vol.1 issue 4
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On the cover, the Teahupoo circus, in Tahiti. Every
year at the end of August, the best surfers in the
world line up on the biggest waves. They are eagerly
applauded by all the pro tour followers, from surfing
agents and international judges, to world-class
photographers and bikini beauties. The surf-warriors
battle no longer for kingship, but fame and money and
also their lives, at risk, with razor-sharp coral barely
centimetres below the water’s surface. Michel Bourez,
one such surf champ, is a Tahitian kid who became
a pro wave rider. All these stories are packed in our
foldout and following feature. (Pg 39)
PHOTO: ben thouard
spring
2014
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