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ON THE COVER: RYDER GUEST BY CHRISTA FUNK

Last winter didn’t have many Pipe days and only one of those dreamy, west swell photographer-channel days. On this day there was sand in the reef, it was dangerous, and the crowd was ridiculous. I shot in the water all day. There were windows where the conditions would line-up, one was in the morning but the best one came mid-day. Ryder took off deep and pulled in, it was insanely beautiful. He almost made it out but got munched at the exit. Even though, it was glorious.

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