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    Zigzag
    PUBLISHER CHRISTIAN MARIA HERLES MANAGING EDITOR GREG EWING greg@zigzag.co.za EDITOR JAZZ KUSCHKE jazz@zigzag.co.za DESIGN & CREATIVE DIRECTION STUDIO KRONK info@studiokronk.com SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER DAVE ARMSTRONG online@zigzag.co.za SUBS & DISTRIBUT
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    BLENDING TRADITION & MODERNITY IN THE LAND OF TERRANGA
    You’ve heard the saying, there’s no ‘I’ in ‘team’… in Wolof, that translates to ‘ndem’. Wolof is the most prominent dialect in Senegal, and the language spoken by the young women of the Surfkids Shredding Senegal project. The Senegalese coastline has
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    OFF THE Leash
    (What feels like) a long time ago, Zigzag brought out its very last edition: Issue #48.1. I have it in front of me right now. ‘The Last Zag’ is repeated 14 times around the border. ‘THIS IS IT’ shouts the cover, featuring Josh Malherbe getting slotte
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    Our World
    Jeff Mossel Bay “Turbid outflowing river water can attract Zambezi (Bull) sharks, particularly in the warm waters of KZN and Transkei,” explains Alan Whitfield, Chief Scientist Emeritus and Research Associate at the South African Institute of Aquatic
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    To Live And Die For Your Club
    CLUB (noun): A formal or informal organisation dedicated to a particular interest or activity, where members meet regularly to participate in shared activities, discuss common interests, or socialise. I had no idea why he was wearing a sailor’s cap.
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    J-bay Retold
    Shorty Bronkhorst needed no prompting. “The first time I came here was more than 40 years ago.” He had a gravelly voice, offset by a naughty, boyish smile. “I was living in Durban, and started surfing there in ’49. One day, me and two buddies came so
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    What We Love About Surfing
    If someone corners you in an elevator and quizzes you on what you love about surfing, would you be able to articulate just one thing? No chance. When we sat down to start building the new Zag, we wanted to take a step back to remind ourselves why we’
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    The Next Wave
    Change is never easy. Ernest Bendeman, known for his long tenure at the helm of Billabong and now the co-owner (with his wife) of Bruce’s Café, has started calling my table at the café "the office". For the past three months, this idyllic setting beh
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    BRIDGES OVER TROUBLED Waters
    Fortunately, some good people are fighting the good fight. The legal and grassroots battles against these operations highlight the urgent need to balance development with the preservation of environmental integrity and community heritage. We caught u
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    Big Picture
    THE BORDER REGION is a wave-rich happy hunting ground for those in the know. The Johnson clan knows all the best spots and the prime conditions to score them on. Tyrell lines up shack number 17 for the morning. WHETHER LENSMAN SEAN THOMPSON was skill
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    The Rise Of Surprise
    Saturday 27 April 2024. I’m talking to 17-year-old Surprise Maphumulo the day before he leaves for the ISA World Junior Surfing Games in El Salvador. We’re seated at a table on the balcony at the Durban Surf Lifesaving Club. It smells of sun-dried bo
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    Showcase
    Created by Britt Merrick, through work with Dane Reynolds and Parker Coffin, the Two Happy takes all the high-performance speed and flow of the original Happy but makes it more accessible and user-friendly for a broader range of surfers and condition
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    Watershed Moments In West Africa
    THE ATLAS MOUNTAIΝS are a vast and well-known mountain range that spans over 2 500 kilometres across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It’s divided into three main sections, namely the High Atlas, Middle Atlas and Anti-Atlas. The High Atlas range is home
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    Local Hero
    HOME BREAK Noordhoek PROFESSION Founder and fin-maker for Good For You Fin Co. YEARS SURFING 17 LAST PADDLE WAS AT Muizenberg WHAT MAKES YOUR SPOT SPECIAL? The beach has so many different sandbars and options for waves. With a diverse quiver, you can
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    Highs And Lows
    Adin Masencamp on a bomb at a mystic deep-water reef. In late June Adin chased a swell with the likes of Twiggy Baker and others, and pushed himself beyond his comfort zone – and the results were both beautiful and brutal. He scored some backhand bom
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    Editorial
    Since this is the LAST ZAG (of our quarterly periodical format), we thought it’d be fitting to dive deep into the Zag archive. Because as Maya Angelou, Moana, Bob Marley and many other legends have said: to know where you’re going, you need to know w
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    Backhand Compliments
    Brendon Gibbens steps up; definitely not his first rodeo. “Okay guys, here’s the plan: we check in as a group, and I’ll chat to the ticket agent if there’s a problem.” We’re sitting on the floor of Kuala Lumpur International Airport – with 21 boards
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    Parts Unknown
    ZAG EDITOR 2006-2016 Growing up on the south-western tip of Africa, my favourite wave was the cold, kelpy lineup of Elands Bay on the West Coast. From here the barren landscape gives way to endless sand dunes, which eventually join the deserts of Nam
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    Patina
    It was a privilege to be the editor of this publication, and there are many moments that stand out; but the one that perhaps helped define the direction the magazine would take over the years to come was a more understated affair. I was in Senegal, o
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    Sex Sells Surf Mags
    Surf ’n’ sex have been joined at the hip throughout surfing’s modern representation in the media – going all the way back to the 1800s, when tales of waveriding from Captain Cook’s infamous and ill-fated voyage of discovery inspired and popularised t
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    Zigzag
    Publisher/Editor Andy Davis – andy@zigzag.co.za Associate Publisher Charlene Mazery – charlene@zigzag.co.za Consulting Editor Greg Ewing – greg@gregewingphoto.co.za Online Editor Dave Armstrong dave@zigzag.co.za Design & Creative Direction Studio Kro
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    Just Now
    So here’s a collection of recent jaw-dropping moments that make the usual points: South Africa is a surfing paradise that continues to produce talent (surfers, photographers and videographers) of the finest pedigree, doing that ocean dance on planet
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    Politics Doesn't Sell Surf Mags
    On the question of politics in the 80s era… those were heady times, for sure. So much was happening. Surfing was in an unusual position, existing in a netherworld not yet quite mainstream, anti-establishment but not anti-establishment… from the Gunst
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    From 1976 Until Today
    A fine innings! In terms of surf magazines, the finest. Over the years, things invariably changed radically – and stayed much the same. Now, as we take stock and dream up a bold new future, we've asked the founders, editors, publishers and photograph
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    He’s an Island Boy…
    Hi. My name is Josh Malherbe, and for the past nine years I’ve lived in the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. I spent the early stages of my life mostly on a sailboat. I was three years old when we left Florida and sailed halfway around the world, crossin
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    OFF THE Leash The Ben Trovato Column
    I hadn't heard the sad news. Not surprising, really, what with being holed up in a remote Costa Rican rainforest. I did wonder, though. No word from him in a while. Reckoned I’d been ghosted; typical Andy Davis move. Write for him for what feels like
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    Why The Printed Surf Mag Still Matters
    For the most part, print magazines have been ineffective in their response to digital disruption; but surf magazines have somehow remained remarkably resilient. There are many reasons for this. For example, my doctoral research demonstrated that pri
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    Check Out
    "That was during the epic week of waves we had in the Cape; we surfed really good big Dungeons a few days before this. Had an amazing session at Dunes – like, 10ft Dunes, some great barrels. Then, this was the day of the year; probably the day of the
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    ZIGZAG SummER GuIDE 2023
    RRP R429.95 • Cotton jersey fabric • Regular fit, crew neck RRP R749.95 • Anatomically correct arch support • Engineered rubber outsole incorporates multi-angled logo lugs for added traction RRP R749.95 • Anatomically correct arch support • Engineere
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    Showcase
    If you're looking for a good-wave board, a bigger-wave board or a do-it-all exploration and adventure board, the Happy Traveler is it! Proven in conditions around the world and in some of the most dreamy and serious surf, the Traveler is the one-boar

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