: Nilbie Blancada from Siargao Island, Philippines Received Rp 5 million in cash, 1 Chilli surfboards, two sets of Shapers fins, and one set of FCS fins Junior Boys Division: Ketut Agus from Kuta, Bali Received Rp 2.5 million in cash, 1 Channel Islands surfboard, and 3 sets of FCS fins Junior Girls Division: Dhea Natasya from Kuta, Bali Received Rp 2.5 million in cash, 1 Chilli surfboard, and 3 sets of FCS fins.

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but also enhance the ability to live it. By being the first to combine surfing, skating and snowboarding under one brand from inception a new future was forged and a generation of liberation was born. For over two decades Volcom has been TRUE TO THIS... the quest for Spiritual Intoxication.

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akley threw a super party in Seminyak to introduce their new Custom experience sunglasses. An idea so good that it is hard to believe someone did not think of it before. As usual, using the highest quality material, Oakley has designed the first truly custom sunglasses. A sunglass system with interchangable lenses that will suit not

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THE LAWN: NEW COOL IN CANGGU!

ituated directly on the beach in Canggu, The Lawn has already become a favourite local establishment. The beachside chic restaurant combines easy lounging with casual fine dining, and is the perfect spot for a breezy lunch date, sunset drinks or a long dinner with friends. The international cuisine takes you on a culinary adventure around the world, while the sound of the breaking waves keep you rooted to the Balinese foreshore. Most items on the sharing menu have been created with a local twist, the cocktails have been thoughtfully crafted from the highest quality liquors and ingredients to em-

body the spirit of The Lawn. You can hang and sun tan on the lawn from 11am onwards, while you watch the long board surfers slide along the Canggu waves, directly out front of the premises. Order bites and a carafe of sangria to share as you slip into another beautiful Bali sunset. Move indoors to wine and dine your loved ones, and stay late into the night with cocktails and delicious food. What was lacking in Canggu before, is lacking no more. Sunday Sundownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have been taken to a whole new level, where casual meets classy and the ocean meets The Lawn.

NOH BY PISON THE PERFECT JIMBARAN LOCATION! With designer coffee, a fresh bakery of delights and a perfect location in Jimbaran, Noh by Pison cafe and bistro is sure to become a institution for coffee lovers and cafe goers alike. Set on the hill as you climb toward the four seasons, this corner location affords not only plenty of parking but also an open patio perfect for dashing in for a cup of java to go, or to sit with friends and charge up for the day ahead. Or even for a lazy afternoon as the sun sets over Jimbaran. Once inside, with its warm brick and wood accents and creative lighting, Noh by Pison creates an inviting atmosphere that will have you trying all the delicious goods on offer at their fresh bakery. And did we mention the coffee? Best in the world and made with love by the people who best understand its restorative powers. Show an make it happen. You will be glad you did.

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erived from Sanskrit, the “Bandha” means “source of prosperity and harmony”. Located on the beach in Legian, THE BANDHA boasts two swimming pools, one close to the beach and the other a large inner lagoon pool accessible from ground floor Deluxe Lagoon rooms. THE BANDHA offers 90 rooms including 34 Deluxe Rooms, 14 Deluxe Lagoon Access, 26 Junior Suites, 4 Deluxe Suites, 3 Family Suites, 6 Grand

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ANDRE YOGA: AN ARTIST FOR OUR TIME

alinese Artist I Kadek Agus Andre Yoga Permana has come of age. With dense, detailed graphic art that reflects a decidedly modern Balinese tale. With mixed medium pen and ink, his latest art is dazzling collectors. From those lucky enough to have him illustrate their latest surfboards to those serious collectors who are paying close attention to his larger pieces and spectacular wall murals. Trained and influenced by masters, Andre Yoga is evolving into one of Indonesia’s most important graphic illustrators and artists. Creating his own brand of colors whether it be to display a skull or a kaleidoscope peacock in full bloom, Andre’s art seems to be lit from within. A generation of

colors and ideas that can be both abstract and literal all at the same time. He prefers to work late, in the quiet hours of the night when the hectic nature of the new Bali calms itself down and the blessed quiet of the island falls upon his inspirations. Like Banksy, you never know where his work will show up. Nor will you know exactly what to expect next. Be it a wall mural in a retail space or a series of illustrations on the the deck of top pro surfer’s new quiver. But one thing is for sure, this talented young artist is here to stay. For information, or custom orders please contact: yogandre@yahoo.com / create3009@gmail.com www. andre-yoga.com

Joel Parkinson gets ready for 2017 WSL Tour at Single Malt Bar 2012 World Champion Joel Parkinson was sighted training for the 2017 WSL title race in Canggu recently. Rumors had it he was ripping Pereregan rights working on his new aerial abilities. Joel’s dedication to training is legendary as we all know, but he has a new plan for the new tour. “It’s simple,” He says, “I just have to double my training efforts because the young guys coming up are twice as good as they used to be. Ha!”. He went on to say that training with the Canggu surfers was really inspring. Spending his evenings rewinding at the Single Malt Bar on Oberoi, Joel and his wife Monica were looking refreshed and ready for another world title run. Sure to be a threat to the new young Guns on the tour, Surftime wishes Joel the very best of luck for the new title race. Onya mate.

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FREE OAKLEY GIVEAWAY! Surftime, I wanted to write to say that I really liked the article by Diogo Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orey. I am trying to be a surf photographer here in Bali and it was so great to see a photographer have photos of himself surfing. I know that you have to be a good surfer in order to take good photos and those photos proved it. Also, Everton Luis article on appreciating photographers was good also. I appreciate Surftime for putting these opinions in the magazine for all to see. Terima Kasih, Wayan Putri Nanani Wayan, Believe me, every chance we get to thank our great photographers we do. Without their great talent there would be no Surftime at all. Good luck shooting and send us the results. Editor

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Kuta: Afends, Alam Kul-Kul Hotel, Back Door, Balcony Rest & Bar, Bali Barrel, Bali Learn To Surf, Bali Learn To Surf, Billabong Flagship, Billabong Kuta Square, Bliss Wayan Hotel, Blue Groove, Blue Ocean, Blue Ocean Shop, Blue Panic, Cv.Oasis Mandiri (Dragon Indonesia), Da Present, DC Kuta Square, Dragon Office, Dragon Shop, Eikon Bar, Electrohell, G-Land, Halfway Surf, Hard Rock Café, Hard Rock Radio, Hot Banana, Hurley Kuta Square, Hurley Poppies Lane II, Indodream, Insght Kuta Square, Junior, Naruki, Oddyseys Surfing School, O’Neil Kuta Square, Ovault Legian, Ovault Pantai, Papaya Surf, Pro Surf School, PT.Billabong Indonesia Office, Quiksilver Beachwalk, Quiksilver Kuta Square, Quiksilver Premium, Ripcurl Bemo Corner, Ripcurl Kuta Square, Rip Curl Memo, Star Surf, Sunkist, Surfer Girl, Surfer Girl Office, Surfer Girl PODS, The Pit, Tiket to the Moon Popies Line I, Toke, Tsunami, Tubes Bar, Volcom Bemo Corner, Volcom Kuta Square, Yayasan GUS, Bali Niksoma Hotel, Black Canyon, BSO, Cozy, Harris Hotel Pantai, Hurley Factory Outlet, Istana Rama Hotel, Kuta Seaview Hotel, Luke Studer Shop, Mercure Hotel, Nero Bali, OZ Radio, POP Hotel, PT.Jarosite ( Rip Curl ), PT.Sinar Sosro, PT. Transnusa Air Services ( TransNusa ), Ramayana Hotel, Rip Curl OSO, Rip Curl Sunset Road, Rosso Vivo, Ryosi Restaurant, Sky Garden, Starbuck Café Pantai, Take Restaurant, The 101 Legian Hotel, The Stones, TJ’s Restaurant, VI AI PI, Hotel Santika, Carrefour Denpasar Sunset Road, Blue Wave. Trans Nusa. Tuban: Aston Kuta, Bali Dynasty Hotel, Bamboo Restaurant, Batan Waru Restaurant, Billabong Discovery Mall, Blue Fin, Bubba Gum, Ryoshi, Discovery Hotel, Envy Restaurant, Golden Lotus, Hacienda Restaurant, Holiday Inn Resort, Hurley Discovery Mall, Kuta Lines Discovery Mall, Kuta Paradiso Hotel, Magani Hotel, PT. Volcom

Indonesia Office, Quiksilver Discovery Mall, Ramada Bintang Bali, Risata Bali Resort, Wave Hunter ( SUP ). Legian: Dahui, All Season Hotel, Camankila Hotel, Cibola, DC Legian, Huck Happy Store, Hurley Legian, Jayakarta Hotel,Legian Beach Hotel, Macaroni Bar Bar & Restautant, Nixon Shop Legian, Ovault Beachwalk, Poco Loco Bar & Rest, PT.Jaya Bersama ( Rip Curl Surf School ), PT.Quiksilver Indonesia, Quiksilver Café, Quiksilver Legian, Ripcurl Legian, Ripcurl Melasti, Sky Surf, SWICH Restaurant, Tanaya Bed and Breakfast, The Bokha Hotel, The Granmas Hotel Jl. Legian, Trattoria, Zanzibar Restaurant, Bali Mandira Hotel. Seminyak, Oberoi, Petitenget: Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Biku Restaurant, Billabong Bintang, Billabong Seminyak, Canggu Deli, Channel Islands, Cocoon Restaurant, DC Seminyak Square, Deus Oberoi, Deus Petitenget, Drifter Shop, Fave Hotel, Hurley Indonesia, Hurley Oberoi, Insight Seminyak, Ipanema Seminyak, IZE Hotel, Kaizam Restautant, Khaima Restaurant, Laca-Laca Restaurant, Lanai Restaurant, Made’s Warung Seminyak, Mannekepis Restaurant, Meja Kitchen & Bar, Motel Mexicola Restaurant, Oakley Seminyak, Volcom Shop, Petitenget Restaurant, Potato Head, Puravida Seminyak, Quiksilver Bintang, Quiksilver Oberoi, Quiksilver Petitenget, Red Carpet, Reef Seminyak, Rip Curl Bintang, Rip Curl Seminyak, Roxy Seminyak, Rumors Restaurant, Ryosi Restaurant, Salty Seagull, Single FIN Seminyak, SOHO Restaurant, Surfer Girl Seminyak Square, Tekor Bali Restaurant, The Grandmas Hotel Dyana Pura, The Haven Hotel, Betelnut Restaurant, Black Canyon Seminyak Square, By The Sea Shop, Chandi Restaurant, Crab Restaurant, Dylon Long Bottom, Eat Well Restaurant, Queens Tandor Restaurant, Taco Casa.

Nusa Dua: Nusa Dua Beach Grill, PT.Bali Bijaksana (Oakley) Office, Ovault Nusa Dua. Uluwatu, Jimbaran: Surfer Paradise Kelan, Surfer Paradise Sale Shop, Drifter Office, Hansel Surfboards, Quiksilver Uluwatu, Single Fin Shop, Single Fin Restaurant, Kacho Rest, Warung Ketty, Warung Lana, White Monkey, PT. Bali Balance, Surf Edge/ Uluwatu Café, Noh by Pison Sanur, Denpasar: Bali Adventure Tours, Bali Hai Cruise, Batu Jimbar Restaurant, BIMC Hospital, Bir Bintang, Bounty Cruise, Coca-Cola Distribution Bali, CV.Royalindo Pacific ( No Fear ), G-Xtreme, International SOS, Kite Surf, Kopi Bali, Ombak Shop, PT. Planet Selancar Mandiri, Red Bull, Ripcurl Sanur, Rocket Sanur, Starbuck Café Sanur, Tiket To the Moon, Tiara Dewata, Soputan, Tiara Dewata Denpasar, Tiara Dewata Monang-Maning, Tiara Dewata Gatsu, Toko Buku Leny, Kios Rama. Canggu: Billabong Batu Bolong, Billabong Canggu, Café di Batu Bolong, Café di Echo Beach, Café di Jalan Uluwatu, Deus Canggu, Hurley Canggu, Nusa Surf, PT.Deus Ex Machina Indonesia Office, Quiksilver Canggu / Echo Beach, REDZ Surf Boards, Reef Canggu, Hurley Outlet Store Berawa, Seven Shores / 69 Slam, Oldmans Restaurant & Bar, The Lawn. Tabanan: Toko Buku Sastra Mas. Gianyar: Bali Zoo, Komune Hotel, Bali Safari & Marine Park, SOBEK.

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EITHER FIND A WAY… OR MAKE ONE. “T

here is no better way to experience the rawness of the movement of the Universe than getting encased in the barrel of a wave. Energy is at the base of it all. That is the direct connection to the cosmic. From the sun shining on the earth to heating things up, to creating winds that then make waves…there you go, the Universe’s direct transfer of energy… and we surfers get to join it, feel it, believe it. This energy is what drives our planet and by the time we paddle out, it’s driving us too”. Vince Longo, CTO Future fins.

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THE TIME TRAVEL PROJECT Photos by Olga Sinenko

hotographer Olga Sinenko wondered what it was like. Wondered what it would look like. Surfing old Bali in the 30’s, but with today’s longboard surfers. So she got her hands on some old authentic camera’s, some ancient film, built custom housings and spent a week documenting the Canggu longboard scene with the same kind of camera equipment and film that was available back when there was only one surfer on the island. The results are before you. A unique look back with forward thinking. And a great way to appreciate the technicolor images of surfing we see today. Like fading memories, these images also evoke the timeless nature of surfing as this old world continues to spin around the sun. Films: ILFORD PAN 100 ILFORD PAN 400 FOMAPAN 400 Cameras: Epoque ET100 Plus Minolta Weathermatic

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