California Surf Museum celebrates the “Search for the Perfect Wave” photo/journal book

This Wednesday, May 4 from 6 to 9 pm

Join the California Surf Museum for an evening of surf stories, a brief slide show and book signings with two of surfing’s original dirt-bag travelers, Kevin Naughton and Craig Peterson. Their classic articles of surf-travel-misadventures in the 70s and 80s for SURFER Magazine inspired a generation to a life on the road of feral travel. Here’s a chance to relive the best of those days with two surfers who helped define that era’s great times and discoveries.

Kevin and Craig share personal accounts of how they got started as teenagers with SURFER Magazine, including their groundbreaking trips in 1973 that put Central America and mainland Mexico on the surf map. You’ll hear how they stumbled upon the epic big waves at Petacalco, how the cover story in SURFER sent shock waves through the surf world, and how the fallout from the articles changed the way we look at secret surf spots. These two guys know how to tell a good story and spin a yarn, while keeping it fun and down-to-earth.

They’ll be signing copies of their adventure packed book with over 200 pages and 400 plus photos — many never seen before — that capture a true feel for the road.

Don’t miss out on this one-night only adventure!

“A pinned-throttle globe trot with surfing’s favorite explorers, “Search for the Perfect Wave” is a surf library must-have.” — Scott Hulet, Editor, The Surfer’s Journal.

“Kevin Naughton and Craig Peterson headed south on a series of Central American adventures in the early 1970s, driving Volkswagens through mud and over sand, and the articles they published in Surfer magazine inspired countless others to follow. Now Naughton and Peterson have compiled those original articles-along with many more anecdotes and photos – in the first volume of Search for the Perfect Wave, a gorgeous book that shows life in and out of the water for the two happy-go-lucky misadventurers and their ne’er-do-well buddies.” — Keith Plocek writes about visual art and culture for LA Weekly, ARTnews, Vice and The Village Voice.
 

Free admission. Doors open at 6 pm. Program begins at 6:30 pm.
Seating is limited — RSVPs requested 760-721-6876
 

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