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The story of Astrodeck, the original traction pad company

“All the best surfers in the world have ridden Astrodeck at one time or another, and the only reason they leave it is because somebody pays them.” Tom Carroll, Kelly Slater, Martin Potter, Shaun Tomson, and Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew were some of the world surfing champions who adopted the traction pad when it became a […]

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The Surfer’s Journal hits 25

The Surfer’s Journal is celebrating its 25th anniversary. And they’re just warming up. Still indie as ever. The Californian surf publication from San Clemente was founded by Steve Pezman and Debbee Bradley, in 1991. Their goal was to create a high-quality quarterly surf magazine with little advertising. The whole concept was different from everything else […]

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