Surf Splendor Archives - Surf Splendor

Photos and stories from Dick Metz’s three year global surf trip in 1958 inspired his friend Bruce Brown to chase The Endless Summer. Metz was the first employee at Clark Foam. He opened the ever surfboard shop and he co-founded The Surfing Heritage & Culture Center. Enjoy part one of our three part series with … Continue reading "300 – Dick Metz: Part One" The post 300 &#8211...

Donald Brink chats with Surfrider CEO Chad Nelson and surfboard shapers around the world who have built boards from lobster buoys, miso barrels, and 200 year old savaged barn wood to outline options for sustainable surfboard building. Today’s show is sponsored by SurfNVS.com promo code “podcast” for 20% a set of Apex series fins.   … Continue reading "299 – Upcyc...

Jamie Brisick joins us for a discussion about the first time he smoked pot, his foray into BDSM, the absurdity of giant logos, losing his home to a fire, and how his life would have been different if he “succeeded” in his pro surfing goals. Recorded live at The PHILOsurfer Convergence conference in June 2019. … Continue reading "298 – Jamie Brisick: Origin Story" The post 2...

Filmmaker Jack Coleman discusses his latest film, the value of making radical life changes, and why he’s leaving his home of 20 years to vagabond around the world. Enjoy! Enter to win an Almond Soft Top by donating HERE Today’s show is sponsored by Slowtide.co promo code “podcast” for 10% off. ZONE FREQUENCY from Jack … Continue reading "297 – Jack Coleman: Zone...

Era defining pioneer of the shortboard revolution, writer, World Champ; Nat Young discusses abandoning his animal aggression, reveals his favorite modern shapers, shares stories of Tom Blake & Miki Dora, and illuminates some of his greatest lessons learning as outlined in his latest book, “Church Of The Open Sky”. Follow @VisslaSurf And donate here to … Continue reading "296 – Nat...

Father, husband, surf historian, Matt Warshaw chats about how to nurse the bruising of online commenters, the virtues of quitting surfing, pays tributes to surf’s little known stories, and he outlines a grander EOS. Enjoy! (and here’s a link to our Surf Ranch episode with Brisick. HERE) Subscribe at EOS.surf and follow @encyclopedia_of_surfing Today’s show … Continue reading "295...

Welcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. When we left Tahiti, Filipe was in … Continue reading "294 – Post Script: Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal" The post 294 &#8...

BeachGrit co-founder, writer, and general surf influencer through his many roles in media, Derek Rielly confesses to accidental overachievement, reflects on his departure from Stab, shares the perils of partnering with Chas Smith, and discusses his latest book “Gulpilil”. Enjoy! Follow @Beach_Grit and BeachGrit.com Today’s show is sponsored by Vissla.com CREDITS Sponsor: Vissla.c...

In an apple orchard on an island thirty miles north of Seattle and eight years removed from his last surf is where I found Drew Kampion. Author of six books, countless surf articles, and perhaps the main person responsible for surfing’s mischievous, irreverent presentation; Kampion reflects on his early years at Surfer, analyzes current surf … Continue reading "292 – Drew Kampion" The...

Industrious surfboard shaper from Western Australia, Sunova Surfboard’s Bert Burger joins us to extol the virtues of alternative materials, detail his role in co-founding Firewire Surfboards, and explain the benefits and misconceptions about building surfboards in Thailand. Enjoy! Follow @Sunova_Surfboards CREDITS Host, Producer, Writer: David Scales @David_Lee_Scales Intro Music: D’An...

Today’s guest is Sal Masekela. Sal is a professional broadcaster, television host, musician & television producer. Correspondent for Vice Sports and the voice of the Red Bull Signature Series, in today’s episode we discuss Sal’s unique origin story and then Sal weighs-in on the failures of  the WSL broadcasters, Slater’s potentially final year on tour. … Continue reading "290 – Sal...

Punk-flavored surfer, skateboarder, entrepreneur, and activist, from Newport, Rhode Island, often described as “the Godfather of New England surfing”, literal godfather to Ian Walsh, defender of Ruggles, and friend to all, Sid Abbruzzi is our illustrious guest for today’s show. Abbruzzi discusses his origin story, the state of retail, the value of time away from … Continue...

Ed Wright and Brian Fredrickson shares stories from 60 years of business, mentoring some of the industry’s most iconic board builders, and how to continue a legacy after closing a retail business. Today’s sponsor is VaerWatches.com use promo code “surf10” to save 10% and support this show. CREDITS Sponsor: VaerWatches.com promo code “surf10” to save … Continue r...

Channel bottom guru, shaper and laminator Dale Wilson chats with David to discuss his early introduction to Allen Byrne and the life altering epiphany he had on a channel bottom surfboard. He illuminates it’s virtues, it’s limitations, and explains why all surfers should be riding one. Enjoy the show! Follow @WilsonJet and ByrningSpears.com     … Continue reading "287 – Channel Bo...

Josh Hansen is a second generation heir to Hansen Surfboards. Founded by Don Hansen in 1961, Josh has helped usher Hansen from a local surf retailer into a 20,000 square footprint housing 55 employees. In part four of our Temples of Stoke series, Hansen discusses his transition to eComm, the perils of the consignment model, … Continue reading "286 – Hansen Surfboards: Josh Hansen" The...

Welcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Tahiti Pro presented by Hurley. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. The 2019 Tahiti Pro presented by Hurley … Continue reading "285 – Post-Script: Tahiti Pro" The post 285 –...

Robert Howson is the owner of the Harbour Surfboards retail. Beginning as a team rider for Rich Harbour in 1980, Howson has helped transition Harbour from a surfboard manufacturing facility into a thriving retail destination. In part three of our Temples of Stoke series, Howson discusses the importance of honoring suppliers, working with millennials, and … Continue reading "284 – Harbo...

Today’s show is a conversation between Jamie Brisick and Pulitzer Prize winning author William Finnegan. The two chat about Brisick’s latest book, “The Dazzling Blue”, the process of writing, the struggle of maintaining a spot in the pecking order of your local line-up, and the virtue of taking time away from surfing.  Purchase “The Dazzling … Continue reading "283 – The Dazzling Blue:...

Bing Copeland started Bing Surfboards in 1959. After sharing his first wave with Greg Noll and under the tutelage of Dale Velzy, Bing became one of the largest board builders of the 60s. In today’s episode Bing discusses his origin story, the value of delegation, transitioning the Bing legacy, and the incident that caused him … Continue reading "282 – Bing Copeland" The post 282...

Captain of the Indies Trader Fleet and founder of the Beran Island Resort, Martin Daly joins us to chat about his greatest finds as a treasure diver, the best session he’s ever witnessed, two horrifying days at sea where he thought the ship was going to split in two, and he addresses accusations that he’s … Continue reading "281 – Martin Daly" The post 281 – Martin Daly appeared...

TK Brimer, owner of the iconic Newport Beach surf shop The Froghouse, joins us to talk about surf retail’s importance to surf culture. He discusses juggling debt, managing millennial employees, ignoring eComm, and helping birth surf brands (like Volcom). This is part 1 of 5 of our limited run series #TemplesOfStoke presented by @SurfingHeritage Enjoy! … Continue reading "280 – Th...

Welcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Corona Open JBay. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. This 6th event of the season marks the halfway … Continue reading "279 – Post-Script: Corona Open JBay" The post 279 – P...

A conversation with filmmaker Justin Purser, CJ Hobgood, and Damien Hobgood about their new documentary that traces the Hobgood’s early life, professional surf careers, development of their respective families, and ultimately, their journey through identity. Purser shares his background in music video and outlines the limitations of making a surf film in 2019. This episode … Continue r...

Jason Stevenson sits near the top of the heap of shortboard surfboard manufactures worldwide. Parko’s ridden JS nearly his entire career, Julian and Sally are aiming for a title this year on JS sleds. Jason shares his origin story, his struggles and the factors that led to his success, and he predicts the next great … Continue reading "277 – Jason Stevenson: JS Industries" The post 277...

Chris Stone is taking time off from traveling as Jordy Smith’s coach to fulfill this patriotic opportunity to head coach the US Olympic team. In today’s episode Stone outlines surfing in the Olympics, shares concerns, and survey’s how this growth potential might alter the core of surfing.  Follow @CGDSurf and @USASurfing         … Continue reading "276 – Chris ‘Gally&#8...