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And more, with Benji Brand, Ian Crane, William Aliotti, Bronte Macaulay and friends, from this crazy-fun week in the Mentawais.

It’s a big chain, and a big ocean. It pumped here, and it didn’t there.

Opening swell of the season lights up entire archipelago

Opening Day(s): Indonesia Blerong Darma Yasa, Keramas. Photo: Federico Vanno/Liquid Barrel Surfline Link copied to clipboard Every year around this time, all eyes shift down towards the Southern Hemisphere. Depending on where you are in the world, time constraints, travel budget and resourcefulness, one might look towards places like Mainland Mexico and Central America. (We sure are.) But if one finds oneself in a different part of the world, say like the Indonesian archipelago, one doesn’t have to go very far for tropical perfection — as evidenced by the gallery below from earlier this ...

Spotlight: Next-Gen Female Shredders Shine in Bali The Island of the Gods has become a high-performance hotbed for young women surfers The Island of the Gods has become a high-performance hotbed for young women surfers Link copied to clipboard Editor’s note: In honor of International Women’s Day, we’ll be rolling out a week’s worth of stories — one each day from March 8-14 — that celebrate and showcase contributions women have made to the sport, lifestyle and culture of surfing. (And yeah: we’ll continue to do so in the weeks and months ahead.) Words by Matt George