Spot Check / Town
Breaking Down 4 Summer Hot Spots
Ala Moana Bowls
A man-made wave referred to as the “Pipeline” of Town, Ala Moana Bowls is known to some legendary watermen as one of the birthplaces of modern day tube riding....
The Purist: the Arthur “Toots” Anchinges Profile
How a 44-year-old Filipino native has become one of the South Shore’s most stylish longboarders
by Cash Lambert
Have you seen Toots surf? Have you seen him double stroke into the lineup on his knees atop a ...
Dancing Amongst the Sunshine Coast
Photos: Keoki
For the past few years, Rosie Jaffurs, Sierra LerBack and Keoki Saguibo have ventured to Australia's wave rich Sunshine Coast for the Noosa Festival of Surfing, taking advantage of the area’s w...
First Name Basis: Wyland
The artist Wyland is known worldwide for his ocean inspired murals and whaling walls. But there is more behind the paintings than just the art. Drawing on his passion and motivation for marine conservation, Wyl...
Pau Hana / Sean Murphy
By Cash Lambert
For Sean Murphy, what started as an innate passion for surf travel blossomed into a 20+ year career at WaterWays Surf Adventures, and to date, the 52-year-old has logged over 100 surf trips i...
She Rips / Monyca Eleogram
By Tyler Rock
Monyca Eleogram is the definition of an island girl. She grew up more country than most, sequestered away in the remote Maui town of Hana. She gravitated towards surfing and this took the count...
Junior Spotlight / Cody Young
By Cash Lambert
During a lay day in the calm waters off Rote, an island found at the Southern tip of Indonesia, Cody Young was fiercely reeling a fishing pole as an Aku battled back on the other end. Suddenl...
Roaming in Rotè
Field Notes from Remote Southeastern Indonesia
By Tyler Rock
When you get invited to venture to lesser known region of Indonesia, you go. Whether you’ve been to Indonesia or not, the thoughts of warm, blue,...
10 Questions with Imaikalani Devault
by Cash Lambert
Imai Devault is a man of few words. Spend any time around the 19-year-old, from the Volcom house during the winter season to catching him cruising with friends on Maui, and he’ll exude a laid...
Travel Essentials / Monyca Eleogram
Sunscreen
“If I’m surfing all day in major sun conditions, Vertra Sunscreen is hands down what I’m bringing. It works, it stays on all day, and I feel like it gives me nice coverage. I like it because it’s act...
12-year-old Kaiser Auberlen Reports from Pumping Lakey Peak
by Kaiser Auberlen
My name is Kaiser Auberlen, and I am a 12-year-old North Shore native. I’ve been surfing for 7 years and have been lucky enough to travel all over the world looking for waves. I just retur...
Traveling this summer? Here’s our Baggage Fee Guide
It’s the ultimate pay to play scenario: In order to get to those blue water, barreling lefts and those empty and glassy rights in an international locale, you must first entrust your finely tuned quiver to airl...