"the Seedling is a documentation of a small pod of Californian logriders drawing out a beautiful line that was dropped off in the late ’60s," states Mono Man, the frugal narrator of Thomas Campbell’s critically acclaimed surf movie. Captured entirely on 16 mm film–in vibrant black and white, color and tints–the Seedling is an original study of the classic, single-fin style from California’s lower ...
Short Timers in Paradise is a quality collection of original short stories, interesting nonfiction and unique drama from John Wythe White, all set in the wondrous Hawaiian Islands. All the protagonists focused on during the disparate plots are foreigners—mostly from the United States’ mainland—struggling to adjust to the beautiful, but different, island lifestyle. The book is aimed at intermediate ...
The latest release from filmmaker David L. Brown and his staff, Surfing for Life, is an original documentary filled with colorful lore, candid interviews and life lessons. The action is culled from a nice blend of black and white, still photographs, vintage big-wave footage, colorific water shots and mouth-watering lineups. Edited with a carefully detailed eye and dubbed over a soundtrack that doe ...
As is evidenced by the dearth of quality surf-related books available after almost a century of our sport’s modern era, finding a new, full-length work within the tiny genre that demands positive word-of-mouth is rare. Fortunately, Allan C. Weisbecker’s latest work, In Search of Captain Zero, is worthy of such talk.
In Search of Captain Zero chronicles the adventures of its narrator/author, Alla
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If you don't intend to ever give up surfing, that must mean that you plan on surfing until you're well into 'old-age'…and if you want to do that successfully you had better pick up a copy of Surf Flex by Paul Frediani & start following his advice!
I've been a professional fitness trainer and Sports Medicine practitioner for 15 years (& surfing a little longer) and it's a rare occurrence for me to
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