CONTENTS

i.BEGINNINGS

Sweet Candy Days

Pakala

A First Time at the Pipeline

ii.THE BOYS

RB

A Giant Among Men

No Prisoners

Flippy, Pipe Days

Jan’s Board

The Track of the Cat

Momentary Entertainment

Herbie

The Fastest Wave in the World

Whitey and the Duke

Dr. Surf

Comin’ Down

Big Wally

iii.ALL SHOOK UP

Everything Bad Goes Down in Parking Lots

Cannons

The Big Swim

Caught Inside Again

Incident at Eke Moku

G-Land

The Mother of All Pipeline Swells

A Good Day to Die

iv.TRAVELING FOR SURF

Tales of Indonesia

Treasure Islands

The Mile-Long Rides

Chile

v.SURF IS …

The Demise of the Ditch

A Big Score

Keep Paddling

The Gorge

vi.JUST FOR FUN

The Country

The Money Motive

The Best Surfer in the Flesh

A Saturday at Ala Moana

Get It While You Can

A Good Deal

The Last Laugh

vii.FINALLY

The Coral Cruiser

Jungle Love

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A reflective moment on the beach about something … a wave, a surfboard, a girl? Photo: Art Brewer