Surf Splendor

Recorded at the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente. David and Scott discuss the Otis Carey lawsuit, the Margaret River event, the XXL awards and much more. Opening Topics SUP Adventures in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, link to their website. Follow Mark Richards on Instagram Otis Carey Sues Surfing Life and Nathan Myers Link to … Continue reading "034 – Surf News, April 15th, 2014" Le...

David sits down with Zach Weisberg to discuss his website The Inertia, its genesis and growth over the past 4 years, the importance of quality writing and the necessity of non-endemic sponsors in surf media. This is the article Zach published on SurferMag.com which incited his departure. Diversity in Surfing: We Need More of … Continue reading "033 – Zach Weisberg of The Inertia" Learn more about...

David Scales and Scott Bass welcome Sean Mattison to discuss Kelly parting ways from Quiksilver, the life of Hobie Alter, Cape Fear, Margaret River, Gossip Hour, Duke & Kook and more! Kelly Slater Says Goodbye to Quiksilver What could Quiksilver possible offer Kelly at this point in his career? Does this signal something significant for … Continue reading "032 – Surf News, April 1st, 2014 with gue...

Josh Martin discusses shaping surfboards, his father Terry, and the legacy of Martin Shapes with Hobie Surfboards. Roger Hall explains the Hot Curl Shaping Life Terry Martin from Donald Brink on Vimeo. Learn more about Josh Martin at MartinShapes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David and Scott discuss their new asymmetrical surfboards, racism in surfing, Bangladeshi female surfers, and much more! Kelly's Car Gets Vandalized Asymmetrical Boards by Donald Brink The Boardroom Icons of Foam Shaping Contest, Tribute to Ben Aipa This Week in Surf History Hollow Surfboards! Provided by the Encyclopedia of Surfing Hollow Surfboard from … Continue reading "030 – Surf News, March...

Special guest Paul Staurch joins us to discuss the 50th anniversary celebration of the Endless Summer. Then David Scales and Scott Bass discuss the Quiksilver Pro Snapper event: the successes, the shortcomings, the gossip, the drama, and the incredible surfing. Celebrating Bruce Brown and the 50th Anniversary of The Endless Summer The Quiksilver/Roxy Pro at … Continue reading "029 – Quiksilver Pro...

We're pleased to have special guest Johnny Kessel in studio today. He shares his harrowing story of being lost at sea just a few days ago! Then David and Scott discuss Carissa ripping, Jordy tripping, capsized boats, the ASP and much more. JOHNNY KESSEL Link to Johnny's full story SO CAL PUMPS! STORMAGEDDON Surfline Feature … Continue reading "028 – Surf News, March 4th 2014" Learn more about your...

Join us for a surf trip to the island chain of Bocas del Toro off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Former pro surfer and ASP judge, Erik Krammer hosts a training camp for professional track, pro junior surfers. We tag along with Derek Peters from Huntington Beach, California, Aurelio Prieto from Ecuador, Jorge Lymberopulos from … Continue reading "027 – Anatomy of a Surf Trip: Bocas del Toro, Panama...

Scott Bass and David Scales discuss Equality for the Women's Tour, Lewis Samuels, Bat Tails, The Polarity of Adriano, plus the Duke and Kook of the week. SURFERS CROSSING OVER Anastasia Ashley Bethany Hamilton Golf Digest PAUL SPEAKER ON IMPROVING THE WOMENS WORLD TOUR LEWIS SAMUELS Post-Surf.com Screen shots provided by @Dranolds KELLY SLATER'S BAT … Continue reading "026 – Surf News February 18t...

Tony Roberts opens up about his life's work producing over 20 surf and skate films, earning numerous cover shots, traveling the world and trying to find balance between work and play. Tony Roberts Surfing in April & May 2013 The opening segment of Tony Robert's Jacked To reach Tony, contact him via RealSurfTrips.com/tony-roberts/ To purchase … Continue reading "025 – A Portrait of Tony Roberts: a...

As a follow up to the discussion in our last episode about the localism at Lunada Bay, we begin today's episode with an interview with Chris Taloa, aka, Chris Won. Chris has spearheaded the movement to free Lunada Bay from the ugly and sometimes violent localism that has plagued one of Southern California's greatest surf … Continue reading "024 – Chris Taloa on Localism at Lunada Bay & Surf News w...

David and Scott discuss recent big wave activity around the Pacific, localism at Lunada Bay, the passing of Bruce Jones, and the changes for 2014 ASP World Tour. Big Wave Activity The Eddie is off for this current swell, but still on hold through the end of February. The Official Eddie Site The Maverick's Invitation … Continue reading "023 – Surf News, January 22nd, 2014" Learn more about your ad...

Welcome back to Surf Splendor for 2014. We're launching the new year with a discussion with surfboard shaper Donald Brink. Donald is renowned for his hand-crafted asymmetrical surfboard designs. In this episode, Donald shares about his youth growing up in South Africa, why he believes nearly all board designs can be improved upon with an … Continue reading "022 – Donald Brink, Hand-Shaped Hydro Cr...

 David reflects on Surf Splendor in 2013 and talks about upcoming shows for 2014. Also, we introduce a new game, "Guess Whose Instagram!" Thanks for a wonderful welcoming this year. We look forward to a new year together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David and Scott discuss the pivotal moments that contributed to one of the greatest days ever of competitive surfing. Here's the link to all the heats on the Billabong Pipe Masters website.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David and Scott discuss the culture of the North Shore, a mid-Pipe Masters recap, the Surfer Poll awards and much more. WELCOME TO PARADISE, NOW GO TO HELL Kai "Borg" Garcia comes clean video. SURFER POLL AWARDS Link to all the winners and videos Inertia Article about Rothman spitting on Sam George's face. PIPELINE MASTERS … Continue reading "019 – Surf News, December 12th, 2013 with David Scales...

David and Scott catch up on a variety of topics from Dane trying to requalify to the wipeout of the year at Jaws. Click "PLAY" and enjoy! RED BULL DECADES *Note the misspelling of Matt Biolos Link to Red Bull Decades: Mayhem's Rocket SURFLINE: SWELL STORY, THANKSGIVING IN CALIFORNIA Link to the Feature BEN AIPA … Continue reading "018 – Surf News with David Scales and Scott Bass, December 3rd, 201...

Rich Harbour still toils away in his shaping bay at 329 Main St, Seal Beach, California. He's been there for 51 years, which makes it the longest consistently operation shaping bay in the world. What's more, it's a mere half mile from where he rode his very first wave as a young boy. David sat … Continue reading "017 – Rich Harbour of Harbour Surfboards" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

In this supersized version of Surf News, David and Scott break down this weeks biggest stories. Is Sunny Garcia a one-trick pony? Will Fukushima destroy the planet? Is Greg Long the adventurer of the year? Quiksilver moons the ASP. Kook vs. Duke. And much, much more. Enjoy the show. Share your thoughts on each topic … Continue reading "016 – Surf News with Scott Bass, November 21st, 2013" Learn mo...

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Montgomery Ernest Thomas Kaluhiokalani, better known as Buttons. The stories here within are told by his lifelong friends Mickey Nielsen, Allen Sarlo, Mike Garrett, Dan Bigelow, Sumo Sato, Duke Aipa, and Button's brother Noble Kaluhiokalani. Chris Mauro's Article, "Why Buttons Was the Answer" If you can … Continue reading "015 – Aloha, Buttons" Learn more...

David and Scott discuss Maya Gabiera's wipeout at Nazare, Carlos Burle's potential record breaking ride at Nazare, the Pipeline Season opening swell, Tom Carroll's meth addiction, the One World Ranking, and the best songs ever! Click play on the episode and scroll down to see all the videos. David's Must See Moment Scott's Must See … Continue reading "014 – Surf News with Scott Bass, November 1st,...

David spends an hour with Shaun Tomson discussing his new book, The Code, and the events in his life that inspired its writing. Shaun opens up about the loss of his son Matthew, the importance of storytelling, and the design innovation that was the Pink Banana. Enjoy the show and please follow the links below … Continue reading "013 – Shaun Tomson: A Candid Conversation About The Code" Learn more...

We start today's show with David discussing The Fin Project with Timothy Hogan. Secondly, we let you listen to a preview of next week's episode, A Candid Conversation with Shaun Tomson. Lastly, David sits down with Scott Bass for another episode of Surf News discussing the Rip Curl Pro Portugal, the recent rash of Shark … Continue reading "012 – The Fin Project and Surf News with Scott Bass" Learn...

David talks story with Robert August & Charlie Smith. Robert talks about his father's relationship with Duke Kahanamoku, leaving school in pursuit of The Endless Summer, and shaping boards over the past 4 decades. Over in Maui, David sits down with Charlie Smith to hear about growing up on the beach at Haleiwa and how … Continue reading "011 – Shapers Series: Robert August & Charlie Smith" Learn m...

David & Scott discuss the Mick & Gabe final in France, Parko getting pushed by judges and slapped by a bodyboarder, Dave Wassel vs. Tahiti, and much more. Enjoy! MICK VS. GABE AT THE QUIK PRO FRANCE http://quiksilverlive.com/profrance/2013/#quality=med&round=1097&heat=1111 DAVE WASSEL VS. TAHITI Behind the Photo: Dave Wassel from SURFING Magazine on Vimeo. John Duval asked … Continue reading "010...