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W KE P A U C AL L After a slow start to February, the South Bay came for a week of waves to end the month
This Page: Empty is calling photo: Gonzales Cover: Cheyne Magnusson photo:jacobson
EDITOR BRAD JACOBSON CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS KEN PAGLIARO WWW.KPSURF.COM JOHN GONZALES www.johnnygonzalesphotos.com/ JEFF YUSA http://liquidplayground.blogspot.com/
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Kicking Out
A view from the other side photo: jacobson
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Backwaves produce some scenic shots Clearing the sand in Ventura. photo: jacobson
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Chris Wells photo: Yusa
CIVIC
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Afternoon Slide Dane Zaun
Sequence: Jacobson
Tyler
Photo: Pagliaro
Marcelo Malinco
Photo: Pagliaro
morning
Surf Check
Photo: Gonzales
Steve Howe
It didn’t take him long to suit up and paddle out (see previous page shot) photo: Gonzales
PUNT
Body Glove Team Manager Matt Chernega Leading by Example photo: jacobson
Tyler
If you haven’t taken the time to watch this guy surf...you should! photo: Pagliario
Derek’s Turn
The Brewers Get Barreled EVERYWHERE they go. photo: jacobson
Justin Quirk
Justin spent a few days in the South Bay hanging out with Cheyene Magnussum photos: jacobson
BURNING THE EVENING photo: Gonzales
EVENING LIGHT
Mohegan
Matt Mohegan catching the FAA’s attention. photo:jacobson
Squeezing In photo:
Pagliaro
After School SPecia Noah Collins finds a fun left after school.. photo:jacobson
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Cheyne Magnussum
Fitting into his new
South Bay residence photos: jacobson
Racing
Matt Meistrell ‘s “grab and go” photo: jacobson
On The Couch With
Jalian Johnston
photo: pagliaro
I have spent a fair amount of time with Jalian Johnston over the past couple months including a surf trip to Central Cali. He’s not your typical surfer. The guy is consistantly thinking outside the box and is always making me laugh. He lives a happy life, doing what HE wants to do at his own pace. He’s a quiet guy vocally but says a lot with his expressions. He is a bit of a throw-back, caveman type person. Seems like you could drop him off in the middle of the Austrailian desert with nothing and come back a month later to find that he has set up a small village. This is our first “On the Couch” feature. These features are a quick question and answer article shining a spotlight on some of our South Bay talent both in and out of the water. Who better to start this feature with than Jalian... Civic Couch (CC) How long have you live in the South Bay: Jalian Johnston (JJ) Since ‘79, off and on from my place on the Big Island (CC) How long have you live in the South Bay: (JJ) Since ‘79, off and on from my place on the Big Island
Civic Couch (CC) Sponsors: Jalian Johnston (JJ) Fire Surfboards and Hurley (CC) What is your 9-5? : (JJ) Basically it is to surf, find waves and document my surfing. Aside from surfing I work on my clothing art (Jalian Stitching Endeavors), help friends in the garden and plan future surf trips! (CC) Travel, where have you gone and where is you favorite? : (JJ) I’ve been fortunate enough to have traveled a lot. Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, Indo, Africa, Peru, Samoa, Fiji, Japan, India.... and I’ve enjoyed every place for it’s unique perspective on life and culture.!!! As far as surf, it’s a tie between Mexico and Indo. (CC) What’s in your quiver? : (JJ) I just started riding Fire Surfboards. I mostly ride shortboards in the 5’10 range but will mess around with smaller fun shapes and swallow tails in the 5’5 - 5’9 range. I also have a few step-up boards that range from 6’1 to 6’6 and one 7’2 that I will ride if I need but that’s rare. (CC) Favorite post-surf grub? : (JJ) Some sort of GIANT burrito, either home_made or out somewhere. (CC) Motto to live by : (JJ) Today’s a gift, that is why it’s called the present. (CC) Favorite thing to do when the surf is flat? : (JJ) I love being on the water; kayaking, diving, sailing etc. I also enjoy gardening. (CC) What’s next for Jalian? : (JJ) More barrels, more trips, more experiences... maybe put out a film of it all!!!!
Jalian Johnston
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BAY SURF SERIES CONTEST #3 (written by kevin cody-Easy Reader)
y three decades away from competitive surfing, and two hip replacements, former top
surfer Mike Purpus returned to the podium on Saturday by winning the legends division
er) at the Dive N’ Surf
South Bay Boardriders Club contest at 45th Street in Manhattan
d the win by going off the lip and getting air on his 10-foot Rocky Sabo longboard and
g a floater. Even the judges applauded as he raised his arms over his head in celebration.
competition has risen steadily over the past two seasons with entries from former pros,
pus, Shaun Burrell and Ted Robinson, high school and college team riders, such as Kelly
ayton Silva and surf industry reps, such as Rich Silva, Matt Singley and Jax McCartney.
of entries has also steadily risen, to over 200 on Saturday.
early heats were held in barreling over-head waves, though later in the day, low tide and
d messy conditions.
favorites in the men’s open division were recently retired pro Shaun Burrell, who won last
SBBC contest, and Body Glove ringer Gabriel Pasteri, of Brazil. But it was Rich Silva, a ocal, who took first. Another local Derek Brewer was 2nd. Pastori and Burrell finished
fourth. Lifeguard Tom Seth was fifth and Mira Costa High team rider Kelly Zaun was sixth.
on the junior men’s (18 and under) division and the Best Maneuver award, which earned
prize, presented by Electra Sunglasses Jani Lange. Zaun called his maneuver a “nose pick.”
ing the tail free, he stuck the nose of his board into the wave and pivoted the tail 360 de-
d the nose before straightening out.
Former South High surfer Natalie Anzivino, last months women’s open winner, and last year’s overall series winner, won the women’s open division, again, on Saturday. Body Glove team rider Chandler Parr was second, followed by Mira Cosa team riders Jordan Wible, Rachel Tominaga and Sara Kohrogi. Tamara Lentz of Spyder Surf was sixth. Tominaga also won the junior girls (18 and under) division. For the groms, the highlight of the day may have been getting to meet Jamie O’Brien, second place finisher the past two years in the Volcom Pipe Pro, and fellow Body Glove teammates Alex Gray and Anthony Walsh. The groms also brought home swag from the Volcom sandal toss game organized by Jani Lange. Top finishers received what might be the heaviest trophies ever presented in a sport known for unusual trophies. Body Glove’s Billy Meistrell affixed brass plaques to old scuba tanks that he cut in half with a blow torch and filled with dirt, topped by succulents. The trophies were so heavy that micro grom winner
Finn Bertino asked O’Brien to accept the trophy on his behalf.
Results: Open men’s – Rich Silva, Derek Brewer, Gabriel Pasteri, Shaun Burrell, Tom Seth, Kelly Zaun. Open Women’s Natalie Anzivino, Chandler Parr, Jordan Wible, Rachel Tominaga, Sara Kohrogi, Tamara Lentz. Junior boys: Kelly Zaun, Vinney Leonelli, Noah Collins, Jordan Robinson, Codee Stamis, Will Reichel. Junior girls – Rachel Tominaga, Alidh Shelden, Macy Mckeegan, Saralyn Troeger, Maddie LoMonaco, Jessie Rowan. Boys: Kyle Beatty, Jack Rowan, Will Reid, Brennan Aubol, Ben Seaberry, Dylan Hord. Groms: Dylan Hord, Ben Seberry, Sebastian Mendes, Sam Reichel, Luke Synder, Trey Mahan. Micro groms: Finn Bertino, Charlie White, Piper Magraudy, Kieren Walls, Myles Gaffney, Kelly Murphy. Open Longboard – Dave Shaefer, Brent Bland, Greg Kloes, Steve Compas, tom Horton, Jiro Ikeda. Masters—Donny Wilson, Dave Schaefer, tom Seth, Steve Howe, Matt Walls, Christian Zingale. Legends – Mike Purpus, Nick Christensen, Scott Daley, Mark Theodore, Derek levy, Mike Boyd. ER
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for a new one
Steve Howe photo: jacobson
Andy Prunauer photo: pagliaro
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Who’s happier?
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PARTING SHOT Cheyne Magnussum getting tied up on a weird lip