The Surfer's Journal

In this edition of The Surfer's Journal, we look closely at Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore. Kelly Slater remembers both the pleasure and the pressure of winning the 1995 world title in flawless surf at Pipeline.

Australia's Narrabeen is famous less for its surf, and more for its personality and character, as well as the astounding number of good surfers it has produced. A Sydney suburb, Narrabeen has been at the heart of Australian surfing for more than 35 years.

Australia's Kirra Point's ruler-edged tubes have for more than 30 years brought surfers to near-spiritual ecstasy. "When I die," former world champion Peter Townend says, "I've told them to scatter my ashes at Kirra."

In the esisode, we expose Bells Beach's long, generous, slightly archaic surf break in the Australian state of Victoria. Since 1962, its Easter competition or "country soul event" has been a yearly retreat from the hustle and chaos of the world tour.

In this edition of The Surfer's Journal, we look closely at Waimea Bay on Oahu's North Shore. Ian Cairns describes the Waimea wipeout that changed his life.

In this edition of The Surfer's Journal, we look closely at Maui's Honolua Bay. Mark Richards chocks back tears of joy (damn near) recalling his tube of the season at Honolua Bay in 1976.

This special edition of the Surfer's Journal looks at the prime surfing destination of Jeffrey's Bay in South Africa. Randy Rarick remembers standing on the point at Jeffrey's during a 10' swell and watching a 65 wave set roll through.

This special edition of the Surfer's Journal looks at the prime surfing destination of Gradjagan or "G-Land" in Indo. Former world champion Derek Ho recalls his career-ending injury at Gradjagan.

This special edition of the Surfer's Journal looks at the prime surfing destination of Tavarua In Fiji. 1970s surfers recovered past glory in a first-of-its-kind Masters event at Tavarua in 1997.

This edition of the Surfer's Journal delves deep into the California surfing experience, including the cause and effect of Mark Foo's death at Mavericks.

This edition of the Surfer's Journal delves deep into the California surfing experience, including the passionate, doomed relationship between Mickey Dora and Malibu.

This edition of the Surfer's Journal delves deep into the California surfing experience, specific to the energetic bump-and-grind of Huntington Beach.