Gibus DE SOULTRAIT
Born in Biarritz, both a surfer and a child born in the traveling spirit of the 60s and 70s, Gibus de Soultrait co-founded Surf Session magazine with Pierre-Bernard Gascogne. Together, they shared editing of the magazine for three decades. Since 1994, Gibus has managed the French edition of Surfer's Journal. In 1990, having a strong connection to the environment, Gibus along with other surfers like Tom Curren, founded Surfrider Foundation Europe, which he still maintains close ties with today.
He is the author of several books on the culture and history of surfing, including "Le monde du surf" (Editions Minerva 2005). In addition to his career as a journalist, he has also written essays and produced several films about a philosophy of movement based on surfing. He is the current and highly active President of the Guéthary Surf Club, where he can often be seen surfing nearby.
Surfer's Journal: a bimonthly surf publication created in 1992 in California by Steve and Debee Pezman (1994 in France). Each edition includes a mix of history, travel, portraits, art and photography, thanks to which Surfer's Journal has established itself as the reflection of surfing culture both past and present. More book than magazine, the publication includes only cover ads, which contribute to making it a high quality magazine that aims to nurture and contribute to surfing culture. The same goes for its many faithful readers, who have become guardians of this culture. Surfer's Journal is a family editing business, based in San Clemente, California. Through his own editing company, Vent de Terre, based in Guéthary, Gibus de Soultrait manages production and distribution of the French edition of Surfer's Journal.
Born in Biarritz (1957) and surfer raised in the 60's/70's, Gibus de Soultrait is co-founder with Pierre-Bernard Gascogne of the magazine Surf Session (1986) of which he was editor for about thirty years. Since 1994, he has been in charge of the French version of the bimonthly Surfer's Journal. With other surfers like Tom Curren, he created Surfrider Foundation Europe in 1990, with a long-standing ecological sensitivity, and still remains close to the association.
He is the author of several books on the culture and history of surfing, including a reference book "Le monde du surf" (Editions Minerva 2005). In parallel to his journalistic work, he has written essays on the philosophy of movement derived from surfing and has made a few films specifically for this purpose. He is the active president of the surf club of Guéthary, where he surfs regularly.
Surfer's Journal : Bimonthly magazine created by Steve and Debbee Pezman in 1992 in California (1994 in France). Combining history, travel, portraiture, art and photography, Surfer's Journal is a reflection of surf culture past and present. Edited like a beautiful book, the advertisers present at the beginning and end of the pages, are also associated as partners of a quality magazine, at the service of a surfing culture to be maintained. The same goes for the numerous readers who, in the flavor of this presentation of surfing, become the indirect guarantors of its memory. Surfer's Journal is a family publishing company, based in San Clemente, California. Under the office of the company Vent de Terre in Guéthary, Gibus de Soultrait, manages the production and distribution of the French version.
