Summer 23/24

Zigzag

SA's core surf mag since 1976

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Publisher/Editor Andy Davis – andy@zigzag.co.za Associate Publisher Charlene Mazery – charlene@zigzag.co.za Consulting Editor Greg Ewing – greg@gregewingphoto.co.za Online Editor Dave Armstrong dave@zigzag.co.za Design & Creative Direction Studio Kro
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Editorial
Since this is the LAST ZAG (of our quarterly periodical format), we thought it’d be fitting to dive deep into the Zag archive. Because as Maya Angelou, Moana, Bob Marley and many other legends have said: to know where you’re going, you need to know w
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From 1976 Until Today
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 photograph
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Politics Doesn't Sell Surf Mags
On the question of politics in the 80s era… those were heady times, for sure. So much was happening. Surfing was in an unusual position, existing in a netherworld not yet quite mainstream, anti-establishment but not anti-establishment… from the Gunst
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Backhand Compliments
Brendon Gibbens steps up; definitely not his first rodeo. “Okay guys, here’s the plan: we check in as a group, and I’ll chat to the ticket agent if there’s a problem.” We’re sitting on the floor of Kuala Lumpur International Airport – with 21 boards
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Sex Sells Surf Mags
Surf ’n’ sex have been joined at the hip throughout surfing’s modern representation in the media – going all the way back to the 1800s, when tales of waveriding from Captain Cook’s infamous and ill-fated voyage of discovery inspired and popularised t
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Just Now
So here’s a collection of recent jaw-dropping moments that make the usual points: South Africa is a surfing paradise that continues to produce talent (surfers, photographers and videographers) of the finest pedigree, doing that ocean dance on planet
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He’s an Island Boy…
Hi. My name is Josh Malherbe, and for the past nine years I’ve lived in the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. I spent the early stages of my life mostly on a sailboat. I was three years old when we left Florida and sailed halfway around the world, crossin
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ZIGZAG SummER GuIDE 2023
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Parts Unknown
ZAG EDITOR 2006-2016 Growing up on the south-western tip of Africa, my favourite wave was the cold, kelpy lineup of Elands Bay on the West Coast. From here the barren landscape gives way to endless sand dunes, which eventually join the deserts of Nam
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OFF THE Leash The Ben Trovato Column
I hadn't heard the sad news. Not surprising, really, what with being holed up in a remote Costa Rican rainforest. I did wonder, though. No word from him in a while. Reckoned I’d been ghosted; typical Andy Davis move. Write for him for what feels like
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Patina
It was a privilege to be the editor of this publication, and there are many moments that stand out; but the one that perhaps helped define the direction the magazine would take over the years to come was a more understated affair. I was in Senegal, o
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Why The Printed Surf Mag Still Matters
For the most part, print magazines have been ineffective in their response to digital disruption; but surf magazines have somehow remained remarkably resilient. There are many reasons for this. For example, my doctoral research demonstrated that pri
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Check Out
"That was during the epic week of waves we had in the Cape; we surfed really good big Dungeons a few days before this. Had an amazing session at Dunes – like, 10ft Dunes, some great barrels. Then, this was the day of the year; probably the day of the

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