In Plain Sight

Selema Masekela sits us down for a brief but important history lesson on the intersection of race and surfing over time, starting in Ghana in 1640 and taking us all the way to the present day.

Zoltan Torkos nailed the first documented kickflip on a surfboard – and it was worthy of the US$10,000 grand prize. That’s where the story starts, but there’s a lot more magic to his tale.

Within the San Francisco city limits, the beach is never more than seven miles away. Yet more than 80 percent of the inner-city youth have never been in the ocean. City Surf aims to change that.

The plan was simple: surprise Carissa Moore with a scrapbook of moments large and small from her venerable career. We knew we’d get an interview that would reveal a special side of the world champ.

Does surfing belong beyond to the ocean? Do you prefer the sting of saltwater or a perfect, landlocked lineup? This is a dive into the promise that wave pools would be a pivotal part of surfing’s future.

Raised a cobblestone's throw from Lower Trestles, California, go behind the scenes of a surf town rallying behind one of their homegrown, hometown heroes as he chases the glory of being a world champ.