1 4 , ▁former ▁Sur fer ▁Magazine ▁editor ▁Br end an ▁Thomas ▁took ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Publish er . ▁In ▁Summer ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Br end an ▁Thomas ▁launched ▁The ▁Gol fer ’ s ▁Journal ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁publishing ▁house , ▁Journal ▁Con cept s , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Nathan ▁My ers — a ▁contrib uting ▁writer , ▁sur f ▁magazine ▁editor ▁and ▁independent ▁film maker — to ok ▁over ▁as ▁Editor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁The ▁Sur fer ' s ▁Journal ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁sur f ing ▁mag az ines ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁The ▁magazine ▁publish es ▁in ▁three ▁countries ▁and ▁three ▁languages . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁magazine , ▁Pat ag onia ▁founder ▁Y von ▁Ch ou in ard ▁has ▁been ▁quoted ▁saying , ▁“ My ▁house ▁is ▁on ▁fire , ▁my ▁wife ▁runs ▁in ▁and ▁gra bs ▁the ▁photo ▁albums , ▁I ▁run ▁in ▁and ▁grab ▁my ▁collections ▁of ▁Sur fer ’ s ▁J ourn als .” ▁ ▁International ▁Ed itions ▁ ▁The ▁Japanese ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Sur fer ' s ▁Journal ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁Out door ▁Japan ▁Media . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Sur fer ' s ▁Journal ▁( since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁Gib us ▁de ▁Sou lt rait ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Vent ▁de ▁Ter re . ▁www . sur fer ’ s j ournal . fr ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9