Second Issue is Ready…Sort Of

I’m feeling pretty good about this second issue. Yes, it’s staggering to it’s feet a little, I still have numerous articles and features to finish up and add to the mix, But it’s not April 1st yet–I’m about a week ahead of schedule in releasing this issue. I’ve decided that a staggered release over the course of a week is a good thing. Still to come is a visit to Malama’s paddle-making shop, a great photo essay by Ernie Johnson (of Johnson Big Stick Paddles) about the four-day camping trip he took with three friends to Catalina, articles on making an edge guard for your paddle, a photo essay about downwinders, and a article about preparing your board for long trips.

I owe a number of Ke Nalu rash guards to contributors of this issue. They are sitting in the garage–got to get them mailed off. This by way of reminder: Contribute to the next issue and we’ll send you a rash guard. Not only do you get all the fame you can eat, but you’ll also wear your rash guard with pride, knowing you’ve contributed to our sport.

You’ll notice we’re still not accepting advertising. Two reasons–we wanted to grow the readership to a size that would deliver value to advertisers before we started selling space. and second, we wanted to get the boards and paddle showcase behind us so there wouldn’t be any hint of bias (other than personal likes).