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out of office replyPosts
Out of Office Reply: 2013 Billabong XXL Picks
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs / April 5, 2013
Surprise Apnea for Surfers
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs / November 29, 2012
If you can’t hold your breath while reading this entire article, you need this class.
Or maybe you need to read faster
Out of Office Reply: Make This Swell Code Green, Please
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs / June 8, 2012
The best surfers in the world should surf the best waves in the world…
…even if they’re tall
Out of Office Reply: Swimsuit Issue 2012
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Swim / December 2, 2011
Behind the scenes of our first swimsuit shoot of the year: Catalina, Michael Sterling Eaton…
…Amanda, Christy and Eloisa
Out of Office Reply: G-Money
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs / November 26, 2011
Garrett McNamara rides a “90 foot” wave in Portugal and the surf world largely ignores him.
But the real world welcomes him as one of its own
Out of Office Reply: How to Lose Heats and Sell Boardshorts
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs / October 31, 2011
A Sunday morning surf with Rip Curl Search wildcard Dillon Perillo.
We won’t bet on him, but we’ll root for him!
Out of Office Reply: White Guilt
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs / September 16, 2011
Water, whiskey, and exploiting Africa’s natural resources in the land of blood diamonds
Out of Office Reply: That (Might Have) Just Happened
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / July 13, 2011
As the much-hyped “swell of the year” poured into Fiji yesterday, associate editor Taylor Paul predicted how it’d all go down
Out of Office Reply: Artfully Dodging Airline Fees
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / May 10, 2011
Rethinking the route to free-flying boardbags
Rip Curl Search No Further
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / May 4, 2011
The World Tour is going to San Francisco, and you should too
Out of Office Reply: Judging the XXL
posted by Taylor Paul / News / April 29, 2011
(Sort of) Honoring the code of silence after deciding the fate of a few good men who ride mountains.
A Big-Wave Safety Solution
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / March 24, 2011
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If You Want Healey, This is What I’ll Give Ya
posted by Stuart Cornuelle / Blogs, Editorial / March 2, 2011
Underwater meditation, poking sharks, and going left at Maverick’s: Outtakes from the Mark Healey interview in SURFING’s Hawaii Issue
Out of Office Reply: Paddling Jaws
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / February 18, 2011
The real story — and real significance — of Peahi’s recent paddle sesh. Starring Danilo Couto
Out of Office Reply: Spare-Air Vests
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / February 3, 2011
Big-wave technology advances once more. Will the masses follow?
The Real Chas Smith
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / January 27, 2011
He’s worse than we all expected (the most wink-wink!)
Meet That Big-Wave Chick: Savannah Shaughnessy
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / January 18, 2011
21-year-old UCSC grad has degrees in biology and awesomeness
Whitlocked Up in Spain
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / January 11, 2011
Carlsbad surfer Ricky Whitlock was accused of murder in San Sebastian. Three years later, it’s still a harrowing tale
Gabon: Redemption
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs / December 28, 2010
Matt Myers alone — with friends — in West Africa
Out of Office Reply: Sofa Surfing
posted by Taylor Paul / Blogs, Editorial / December 16, 2010
Oliver Kurtz sluts around the North Shore’s couches (and you can too!)
