Zigzag was started in 1976 and inspired by a meeting with the publisher of a Hawaiian tabloid magazine named Backdoor. The headquarters is in Durban. The original team was Paul Naude, Mike Larmont and Doug MacDonald. They set up shop in the rooftop of Larmont’s surfboard factory, working nights while keeping their daytime jobs. Initially the magazine was tabloid-sized and released quarterly. Zigzag remains South Africa’s most successful surfing publication.