At a minimum of 124 pages, with high production values, the best imagery, insights from the world’s best surf scribes, often cover mounted with a DVD and the only Australian surf mag with a complete digital presence, there’s no doubt why Surfing Life has been at the forefront of surf media for over two decades. Surfing Life is BRIGHT in an intelligent and colourful way. Surfing Life is BRASH, poking fun, but at themselves as much as others. Surfing Life is BRAVE, to take on the tough topics. Surfing Life is the magazine with something for everyone. Surfing Life is Made From Surfing.
ISSUE 367: WINTER
WITH VAUGHAN “DEADLY” BLAKEY • Our global ocean community brims with unexpected characters. Sometimes, they’re famous. Most times, they’re more knowledgeable than us. Ofttimes, they glimpse into what’s coming: lines on surfing’s horizon. Forecast predicts a future event or trend; we yarn with surfing’s wild man Vaughan Blakey as he peers into the distance.
THE LINEUP • QUESTION: IF THE WEST BECAME A PEST, WHICH REMOTE SURF DESTINATION WOULD YOU PURPOSELY “GET LOST” ON?
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THE END OF THE BEGINNING FOR BIG “O” • Owen Wright retires from professional competitive surfing, but he’s not hanging up the wetsuit yet
LESS CROWDS, MORE CHILL • Four thousand reasons why Chile should be your next surf destination
SURFING’S RISING NOBILITY • Jarvis Earle of the Cronulla Kingdom
DEFINING HER DESTINY • Quincy Symonds knows no limits
THRILLS AND TURDS • Grom culture, then and now
PHOTO OF THE YEAR • Josh Tabone, winner of the Surfing Life Photo of the Year ... brought to you by Salty Surf Housings
THE TWINNIE EXPERIENCE • Thrusters get it done, but do twin fins have more fun?
SHIFT HAPPENS! • Tidal drift of carbon sticks
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