The Closeout - A Bodyboarding Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Forty of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to one leg of Ormerod Brother Tripod, Simon Ormerod. Our conversation with Simo includes talking about his brothers Nick and Alex, searching remote reef passes for special waves, business failures, Shark Encounters, and the Beauties and Hazards of surfing in Brazil. With Special Guest Matt Lackey.   Presented by Bodyboa...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty Nine of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to newly elected President of Bodyboarding Victoria Adam Williams, and DKS Head Honcho Clayton Pickworth. We discuss the 2025 Pewl Party in Melbourne, The Bodyboarding State of Origin Series, 2025 Nationals in Sydney, and The Robe Bodyboard Bash. The Closeout Podcast series is proudly presented by Bodyboarding Vic...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty Eight of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to Underground Legend Brad Stone. Our conversation with Stoney includes his nomadic lifestyle, Chris White’s Tension 11, The Shark Island Challenge, Big Wave Surfing, Breaking his Back, and the Come Back from Injury.   Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and Funkshen Bodyboards .   The Closeout Podcast series is p...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty Seven of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we celebrate The 2025 Shark Island Challenge with a full wrap up!  Get all the ins and outs of the event with Competition Director Luke O’Connor including Winners, Losers, Prezo’s, and all the Highs and Lows with a comprehensive download of Australia’s Premier Event! The Closeout Podcast series is proudly presented by Bo...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty Six of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast The Shark Island Challenge is finally Greenlit!!! Get all the updates direct from Competition Director Luke O’Connor including predictions, Invitee Changes, and all the Updates leading up to the Event. The Closeout Podcast series is proudly presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and Limited Edition Fins . Want to get in touch?...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty Five of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to one of the legends from Bondi Rescue, and passionate Bodyboarder Corey Oliver Our conversation with Corey includes lots of Vintage Bodyboard Industry talk, Refurbing Vintage Bodyboards, The Chaos of managing a beach like Bondi, and all the behind scenes of TV Shows Bondi Rescue and Surviving Summer.   The Close...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty Four of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we get a full update on The 2025 Shark Island Challenge with competition organiser Luke O’Connor. Our conversation with Luke includes ideal conditions, current swell updates, trials reports and everything we can look forward to for the main event.   The Closeout Podcast series is proudly presented by Bodyboarding Victoria...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty Three of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to 4 x ABA Champion Lachlan Cramsie Our conversation with Cramsie includes Dodgy Eyes, Saving Lives, Competitive Drives, Surf Life Saving Iron Man Training, Fun Parks, and the State of Competitive Bodyboarding in Australia. With Special Guest Host Ben Wells.   Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and Limited Editon...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty Two of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we discuss the launch of the Shark Island Challenge 2025 with organiser Luke O'Connor and Mark Sadler Our conversation with the boys includes sponsors including Balter Beer, Bodyboard King and NMD, Trials announcements, Invitees to the big dance, Launch Parties and Specialty Events. Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty One of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast our Heroes give a Wrap Up of the So Stoked Hawaiian Pipeline Bodyboarding Championship, detail what it will actually take to have an IBC Tour Comp in Australia, give all The Shark Island Challenge updates, all while enjoying a Pizza and warm glass of sparkling Merlot.   Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and Limited Editon...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Thirty of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to Inverted Bodyboard Store owner Ben Wells. Our conversation with Ben includes freak surf accidents, the trials and tribulations of working in the Bodyboard Industry, #carmenIreallywantthis, team trips, and all with Special Co-Host Lachlan Cramsie.   Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and Limited Editon Fins .   The C...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty Nine of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to Ex-World Tour Judge and Ex-Inverted Franchiser Danny Bycroft. Our conversation with Danny includes purchasing the original Inverted Store from the O’Sullivan family, The Aussie Buccaneers South African Tour, Franchising Bodyboard Stores, and the demands of Judging on the World Tour.   Presented by Bodyboarding...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty Eight of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to Vintage Bodyboard Collector and Good Earth Surf Shop Owner, Darren Hotker. Our conversation with Darren includes Pearl Jam gigs, living in remote Western Australia, Buying Good Earth, Joes Pizza, Ryan Hardy’s retail experience, and the South West Bodyboard Club.   Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and Nomad B...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty Seven of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast our Heroes deliver the POSITIVELY CHARGED XMAS Episode Our conversation includes the Highs and Lows of Bodyboarding in 2024, and Preview the 2025 Calander, Including the 2025 Shark Island Challenge, The IBC World Tour, The Bodyboarding Victoria Triple Crown Series, The Hawaiian Pipeline Pro, Chris White’s Tension 11, as...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty Six of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to Newly Minted Pipe Invitee Tom Morris. Our conversation with Tom includes Traveling With Brad Stone, Girlfriends from Foreign Lands, Epic Local Wedges, and being invited to one of the World’s most Prestigious Bodyboarding Events, The Hawaiian Pipeline Pro!!!   Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and Funkshen Bodyb...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty Five of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to Ex-Australian Bodyboard Association General Manager Dylan Beach Our conversation with Dylan includes Heavy Injuries in Remote Locations, Running The ABA Tour, How to Start a Bodyboard Club From Scratch, and the Premium Waves of the South Australian Coastline.   The Closeout Podcast series is proudly presented b...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty Four of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast our Heroes discuss The DK Sessions and Bodyboarding Victoria Pewl Party, give an IBC World Tour Round Up, Teza McKenna on The Voice, Damien King being a legend, The Warrnambool Big Wave Comp, and ask the big question: Who the Fuck is Walid Zdah???? All with special comments by Newcastle’s very own Adam Williams. The Close...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty Three of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to Sunshine Coast DK Legend Tyson Ryan Our conversation with Tys includes growing up with an Elite crew on the Sunshine Coast, Drop Knee Heroes, the benefits of Bailing School early, Metal Band Influences, and Dale Akehurst chimes in with some absolute zingers.   Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and ATTICA Wets...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty Two of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to Sam Woolston, owner of Australia’s oldest family Surf Shop, Steve’s Place. Our conversation with Sam includes living in a remote surf community in Robe, how his father Steve founded their Surf Shop Steve’s Place even before there was a surf industry in Australia, keeping the Bodyboarding flame alight in South Ea...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty One of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to the former designer and owner of Riptide Magazine, Dave Heavyside. Our conversation with Heavy includes his former life as an international cricket star, his current life as a rock star, and everything in between that covers the rise and fall of bodyboarding’s most beloved print media, Riptide Magazine. The Clos...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Twenty of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to the 2016 ABA Tour Champion Joe Clarke. Our conversation with Joe includes Competitive Drive, How to Produce a Film Section, The advantages of Peroxide Hair, Left Hand Wedges, Epic Surf Trips and His New Film Project “Analogue”.   Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and Funkshen Bodyboards . The Closeout Podcast serie...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Nineteen of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to two of the legends of the South Australian Bodyboard Club, Jasper Ashmoore and Brad Halstead. The conversation includes the history of bodyboarding in South Australia, Heavy SA Waves, Shark Infested Waters, and running a bodyboard club at the infamous Knights Beach. Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and ATTICA We...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Eighteen of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we talk to Drop Knee Sessions creator Clayton Pickworth. The conversation includes growing up bodyboarding in Port Macquarie during its most influential era, running the PMBA, DK on the World Tour, the inception of DKS and the creation of the new event, the Bodyboarding Victoria vs. DKS Pewl Party   Presented by Bodyboarding...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Seventeen of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we have a full and comprehensive wrap up of Australia’s premiere bodyboarding event, The Shark Island Challenge. Contest Director Luke O’Connor walks us through the highs and lows, and all the behind the scenes action of 2024’s SIC. Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and ATTICA Wetsuits . The Closeout Podcast series is prou...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode Sixteen of The Closeout Bodyboarding Podcast we the Winner of the 2024 Shark Island Challenge, Ben Sawyer. Ben discusses growing up in The Shire, Gath Helmets, Big Wave Surfing, and Fulfilling a Dream. Presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and ATTICA Wetsuits . The Closeout Podcast series is proudly presented by Bodyboarding Victoria and Limited Edition Fins . Want to get...