(02/04) PUNT OF THE YEAR: JANUARY FINALISTS
Vote to help choose this month's winner

(02/03) READING FOR SURFERS
Slater, Gudauskas, Lopez and more share what's on their bookshelves

(02/02) THE REAL HAWAII
Back-to-back XXL swells ignite Jaws, Waimea, Pipeline

(02/01) JOHN JOHN FLORENCE WINS VOLCOM PIPE PRO
Pipeline local repeats over JOB with final second heroics

(02/01) GOOD-EPIC: PIPELINE
Flawless Pipeline during the Volcom Pipe Pro

(01/31) GEAR REVIEW: HIGH-TECH BACKYARD SHAPING PROJECT
Part III: The finished product and the test drive of our DIY surfboard

(01/31) VOLCOM PIPE PRO: DAY THREE
Giant Pipeline serves up perfect 10s -- and brutal beatings

(01/30) MIDWINTER UPDATE
January ends with a couple bangs and great conditions in California -- with more on the way

(01/30) SHANE DORIAN'S KEIKI CLASSIC
Local groms strut their stuff at the Big Island's feel-good event of the year

(01/29) VOLCOM PIPE PRO: DAY TWO
Moments of perfection highlight Round Two shakedown at the Banzai

Playa Grande postcard.

through Google Earth I'm fully convinced many gem set ups await those seeking perfection. I'll be back and will be ready to have a bigger look around next time.

I've been to many other places where the waves were better than what I surfed in Dominican Republic this year but the overall experience of staying at Ali's/Cabarete Surf Camp together with it's community feel of free thinking, water minded individuals made this the best surf trip by far. Euphoria happened not the way I planed which is just how I like it.

Special Thanks: Antonio, Elena, Kiko, Basilio, Nacho, Ali and the staff from Cabarete Surf Camp for everything such as

driving me to the surf spots daily, great service, special hook up's and overall good vibes. I also want to thank all the people I met and spent time with in Cabarete which the trip would not be the same with out you all: James Carden from the Isle of Jersey, UK, Bram from Belgium, Charles from New Foundland, Canada, Dan from the UK, Jonah from Germany, Dillon from Canada, Mike and Sheri from Canada, Tony and Shawna from Montreal, Canada, Katarina, Valerie and the girls from Montreal, Canada, the guy who runs the Encuentro Surf Shop who's from Montreal, Canada (sorry dude forgot your name) and Louisa from Cornwall, UK. God bless and may your lives all be as you want. I hope to one day see each one of you again. >

What makes a good surf trip? Finding euphoria or something like it in the Dominican Republic