Jaimal Yogis is the author of numerous books including Mop Rides the Waves of Life, Saltwater Buddha, and All Our Waves Are Water, which was named a "Best Beach Read of 2017" by the BBC. His work has been featured in the pages of O, the Oprah Magazine, Outside, Forbes, The Atlantic, ESPN Magazine, and many others. He lives and surfs in San Francisco with his wife, Amy DuRoss, and their three sons. Matthew Allen is a surfer and artist from Southern California. A former Surfer Magazine art director, Matthew now spends his days creating art based on his favorite muses, the mercurial sea, and the amalgam of people and vessels that operate in and around it. Matthew lives in Costa Mesa, California.