▁Advent ur ous ▁& ▁Down right ▁We ird .” ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Found er ▁Steve ▁Pe z man , ▁a ▁former ▁publish er ▁of ▁Sur fer ▁Magazine , ▁started ▁the ▁publication ▁for ▁lif el ong ▁sur fers ▁of ▁all ▁ages . ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁in ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁do z ens ▁of ▁sur f ▁mag az ines ▁intern ation ally . ▁ ▁“ Once ▁a ▁sur fer ▁lear ns ▁to ▁ride , ▁what ▁else ▁is ▁there ?” ▁asked ▁Pe z man ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁statement ▁of ▁Issue ▁ 1 , ▁Volume ▁ 1 . ▁“ My ▁answer : ▁a ▁sur fer ▁grows ▁into ▁a ▁wat erman ▁or ▁woman . ▁A ▁person ▁with ▁a ▁multi - dimensional ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁ocean . ▁Sur f ing , ▁sail ing , ▁div ing , ▁p add ling , ▁fish ing , ▁bo ating , ▁beach - com bing , ▁marine ▁sciences , ▁all ▁become ▁tools ▁of ▁a ▁wat erman ’ s ▁ocean ▁relationship . ▁This ▁publication ▁is ▁made ▁for ▁those ▁grown - up ▁sur fers .” ▁( The ▁Sur fer ' s ▁Journal , ▁ 1 . 1 . ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁ ▁Form er ▁Long board ▁Magazine ▁editor ▁Scott ▁Hu let ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁Editor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁holding ▁the ▁role ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁transition ed ▁to ▁Creative ▁Director . ▁(* This ▁is ▁the ▁longest ▁un inter rupted ▁editor ship ▁in ▁sur f ▁publishing ▁history .) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0