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Today we are sitting down with Craig McLachlan.  5 x Scottish National Surfing Champion.  And as of just last weekend, the mens champion of the Highland Fling wavepool competition at Lost Shore- which if you haven't seen some of the surfing then you probably should, it was insane he's also an: ISA-qualified coach.  the lead coach at Lost Shore, and a man who has earned considerable respe...

Having finished the factory tour and spoken with Nick Urrichio about surfboards for 45 minutes, Nick and Miguel kindly sat down for a fireside chat about the history of Semente surfboards, their passion for surfing and what they are seeing in the industry.  2 of the coolest guys in the sport, it's not often you get to listen to people like this speak about their experiences so if you love sur...

This podcast is a conversation with Nick Urrichio, one of the co-founders of Semente surfboards and who is responsible for all their surfboard designs over the last 43 years.  Nick has made surfboards for numerous pro surfers over the last 40 years and their boards are famous for working in the heavy point breaks like Coxos where the factory is located.  Listening to Nick talk about board design a...

Peyton Willard is a surf videographer originally hailing from the US and who currently resides in Peniche, Portugal, home of the famous Super Tubos wave.   He’s extremely talented, humble and has worked with many household name surfers such as Ítalo Ferreira with his work most likely hitting your feeds without you even knowing it.   If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like being a surf videographer,...

Polen Surfboards was founded in 1988 in Cascais, Portugal, by two brothers - Alvaro and Eduardo Costa - along with their friend and shaper Fernando Horta. They have been at the cutting edge of shaping for over 30 years and in addition to their well-known Portguese surfboards have a rich history of collaborating with many top tier shapers over the last 3 decades, ranging from Peter Daniels in the 8...

Yassine, or as he is affectionately known, "Snoopy", is one of Morocco's most loved surfers. If you've ever visted the Taghazout region of Morocco for surfing then you've probably seen, heard or surfed with Snoopy. In a busy Anchor line up, you'll have seen the smiling and laughing Snoopy sliding down waves through the pack.  At home on long boards, finless, Alaia and...

Located in a valley, next to the town of Sion and surrounded by many famous ski resorts, Alaia Bay is Europe's #1 Wave Pool In this episode, we speak with Vincent Van Laethem, CEO of Alaia Bay and the Alaia Businesses that the group operate.  In case you didn't know, they have a skateboard park, indoor & outdoor, snow park, hotel and many other adventure sports assets in the area. Vi...

We catch up with Marlon Lipke, Pro Surfer, Entrepreneur, and all round amazing bloke Having filmed Marlon's Masterclass Videos back in August 2021 we finally manage to catch up with Marlon to talk all things Surfing and sneak in some Q&A from you, the audience Marlon is always an amazing person to speak with, we had an amazing time filming so hope you enjoy the next hour Visit Hodi.tv to...

6 x Swiss National Surfing Champion, Surf Nut, Mum, Finance Wizard and all round amazing Australian Surfer, Rachel Bonhote-Mead talks Surfing, growing up in Australia, competitive Surfing, Wave Pools and what is next  Rachel filmed her 2 Video Masterclass Tutorials back in August 2021 and we have been waiting to do the podcast with her One of the friendliest and humble female surfers out there, Ra...

Today’s Audio File is the first of a 2 part series from Marlon Lipke   Marlon is the first German surfer to have ever qualified for the World Tour of surfing, he has over 20 years of high level surfing experience and is one of the most popular surfers in Europe   One of the first observations from working with Marlon is his ability to communicate both technical aspects from his surfing swell as se...

Audible files from the Mark Phipps Masterclass for the Malibu / Intermediate / Cruiser wave pool sessions  We’ve had a lot of requests for the information to made available for people when they are travelling or driving and not able to watch the videos We also realised there was a lot of useful information that was left on the cutting room floor, so we’ve put it all together and created an audible...

Mark Phipps is a surfer and shaper from the Bells Beach area of Australia.  He has been surfing and shaping for over 30 years, spending half his year in Hossegor France and the other half in Australia.  Mark is well known in the surfing industry but for most recreational surfers he is well known for creating the "One  Bad Egg', the popular mid length surf board.  Having just finished pos...