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Professional surfer turned filmmaker Chris Malloy joins us to discuss how a singular lesson from his father became his career missive, the gift he gave back in return, hiring a young Jack Johnson to operate the Bolex for his first film, and how a near career-ending wipeout at Pipe created the space to explore a … Continue reading "456 – Chris Malloy: Part One" The post 456 – Chri...

Dane Gudauskas joins us to discuss how to unlock peak performance in midlife, how riding finless kookboxes has informed his new skate-inspired board design, why a position of gratitude has empowered his self-determination, and the life change that inspired him to leave his surf-centric San Clemente hometown. Enjoy! Sponsor: VAERWatches.com promo code “surf15” for 15% off … Continue reading "...

Early California surf pioneer Rosemari Reimers Rice joins us to discuss growing up in the hub of surfboard manufacturing in the early 50s, being the first female team rider for Dewey Weber, landing in Santa Cruz in the early 70s, the healing role that Native American spiritualism played in her life, and how her husband’s … Continue reading "454 – Rosemari Reimers Rice" The post 4...

In today’s show, Santa Cruz board builder Ward Coffey explains why small is beautiful, how COVID surfers are altering sacred lineups, how his dad’s Silicon Valley job altered surfboard manufacturing, and the outsized return of prioritizing lifestyle over work. Enjoy! Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Ward Coffey...

In the fringe, burgeoning surf culture along the North Sea coast of Scotland, Jason Burnett has become one of the regions first board builders. For 8 years he was building boards for local surfers and experimenting with the Edge design, assyms, and laminating everything himself in his Edinburgh factory. That was until it all burned … Continue reading "452 – Jason Burnett: Jay Surfboard...

Oceanside board builder Kurtis Woodin joins us to outline how he leveraged the COVID boom to build a factory and scale up production while still maintaining the highest quality, the vital importance of taking a full month away from work each year, why investing in customer service will never fail to pay off, and the … Continue reading "451 – Kurtis Woodin: Woodin Surfboards" The post 4...

Emmy winning North Shore photographer Mike Prickett joins us to discuss how he’ll be chasing major swell events to bring us live streaming free surf sessions from around the globe this year, how new remote controlled tech is allowing him to put cameras in the impact zone of 60′ waves, and how two separate near-death … Continue reading "450 – Mike Prickett" The post 450 &#82...

“The Willy Wonka of Torquay”, board builder Corey Graham joins us to discuss growing up in a factory with a pioneer board builder as a father, how foam drinks up energy, why a knee injury forced him to redesign his entire shaping philosophy, and how failure leads to freedom. Enjoy! Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/surf Sponsor: AthleticGre...

Troy Eckert joins us to discuss his role is helping build a billion dollar surf brand and the consternation of walking away from it, why self turmoil leads to external turmoil, the importance of saying “no”, and how to get the best wave of your life after turning 50. Enjoy! Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/surf Follow Troy … Continue...

On Sunday January 22nd the most prestigious surf event on the planet took place for only the 10th time ever. In historic swell conditions, The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, named after the legendary lifeguard who was lost at sea, hosted 40 big wave specialists, including multiple world champs and the by the end of … Continue reading "447 – Luke Shepardson" The post 447 – Luk...

Jason Baffa returns to discuss 20 years of filmmaking, how character always informs surf style, how his earliest goals remain present in his new series on Disney+ “Chasing Waves”, which examines Japanese surfing as it exists in country and worldwide, its origins, and it’s increasing influence on greater culture. Enjoy! Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com...

Felipe Pomar returns to outline surfing’s birthplace in Peru dating back 5000 years, how being of service to your community will help you surf till 100, and about being featured by Pope Francis in a recent Netflix documentary. Enjoy! Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf Sponsor: REALWatersports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/surf Follow @FelipePomarOfficial Visit SurfTill100.com CREDITS Host, Produce...

?? 1965 World Surfing Champion Felipe Pomar joins us to discuss lessons he’s learned from 66 years of big wave riding, why he stopped drinking 60 years ago, how he plans to surf till 100, losing a friend at Pipeline, and why it’s a bad idea to attempt to surf a tsunami. Enjoy! Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf … Continue reading "444 – Felipe Pomar: Part One" The post 444 &#...

Writer/Director Terrence Martin joins us today to discuss the seven year journey to make his latest film, how he got Ed Harris to co-star, funding the project with poker winnings, why his real-life love story is too farcical for fiction, how even “failure” is gratifying if you’re chasing your passion, and why evolved humans always … Continue reading "443 – Terrence Ma...

Nine months after being suspended, 3x World Longboard Champ Joel Tudor breaks his silence to detail precisely why the WSL has obfuscated their reason for his suspension, why they banned commentators from saying his name, how a fight after he burned someone at Pipe led to him becoming a BJJ World Champ, why he regrets … Continue reading "442 – Joel Tudor" The post 442 – Joel Tudor...

Pipeline stalwart, B-Girl, and college professor Lane Davey joins us today to discuss braving Pipeline in the early 90s, creating the first female boardshort, the importance of a meritocratic hierarchy, the repercussions of willful ignorance, and how HipHop has informed her entire approach to surfing, education, and life. Enjoy! Sponsor: FlorenceMarineX.com Sponsor: VAERWatches.com promo code &#82...

Today we celebrate the life of Art Brewer by introducing you to The Plug w/Justin Jay. Justin has been a featured guest on Surf Splendor twice (episodes 272 and 078) to discuss his photography work and in 2020 he launched a podcast to dive deeper with the subjects he’s shooting. Past guests include Tony Hawk, … Continue reading "Art Brewer: The Plug w/Justin Jay" The post Art Brewer: T...

In today’s we chat with superstar photographer Clark Little about his origin story, why he gave up surfing, how he became friends with the prince of Dubai, and how a $200,000 all-in gamble altered the course of his life. Enjoy! (Originally recorded in January 2018) Sponsor: FlorenceMarineX.com Sponsor: VAERWatches.com promo code “surf15” for 15% off Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com Sponsor...

Warshaw is back to discuss how the thrill of surfing has been replaced by the thrill of archiving surf history, the single hippest surfer of all time, the next monumental undertaking for the EOS, and to recommend the one female surf icon that David should interview posthaste. Enjoy! Sponsor: FlorenceMarineX.com Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/surf Sp...

Designer and board builder Paul Schmidt joins us to discuss his unconventional entry into board building, failing forward, the loneliness and freedom of working outside of the “industry”, his unexpected friendship with Pat Curren, and how to unlock robust productivity by simply charging adequately for your work. Enjoy! Sponsor: FlorenceMarineX.com Sponsor: VAERWatches.com promo code &#...

Champion longboarder, designer, entrepreneur CJ Nelson joins us to discuss being a regrettable influence on youth, the perils and privilege of growing up in Santa Cruz in the 90s, how near homelessness helped him rediscover surfing, and the virtue inherent in suffering. Enjoy! Sponsor: FlorenceMarineX.com Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/surf Follow @...

We just want to point your attention to another great podcast. If you like Surf Splendor, you’ll love Surf Stories, produced by our friends at The Florida Surf Film Festival. Enjoy this episode and subscribe to “Surf Stories” wherever you’re listening to this. “Ben Gravy has made a career out of quick surf trips and … Continue reading "BONUS – Heart and St...

? World Champ surfer and Life Rolls On founder Jesse Billauer joins us to discuss the vital importance of physical touch, his streak of defying doctor’s prognoses, how to cultivate resilience, and his life’s mission to get people surfing regardless of their physical limitations. Enjoy! Sponsor: FlorenceMarineX.com Sponsor: VAERWatches.com promo code “surf15” for 15% off &#8...

Parker Coffin joins us to discuss metrics used to measure success for a modern professional free surfer, the moment he chose happiness over competition, why talent goes wayward without hard work, and how his passion for self improvement ensures that surfing never feels like work. Enjoy! Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf Sponsor: LinkedIn.com...

The Shaper Shack is a four part series featuring some of Australia’s finest surfboard shapers. From inventing the Thruster, to developing renewable materials, incorporating artificial intelligence into shaping,  and scaling a global business, these shapers share their blueprint and speculate on the future. Today’s episode features Shyama Buttonshaw, Luke Daniels, Gunther Rohn, Stuart Campbell and...