The Perfect Day: 40 Years of Surfer Magazine

by Sam George (Editor)

"In this crowded world, the surfer can still seek and find the perfect day, the perfect wave, to be alone with the surf and his thoughts." The editorial signoff to Surfer magazine's very first issue--which was distributed from the back of a Volkswagen van in 1960--still defines a surfer's dream 40 years later. And Surfer magazine is still delivering that dream in monthly installments of the most cutting-edge surfing photographs and journalism printed anywhere. The Perfect Day celebrates 40 years of breaking waves with a collection of the finest from Surfer's famed archives. Its colorful pages are packed with the stunning images that have captured surfing's biggest moments and the compelling articles that have provided the voice for generations of surfers in search of the perfect day and the perfect wave.

168 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kris · Rating 2 out of 5]

For photography this would be 5 stars, but there's text. Quality surf writing is an oxymoron if there ever was one. The writing here seems like some bad high school competition. So skip the articles and drool over the wave pictures!