Crest Surfcast

The halcyon days of a surf industry boom, travel, more health setbacks and an opinionated take on modern surfing - the second half of Schof’s life story sees him tell Tom and Rob some fantastic tales. After founding what is now No Limit Wetsuits, Schof’s manufacturing and branding career went through the roof. Sponsoring Tom Curren and the Welsh Rugby Team preceded a second kidney failure, in resp...

Quite simply one of our favourite people on earth! A European Champion who's also survived cancer twice and kidney failure twice (as well as getting his golf handicap below 3), Mark Schofield is one of the most enthralling people you could listen to in the English-speaking surf world. Thanks to a carefully constructed, once-off studio in his back garden, Schof has told the incredible ups and downs...

Separating myth from man is the key challenge when dealing with a character of this magnitude. Often hailed as the 'best person to go on a trip with ever', as well as being the key protagonist in one of Wales' 'best surf tales ever', Splinter Griffiths wears these tags with humility and humour. The fact his dozens of major titles often take a back seat shows just how widely the skill-set is spread...

'I would say I am probably your average Welsh surfer... who just pushes his luck,' says Caerphilly's best export. This is an amazing insight into a uniquely gung-ho mindset - which has seen the unassuming Rob Miles take on Teahupoo, among many more of the world's most challenging pits. Expect humility, humour and many more nonchalant comments like, 'That was my, uh, second broken back', as we'll h...

One of the truly giant personalities in Welsh Surfing, Llantwit's Mark Vaughan tells Tom and Rob of a life in surf - which more and more, nowadays, seems to happen in boardies (yes, we do find out why... sort of). This is someone who's been present for, or participating in, many of the biggest moments in the recent surf history of both the British Isles and Europe, and in this frank, open, enterta...

A Welshman... at Nazare? Yes, the world's gnarliest big-wave destination does indeed have a regular from God's Land, and Glyn Ovens now tells Tom and Elliot all about his journey into becoming one of the planet's most daring surfers. How does someone from Tal-y-Bont in Ceredigion end up winning international events in Mullaghmore, charging Mavericks and towing into the Portuguese monster nowadays...

In this first full-length interview in Crest's Garden Studio, the British Team Manager for 2020 and beyond tells Tom and Rob all about her journey to becoming one of Wales' most formidable competitors - and how she's brought the lessons learned into a coaching career. When and how will the UK produce a surfing Olympian? And what will that mean for the future of a sport which is traditionally count...

Crest's 'paean to pain' continues with tales from Peru, Panama, Samoa, France, Ireland, England, Scotland, more Indonesia and of course God's Land itself. Tom, Rob and Elliot assess all of our nightmare surf tales, and we learn the winners of the Crest Surf Trip Gone Wrong Awards. Produced by James Dodd & Tom Anderson Artwork by GS Design Co Music Copyright James Dodd 2020

Who misses surf trips, eh? Not us! (We're trying to believe that, at least.) As promised, with travel still off the agenda for a while, our collection of terrible tales kicks off with a prolonged look at the joys, the hardships and the challenges of travel to Indonesia. With Tom and Rob joined by double European Longboard Champion Elliot Dudley, the team also reviews and rates the surf trip nightm...

Top UK Shaper Luke Young walks Tom and Rob through the individual stages of designing, shaping, spraying and glassing - with a level of detail you won't hear often. Besides discussing materials, rail shapes and the ongoing debate about the use of machines, Luke also shares his experiences building boards for big-wave riders to use at Mullaghmore, as well as his time learning from Hawaiian legend P...

From a stint travelling and training with the Quiksilver youth team to appearing on BBC3's Don't Tell the Bride, Harry Cromwell is one of Wales' most loved characters and fiercest competitors. The Pembrokeshire ripper and national legend regales Tom and Rob with an amazing life story. Expect all of the above, as well as the joy of travelling with a family of six, terrifying tales of deep-sea fishi...

With six national titles by the age of 22, Emily Williams is one of Wales’ most successful surfers ever - and her career could still have decades left! To make things interesting, she’s now taken to triathlon, with podium places quickly following. Emily chats to Rob and Tom about her love of travel, key rivalries, motivation and future goals, before hearing another of our listeners’ nightmare surf...

Celebrated charger, and one of surfing’s ambassadors of stoke, Rhino joins Tom and Rob to discuss his life in the ocean; from grommethood to multiple national titles, a wealth of travel experiences and subsequent career working in the action sports industry. Produced by James Dodd & Tom Anderson Artwork by GS Design Co Music Copyright James Dodd 2020

Andy Martin, author of a trilogy of Hawaiian surf books, joins Tom and Rob to talk about the life and death of Ted Deerhust, and other North Shore tales - plus more of your surf trip nightmares! Produced by James Dodd Artwork by GS Design Co Music Copyright James Dodd 2020

All things surf from in and out of Wales, hosted by Tom Anderson and Rob Blythe. Interviews with local, national and international legends, topical discussion and general stoke! Produced by James Dodd Artwork by GS Design Co Music Copyright James Dodd 2020