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Welcome to Off Script presented by Hurley; behind the scenes conversations with the athletes, coaches, and WSL team at the Surf Ranch Pro (also) presented by Hurley. Today we meet a Pismo Beach surfer who drove inland to gamble at Tachi and witness surf history. Nick Carroll and Chas Smith debate the merits of Mad […] The post 235 – Off Script, Day 3: Hurley Surf Ranch Pro appeared fir...

Welcome to Off Script presented by Hurley; behind the scenes conversations with the athletes, coaches, and WSL team at the Surf Ranch Pro (also) presented by Hurley. Today we meet a Pismo Beach surfer who drove inland to gamble at Tachi and witness surf history. Nick Carroll and Chas Smith debate the merits of Mad … Continue reading "235 – Off Script, Day 3: Hurley Surf Ranch Pro" The...

Welcome to Off Script presented by Hurley; behind the scenes conversations with the athletes, coaches, and WSL team at the Surf Ranch Pro (also) presented by Hurley. Today we meet the only permament resident of Surf Ranch, a 20 year old who was taught to surf by Raimana 3 years and now gets shacked on […] The post 234 – Off Script, Day 2: Hurley Surf Ranch Pro appeared first on Surf Sp...

Welcome to Off Script presented by Hurley; behind the scenes conversations with the athletes, coaches, and WSL team at the Surf Ranch Pro (also) presented by Hurley. Today we meet the only permament resident of Surf Ranch, a 20 year old who was taught to surf by Raimana 3 years and now gets shacked on … Continue reading "234 – Off Script, Day 2: Hurley Surf Ranch Pro" The post 234 &#82...

Welcome to Off Script presented by Hurley; behind the scenes conversations with the athletes, coaches, and WSL team at the Surf Ranch Pro (also) presented by Hurley. Today we delve into the history of Lemoore, chat about Kelly’s home court advantage, and this event will influence ocean events. We chat with Rosey Hodge, Alex Gray, […] The post 233 – Off Script, Day 1: Hurley Surf...

Welcome to Off Script presented by Hurley; behind the scenes conversations with the athletes, coaches, and WSL team at the Surf Ranch Pro (also) presented by Hurley. Today we delve into the history of Lemoore, chat about Kelly’s home court advantage, and this event will influence ocean events. We chat with Rosey Hodge, Alex Gray, … Continue reading "233 – Off Script, Day 1: Hurle...

Lead designer at Channel Islands Surfboards, lead pastor at Reality family of churches, Britt Merrick talks about his role shaping boards for World Tour athletes, how losing a daughter challenges one’s faith, and how to scale a business globally without sacrificing quality and family values. Enjoy. Follow @CISurfboards and CISurfboards.com This episode was sponsored by […] The post 232...

Lead designer at Channel Islands Surfboards, lead pastor at Reality family of churches, Britt Merrick talks about his role shaping boards for World Tour athletes, how losing a daughter challenges one’s faith, and how to scale a business globally without sacrificing quality and family values. Enjoy. Follow @CISurfboards and CISurfboards.com This episode was sponsored by … Continue readi...

Mick Fanning is equally well-known for his 3 world titles as he is for overcoming adversity. He lost a brother at age 16, recovered from a potentially career ending injury at 23, and at the age of 34, survived a shark attack and lost another brother on the morning of the finals where the fate […] The post 231 – Mick Fanning appeared first on Surf Splendor .

Mick Fanning is equally well-known for his 3 world titles as he is for overcoming adversity. He lost a brother at age 16, recovered from a potentially career ending injury at 23, and at the age of 34, survived a shark attack and lost another brother on the morning of the finals where the fate … Continue reading "231 – Mick Fanning" The post 231 – Mick Fanning appeared first on Su...

Welcome back to the 5 Minute Recap. A quick concise overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the Tahiti Pro Teahupo’o. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. All eyes were on Filipe Toledo as we approached the 2018 […] The post 230 – 5 Minute Recap: Tahiti Pro appeared first on Surf Sple...

Welcome back to the 5 Minute Recap. A quick concise overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the Tahiti Pro Teahupo’o. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. All eyes were on Filipe Toledo as we approached the 2018 … Continue reading "230 – 5 Minute Recap: Tahiti Pro" The post 230 &#8211...

Today’s episode is an analysis of the history and design of the Groveler surfboard. Experts enlisted herein are Britt Merrick of Channel Islands Surfboards, Tim Stamps of Stamps Surfboards, Matt Parker from Album Surfboards, and Dane Hantz of Vulcan Surfboards. They detail the Grovel’s origin, application, outline, contours, fin set-up, and the unique role the […] The post 229 &#...

Today’s episode is an analysis of the history and design of the Groveler surfboard. Experts enlisted herein are Britt Merrick of Channel Islands Surfboards, Tim Stamps of Stamps Surfboards, Matt Parker from Album Surfboards, and Dane Hantz of Vulcan Surfboards. They detail the Grovel’s origin, application, outline, contours, fin set-up, and the unique role the … Continue reading...

Welcome back to Creators & Innovators, where we seek to distill the character traits, motivations, and the daily rituals of creatives in hopes of developing a blueprint for how to disrupt norms and innovate in one’s own space. Today we bring a conversation with surfboard shaper Christine Brailsford Caro. Christine shares how her early experiences […] The post 228 – Christine Brails...

Welcome back to Creators & Innovators, where we seek to distill the character traits, motivations, and the daily rituals of creatives in hopes of developing a blueprint for how to disrupt norms and innovate in one’s own space. Today we bring a conversation with surfboard shaper Christine Brailsford Caro. Christine shares how her early experiences … Continue reading "228 – Christine...

Welcome back to the 5 Minute Recap. A quick concise overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the Vans US Open of Surfing. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. The 2018 US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, […] The post 227 – 5 Minute Recap: Vans US Open of Surfing appeared first on Surf Sp...

Welcome back to the 5 Minute Recap. A quick concise overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the Vans US Open of Surfing. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. The 2018 US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, … Continue reading "227 – 5 Minute Recap: Vans US Open of Surfing" The post 227 &#82...

Ten years ago, at the age of 22, Dave Allee signed the lease to a retail space on Newport Blvd. He partnered with surfboard shaper Griffin Neumann-Kyle to launch Almond Surfboards, built in the traditional of classic California surf brands, but forward thinking and community focused. In today’s show we discuss brand building, burnout, managing […] The post 226 – Almonds Surfboard...

Ten years ago, at the age of 22, Dave Allee signed the lease to a retail space on Newport Blvd. He partnered with surfboard shaper Griffin Neumann-Kyle to launch Almond Surfboards, built in the traditional of classic California surf brands, but forward thinking and community focused. In today’s show we discuss brand building, burnout, managing … Continue reading "226 – Almonds Su...

Welcome to Creators & Innovators. Each month we’ll seek to distill the character traits, motivations, and the daily rituals of creatives in hopes of developing a blueprint for how to disrupt norms and innovate in one’s own space. Today we bring a conversation with professional surfer, journalist, and PhD chemist, Cliff Kapono. Dr. Kapono shares […] The post 225 – Introducing Creato...

Welcome to Creators & Innovators. Each month we’ll seek to distill the character traits, motivations, and the daily rituals of creatives in hopes of developing a blueprint for how to disrupt norms and innovate in one’s own space. Today we bring a conversation with professional surfer, journalist, and PhD chemist, Cliff Kapono. Dr. Kapono shares … Continue reading "225 – Introducing...

Welcome back to the 5 Minute Recap. A quick, concise overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the Corona Open J-Bay. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. The 2018 Corona Open J-Bay. Oh my. Occasionally this happens for […] The post 224 – 5 Minute Recap: Corona Open J-Bay appeared first on Su...

Welcome back to the 5 Minute Recap. A quick, concise overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the Corona Open J-Bay. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. The 2018 Corona Open J-Bay. Oh my. Occasionally this happens for … Continue reading "224 – 5 Minute Recap: Corona Open J-Bay" The post 224...

Today’s episode is with Dr. Aaron James. A Harvard PhD, professor and chair of philosophy at UC Irvine, James is a lifelong surfer and the author of the new book  “Surfing With Sartre: An Aquatic Inquiry Into A Life of Meaning”. The book examines our current era of leisure, the value of centering one’s life […] The post 224 – Aaron James, PhD: Surfing with Sartre appeared first on Surf...