KookCast: Surf Education

Hey rippers, we have Alexis Miller on the show this week and she's the perfect guest to get you feeling all pumped up and ready to surf. She has a great learn to surf journey story that she began by diving in head first. Biggest take away from this weeks episode is, if you want it, you can have it. Yew !

Coach Chris and Coach Evan talking about how they prepare for a new swell on the horizon. Tune in for some tips on prepping before you head out to score some waves on your next day out surfing. Editors note: Don't forget sunblock. Somehow your two coaches kooked it big time not reminding you to bring your sunblock, face stick, lip block, and shade (hat, umbrella, etc.) Get prepared and go surf! ye...

Hey rippers! Peter Spacek joins the KookCast this week and it's nothing but good times. Stories of all kinds come to light in this discussion and we have no fear exploring them all. Make sure you have some time for this episode, because there was no way we could cut anything out, it was all GOLD! Make sure to check out Peter's work at  https://ditchink.com

Surfing got you down recently? For a beginner learning how to surf, life can be rough. Everyone that ever learned to surf has experienced the many emotions that come from being a beginner. The bad news is, no matter how good you get, it can still be really frustrating at times. The good news is Coach Chris and Coach Ev came up with 8 ways to keep the stoke alive, and make surfing a little more fun...

Join Coach Chris this week as he talks with his guest, Emily Anderson about persevering through a traumatic first experience surfing, and the subsequent list of scary and intimidating sessions that will inspire any beginner to carry on and keep surfing. 

Hey rippers, The tables have turned this week on Kookcast. In this episode you'll hear Coach Chris as the guest on the Swell Season Radio podcast that's recorded live! Different feels for sure! Enjoy this playback and go check out Tyler Breuer and Ben Pomeroy's show at  https://soundcloud.com/swellseasonsurfradio yeew

Hey Kooks, Coach Chris and Coach Evan back with another episode of 3 kooky things you NEED to stop doing. We've done this title before with a different set of kooky behaviors, so if you haven't heard the others, go back and check 'em out! 

Hey Kooks, killer episode this week with local NorthEast ripper, all time frother, and novelty wave legend, Ben Gravyy. I reached out to Ben a while ago about coming on the show and he was down from day 1, but it took us running into each other multiple times by accident to actually make it happen. Tune in to hear us talk about everything from learning how to surf, finding new sand bars, and keepi...

This week on KookCast Coach Chris and Coach Evan are talking with Scott about their recent surf trip to Baja California together. Plenty of lessons learned and we're sharing 'em with you. Tune in. yew!

Hey rippers, Coach Chris and Coach Evan recording from BCS on a favorite topic...surfing without a leash. Ever wonder why some surfers paddle out without a cord tied to their ankle? Isn't the surfboard leash one of the greatest inventions for surfers? Find out what we think about the kook cord here on the KookCast.

Hey kooks, welcome back to your weekly dose of KookCast. This week's episode was such a pleasure to record. Not only did I get to know more about the rad and stylish, Tim Duffy (and get a few insider tips!), but we recorded on a dime of a day while sitting on the beach and watching a sweet little East swell fill in a surf spot we both love to surf. We do our best not to lose our train of thought a...

Coach Chris and Coach Ev are covering 9 things every beginner surfer should know. To see a few paired visuals with these topics, check out  thesurfcontinuum.com/9-things-every-beginner-surfer-should-know/

In this episode of KookCast: Surf Education, Coach Chris has a fun chat with one of his favorite girl surfers and good friend, Erin Boyle. A radical chick with the sweetest heart, Erin has a great story about how she finally started surfing after years of knowing she wanted to start. Enjoy.

Hey Kook this week Coach Chris and Coach Evan are back talking about how to bust your way through that nasty inside, the impact zone. No matter how good you get, you'll always be reminded by Mother Ocean how much stronger she is than you, take some of our tips with you to make the best of a rough situation !

Hey yo! This week on KookCast, we're talking about Stand-Up Paddle Boarders and the way we really feel about em'. Are you a SUPer? Or just someone with 2 cents? Chime in...send us an e-mail at info@thesurfcontinuum.com, we'd be happy to hear your opinion.   

Coach Chris gets on the phone with new friend and fellow surfer, Flavio Percoco to hear from his extensive list of how he keeps the flavor in his life with all sorts of kooky experiences while learning how to surf. Laugh all you like, but if you haven't kooked it in at least a few of the ways Flavio did in his past, are you really learning how to surf or just pretending to? Only a surfer knows the...

Hey kooks, this week on KookCast we're talking about style. Can you improve it? Are you stuck with what you got? Coach Chris and Coach Ev dig into this topic and offer their opinion on the matter. Agree? Disagree? We'd love to hear it. Send a note to info@thesurfcontinuum.com  

Some names in surf history you'll be forgiven for not knowing. Reno Abellira is not one of them. His contributions to surfboard design and the evolution of surfing in general is huge, and his story about winning the 1974 Smirnoff Pro-Am at Waimea Bay is legendary. Get a solid dose of surf history and gold this week by tuning in to hear Reno tell some of his stories. 

Hey kooks! This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan share two major role models that were a vital component to their growth and development as surfers. Tune in to hear about those men, and how they helped mold your favorite surf coaches into the watermen they are today.

Hey rippers, uploading from Puerto Rico with Kevin the Kind Man as he talks about that dreadful time he walked on urchins! Ouch. And the story gets even better when you find out what he does to try and save himself. Not only is Kevin a surfer and all around solid dude, but he's also an epic musician. Check out his music at thesturdysouls.com 

Hey rippers, no time for editing and intros this week! Just Coach Chris and James McGaley talking straight up. James is a solid dude...if you see him in the line up, make sure to give a friendly hoot and let him know you're a fellow kook! yeeeewww !

Hey kooks, tune in this week as Coach Chris and Coach Evan look back and recap their annual February surf trip to Baja California. Touching on a many points we always talk about, we do our best to put into practice what we always preach on KookCast, ie travel wisely, show respect, and surf well according to our standards of excellence. Make sure you stick around til the end so you can hear the sto...

Hey rippers, tune in to catch up with Doug Milstein and Coach Chris while they recall old stories about learning how to surf, kooking it, and all the usual nonsense surfers talk about. Highlight: Doug recalls how he came up with the title "Team Neon" for Coach Chris and his buddies when they were groms. Enjoy, yew!

Hey rippers! Tune in this week while Coach Chris and Coach Evan read some fun stories and answer a few questions from a listener and new friend Cat Duval.

What an honor it was recording this week's episode. Coach Chris got the opportunity to sit down with humble, and life-long surfer Joey Citarella. If you've been a surfer in New York at any point in the last 5 decades, chances are you know Joe. And if you don't know, now you know. After a lifetime of surfing, you'll still find him out there ripping, and more stoked than most groms! Enjoy learning m...