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T H E WO R L D’ S F A S T E S T D R Y I N G W E T S U I T

Kelly’s Cove. PHOTO:TARAS

Noriega St. PHOTO: TARAS

Sloat St. PHOTO: TARAS

Fulton St. PHOTO: LAWRENCE

EDITORIAL Editor in Chief

Taylor Paul

Managing Editor

beau Flemister

Photo Editor

peter taras

Associate Photo Editor

jimmy wilson

Art Director

chato aganza

Online Editor

jason miller

photography by peter taras, nate lawrence, Hamish Humphries, steve sherman

The Early Rounds.

How 窶話out that weather, wind and waves?

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

Taj.

PHOTO: TARAS

Dusty,

Dusty,

pre shark siting.

PHOTO: TARAS

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

post shark siting.

Gabriel Medina. PHOTO: TARAS

PHOTO: TARAS

Don’t bite the hand that signs your autograph.

Parko and a clinger. PHOTO: LAWRENCE

PHOTO: TARAS

Owen setting sail...

...and pushing tail.

PHOTO: TARAS

Kelly

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Fredrick.

PHOTO: TARAS

Taylor Clark gets the call up to surf with his heroes...

PHOTO: TARAS

...and a

an up-close tutorial on how to win, from Julian Wilson.

PHOTO: TARAS

Julian and the OB run-up. PHOTO: TARAS

Kieren Perrow.

PHOTO: TARAS

John John.

PHOTO: TARAS

Miguel Pupo.

PHOTO: TARAS

Mick with boards, bags and booties on the boardwalk. PHOTO: HAMISH HUMPHRIES

Brett Simpson. PHOTO: HAMISH HUMPHRIES

Sickest floater sequence in recent history.

Taylor Knox, above getting barreled. PHOTO: TARAS

Alw ays In o u r A.I. paddle-out. PHOTO: HAMISH HUMPHRIES

th o u g hts...

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

Mick. PHOTO: LAWRENCE

Intermission:

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

Fine foods, freaks and libations.

Churchill’s Bar, Mission District.

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PHOTOS: TARAS

Dosa Bar, Filmore.

Dia de los muertos, Mission District. PHOTOS: TARAS

Ferry Building. PHOTOS: TARAS

World Famous Buccalone Salami

World Famous Clam Chowder

11...Kelly’s world-title deciding heat.

PHOTO: SHERMAN

Relax, Kelly.

You’re against Dan Ross.

PHOTO: SHERMAN

PHOTOS: TARAS

Oh shit,

PHOTO: TARAS

, Kelly. You’re against Dan Ross.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

San Francisco, buying in. PHOTO: TARAS

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

PHOTO: TARAS

All eyes on Kelly.

Kelly’s eyes on Sherm.

PHOTO: SHERMAN

Sights in the city.

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Occupy

SF.

Pier 3 9.

Pier 39.

Ocean Beach

The Gate.

Alcatraz.

Think of the children...

Rip Curl Grom Search Finals.

PHOTO: TARAS

Grom Search winner,

,

Cam Richards. PHOTO: TARAS

Free Play...

WT lets loose on Kelly’s Cove. Taylor Knox. PHOTO: TARAS

Jordy Smith. PHOTO: TARAS

Contin...

...ued

Mysto.

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

C’mon Wilko,

you couldn’t have just gone with the rainbow suit?

PHOTO: TARAS

Unidentified.

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

Parko.

So happy! PHOTO: TARAS

Now, back to work...

PHOTO: TARAS

Miguel Pupo. PHOTO: LAWRENCE

Pat Gudauskas, muscling through it. Get well soon, Pat. PHOTO: LAWRENCE

Josh Kerr.

(We won’t get sick of it.)

PHOTO: HAMISH HUMPHRIES

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

Gabriel Medina.

Sevenf--kingteen.

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

Gabriel Medina.

Sevenf--kingking .

PHOTO: LAWRENCE

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Charles Medina (Gabriel’s Father). PHOTO: LAWRENCE