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 photographers to talk about the good times and the bad behind the tiller of the good ship Zigzag, with deep forays into the taboo subjects of politics and sex. Enjoy!
PAUL NAUDE
FOUNDER EDITOR
1976-1988
I often say that this industry was born out of the fearless, naïve I creativity of youth pursuing a passion. I’d say Zigzag fits that bill. We had no idea about publishing. I’d arrived back from Hawaii with three pieces of paper that Jack McCoy had given me. Each was divided into eight squares. “Eight pages of ads, eight pages of copy and eight pages of photos,” said Jack. “That’s all you need to put together a magazine.” Jack and Dick Hoole had just started a mag in Australia, called Backdoor.
I told Mike Larmont the story, showed him the three pieces of paper, and we said: “Why not? We can do this!”
We got hold of Doug Macdonald and Graham Fiford (two newshounds from the Mercury), and Ray Ahrens, our accountant, and jumped in – boots and all!
About 30 years later, I
