Published by YETI and TALWEG 160 pages hardcover $100
Recently released by everyone’s favorite maker of coolers and rugged drinkware, WAVES is a lovingly produced tribute to the motions of the ocean and the duality of water. It’s among the most luxurious coffee table books we’ve seen, and with immersive essays by four legendary surfers, it’s an engaging, thoroughly enjoyable read.
The latest in an adventure-oriented series from YETI (presently comprising three other volumes: DUCKS, WHITEWATER and WILD SHEEP), WAVES celebrates the most incredible waves on the planet and those who catch them, with spectacular photography throughout 160 pages.
Curated by YETI ambassador and Championship Tour surfer John John Florence (who penned the foreword, “A Secret Right”), this book invites the reader on a global tour visiting the Pacific Ocean (“Twelve Days in December” by Gerry Lopez), Indian Ocean (“The DNA of Grajagan” by Rizal Tanjung), Southern Ocean (“The Wave Chose Me” by Stephanie Gilmore) and Atlantic Ocean (“My Hawaii in the Caribbean” by Kelly Slater).
Published in an edition of 1,000 hardcover copies, WAVES is available in very limited quantities at yeti.com. (Our copy, purchased for our favorite surfer/proofreader, arrived without the hard slipcase depicted in the photo.)
All proceeds from the sale of WAVES benefit WSL PURE, a World Surf League 501(c)(3) charity organization with a mission “to inspire, educate, and empower the global surf community to protect and conserve our global ocean to preserve the sport of surfing.” To learn more, visit wslpure.org. If you’re lucky enough to secure a copy, your favorite waterman or waterwoman will cherish WAVES. ■
