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18-Year-Old Alana Blanchard, Knocking on the Door to the WCT |
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Volume 5, Number 7
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July 24, 2008 - At 18 years of age, Alana Blanchard is a surf industry
sponsor’s dream: a fearless competitor with model good looks. As a
rookie on the ASP Women’s World Qualifying Series (WQS), Alana is
currently ranked #5 and making a serious charge at her dream of
qualifying for the World Championship Tour.
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Surf Science: What the Bleep Do Surfers Know? |
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Volume 5, Number 7
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 By Beau Flemister
Several years ago, an independent film was showing at the now closed
Varsity Twins Theater in town called What the Bleep Do We Know? It’s an
insightful documentary, sort of a Quantum Physics 101 for the
movie-going masses. Of the many speakers it featured and followed
throughout the film, a scientist by the name of Dr. Masaru Emoto shared
some interesting (and even considered controversial) scientific
findings. He was conducting experiments with water. Well, actually
frozen water.
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Above the lip |
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Volume 5, Number 7
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 By Noa Myers
Joel Centeio has long been toted as one of the best young pro surfers in Hawai‘i, backing up such claims with multiple podium appearances from Kewalo Basin to California with graceful power punctuated by huge airs. Since Joel won the Xcel Sunset Pro a few months back, we think it’s high time he deserves some extra elbowroom beyond his Vertra ad or even a gallery spread. He’s earned the cover.
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Tomorrow’s Classic |
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Volume 5, Number 7
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 What makes a classic surf image? A snippet of the past, a stylish
surfer drawing a clean line, a hollow empty wave, a unique or unusual
perspective or capturing the personality of the subject. These types of
images all have potential, but the real classics are the images
that—recent or of late—capture an emotion, a feeling, movement, and
transport the viewer to a state of reminiscence and reflection.
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Mozo’s MO |
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Volume 5, Number 7
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 A man and his camera
By Chelsea Johns
Through Allen Mozo’s lens, one experiences stunning seascapes, the
hydrodynamic skills of watermen caught at the height of action and
wildlife in uninterrupted tranquility. Behind the lens, however, is a
man who not only overcame paralysis as a teenager after a skateboarding
accident left him with a broken neck, but also endured the early
passing of his best friend, younger brother and fellow photographer,
Jon Mozo. Despite these tragic incidents, or perhaps because of them,
Mozo has a definitive love of life, concern for the people around him
and appreciation of the simple beauties of nature.
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Inside Section – July |
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Volume 5, Number 7
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 Canvas Surfer
The existential, fluid feeling surfers pursue has been captured in the
art of a sandy-blonde surfer girl named Heather Brown. The Chinatown
Boardroom hosted her most recent art opening on Tuesday, April 29,
coming on the heels of her artistic domination of the Kōkua Festival’s
signage and merchandise.
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Destination: Pakistan |
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Volume 5, Number 7
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 Sidetracked in the Subcontinent
By Beau Flemister
May 19, 2008
As a surfer, there are random and infrequent moments when you want,
when you need something else. We slip out of the saltwater like some
primordial deja vu on our evolutionary path, trudging onto land in
search of some new adventure. There are other ways to get your
adrenaline pumping other than dropping in to an eight-foot wave at
Pipe, and I chose Pakistan.
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Tahiti Gallery |
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Volume 5, Number 7
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Just a gallery of sick shots from Tahiti
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My World |
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Volume 5, Number 7
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If the grass is greener on the other side, then I’m a permanent resident
By Kevin Whitton
Have you ever heard the saying, “you create your own reality?” Bad
Religion coined it in their prophetic song, “Leave Mine To Me.” It
doesn’t mean that if the surf’s flat, you can conjure up perfect
four-foot barrels and surf till your heart’s content. That’s is the
unrealistic subconscious imagery wet dreams are made of.
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June in freesurf |
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Volume 5, Number 6
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By Chelsea Johns
There is no disputing that the Valley Isle is producing some of the
hottest young talent around. While rippers like Dusty Payne, Ola
Eleogram, Hank Gaskell and Granger Larsen haven’t broken the WCT
barrier, they’re knocking hard on that door. Young Mauians have been
turning heads at amateur events and making their presence felt on the
WQS. They’re finding their way into your latest surf vid and infusing
the pages of surf mags across the globe. Nine Maui hotshots were
featured in Surfer Magazine’s “Hot 100” surfers of 2008. When you
consider the size of the entire international surfing community, that’s
a pretty impressive figure.
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