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Issue 606: Behind The Cover – Sheldon Simkus by Andrew Shield

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By Luke Kennedy Verified
| Tracks Magazine Verified
This image and the accompanying photos hit the Tracks inbox like a scream in blue, just begging for our instant attention. It was only a few days before we were due to go to print, but how could we say no to all that coral-bottomed, curling crystal. These were other-worldly pictures from a place with no name – well at least no name that Sheldon Simkus and Soli Bailey were prepared to divulge, and we agreed to preserve the mystique.
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Tracks Issue 606 out now

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By Luke Kennedy Verified
| Tracks Magazine Verified
Issue 606 is mostly travel themed. Some locations will be familiar, others might soon be your next dot on the map, and there is one or two you will probably never get to… Subscribe today to get Issue 606 delivered to your door and be in with the chance of winning a Simpel Wetsuit. Non-specific South Pacific Soli Bailey and Sheldon Simkus on the hunt for unmarked treasure. By Luke Kennedy By now you’ve probably realised we have been a little circumspect about the whereabouts of the wave.
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What’s It Like to Grow Up Surfing in the Mentawais?

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By Luke Kennedy Verified
| Tracks Magazine Verified
As thousands of tube hungry surfers get ready to flock to the Ments on their yearly Indo dry season pilgrimage, one particular grom is a mainstay year round. The below story was taken from Issue 601 of our mag but is now available to read for free. In surfing terms, Joaquin At-Thariq Riveros Rizki was the kid born with Disneyland over the back-fence and a free-pass to every ride. Now 17, Thariq is spearheading a new push from surfers raised in the Mentawai Islands.
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