Surf Splendor

San Diego native, apprentice to board building pioneers worldwide, Godfather to pro surfers, 57 years of shaping, 30,000 boards deep, Hank Warner shares tales from a life immersed in foam dust, brethren, and the sea. Part 1 of 2. Enjoy! HankWarner.com and @HankWarnerShapes Presented by: Roark.com, REALWatersports.com, VAERWatches.com Sponsors: Blueland.com/surf Sponsor: RocketMoney.com/surf Sponsor: FactorMeals.com/surf50   View this post on Instagram   … Continue reading "500 – Hank Warner: Part One" The post 500 – Hank Warner: Part One appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Chris Ruddy recounts his teenaged voyage from Hawaii to San Diego, the gift of access and opportunity given to him by Joe Roper, regifting it to Marcio Zouzi, how corporate manufacturing has replaced pioneering board builders, and how moving inland solves an economic puzzle and unlocks a tenfold opportunity. Enjoy! Presented by: Roark.com, REALWatersports.com, VAERWatches.com … Continue reading "499 – Chris Ruddy" The post 499 – Chris Ruddy appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Matt Parker is partnered with Coco Ho on a new surfboard label, XOCoco, reimagining surfboard design for the female athlete. We’re giving away an XOCoco Halcyon model on March 1st. Today Parker explains the project, the board, and why you should reconsider what you know about board design. Enjoy! CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT   The post 498 – Matt Parker: XOCoco appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Iconic Queensland shaper Dick Van Straalen shares his origin story and details how living with dyslexia has informed his surfing and surfboard building. He discusses helpful treatment strategies and explains how his acute mindset has empowered him to pioneer material usage and design theory for the past 60 years. Enjoy! Follow @Dick.VanStraalen Sponsor: DrinkAG1.com/surf Sponsor: Roark.com promo … Continue reading "497 – Dick Van Straalen" The post 497 – Dick Van Straalen appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Laminations San Diego sander Alex Banyay details the inner workings of the most revered surfboard factories, quantifies the human costs of outsourced manufacturing, explains why preserving history requires hiring surfer-labor, and reveals which shaper is responsible for the greatest innovations in modern surfing. Enjoy! Sponsor: Roark.com promo code “splendor15” for 15% off Sponsor: WaterwaysTravel.com Sponsor: REALWatersports.com Follow @Alex_Banyay … Continue reading "496 – Alex Banyay" The post 496 – Alex Banyay appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Westlife’s Kian Egan joins us to discuss his teenaged, rapid rise to pop music stardom, how discovering surfing allowed him reconnect with his core values, why taking time off stimulates growth, and how a once boy-band is still expanding their popularity and depth into their man-band years. Enjoy! Sponsor: DrinkAG1.com/surf Sponsor: Roark.com promo code “splendor15” for 15% … Continue reading "495 – Kian Egan: Westlife" The post 495 – Kian Egan: Westlife appeared first on Surf Splendor.

In today’s episode filmmaker Darieus Legg extolls the virtues and perils of being raised on a sailboat, explains how valuing external validation is a zero sum game, recounts why creative expression can buoy depression, and shares how his simply pursuit to tell the story of a used surfboard unraveled his life’s calling. Enjoy! Sponsors: Blueland.com/surf Sponsor: Roark.com … Continue reading "494 – Darieus Legg: Stoker Machine" The post 494 – Darieus Legg: Stoker Machine appeared first on Surf Splendor.

We want to gift you a surfboard. Ryan Lynch is here to help. A thought leader in surfboard sustainability, the former Tesla engineer has focused his efforts on eliminating resin from surfboard production and designing high-performance, long lasting surfboards using regenerative construction materials without sacrificing one iota of performance and design, all whilst enhancing the … Continue reading "493 – Ryan Lynch: Timber Surf Co." The post 493 – Ryan Lynch: Timber Surf Co. appeared first on Surf Splendor.

In today’s show Eden Saul joins us to explain why the mat is the most dynamic surf craft, how he planted Dead Kooks seeds globally for free while gleaning knowledge from the best builders, how increasing production decreased his business growth, and why he’s committed to purchasing other shaper’s surfboards. Enjoy! Sponsor: RocketMoney.com/surf Sponsor: DrinkAG1.com/surf Sponsor: Roark.com promo … Continue reading "492 – Eden Saul: Dead Kooks" The post 492 – Eden Saul: Dead Kooks appeared first on Surf Splendor.

In an apple orchard, on an island thirty miles north of Seattle, 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 media, … Continue reading "491 – Drew Kampion" The post 491 – Drew Kampion appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Era defining filmmaker Kai Neville joins us to discuss why the visual style he is known for is not his own, how Bruce Irons is to blame for the best clip he’s ever missed, and how independent film helps foster the most creative and progressive expressions of surfing. Enjoy!  Sponsor: DrinkAG1.com/surf Sponsor: Roark.com promo code “splendor15” for … Continue reading "490 – Kai Neville" The post 490 – Kai Neville appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Genre defining pro freesurfer of the 90s, Margo, joins us to discuss ushering pro surfing from cottage to corporate, humility gleaned while working as a baggage handler, how a passion for bird watching led to his greatest work, and what sparked the revival in his surf career at age 50. Enjoy! Sponsor: DrinkAG1.com/surf Sponsor: Roark.com promo code … Continue reading "489 – Brenden Margieson" The post 489 – Brenden Margieson appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Surfer, writer, board builder, Christian Beamish joins to discuss surf adventuring through the hospices of the Navy, why the Simmons/Curren Keel might unlock new big wave paddle potential, lessons learned adrift on a self-built 27 foot sail boat, and why perspective is hard earned through life experience. Enjoy! Sponsor: Manscaped.com promo code SPLENDOR for 20% … Continue reading "488 – Christian Beamish" The post 488 – Christian Beamish appeared first on Surf Splendor.

After a year on the 35’ sailboat “Calypte”, Torren Martyn returns to discuss how his grandmother’s adventures 60 years ago led to this journey, the pitfalls and virtues of learning to sail while at sea, living with snakes onboard, and how the voyage was the perfect preparation for parenthood. Enjoy! Sponsor: DrinkAG1.com/surf Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: Driftline.co promo code … Continue reading "487 – Torren Martyn: Calypte" The post 487 – Torren Martyn: Calypte appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Just a note, during Thanksgiving week here in the US, to express my deepest gratitude for giving me the opportunity to do this work. Happy Thanksgiving! Music: Bonnie Raitt, Thank You The post THANK YOU! appeared first on Surf Splendor.

After 40 years touring and drumming for one of the biggest punk bands on the planet, Smelly joins us to discuss his transition into surfboard shaping and how the intensity of youth can that ignite a life’s journey, the camaraderie of his bandmates helped him kick heroin, showing kindness to one’s self amplifies recovery, and … Continue reading "486 – Erik “Smelly” Sandin: NOFX & Pickle Stix" The post 486 – Erik “Smelly” Sandin: NOFX & Pickle Stix appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Community activist Eddy Garcia joins us to discuss his efforts to re-house victims of Lahaina’s fires, how developers have already taken advantage of displaced families, the perils of disaster capitalism, the necessity to reduce reliance on tourism, and the inherent virtues of self-sufficiency. Enjoy! Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: Roark.com/discount/splendor15 Sponsor: Driftline.co promo code “SPIT” for 15% off Sponsor: REALWatersports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/Surf … Continue reading "485 – Eddy Garcia: Regeneration in Lahaina" The post 485 – Eddy Garcia: Regeneration in Lahaina appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Adroit craftsmen Bill Stewart returns to discuss the elusive paradox of Gordon Clark, the stately humility of Phil Edwards, the effortless earnestness of Jimmy Buffett, and how they each bolstered and buoyed him through his successes and losses over the years. Part of two of two. Enjoy! Sponsor: DrinkAG1.com/surf Sponsor: Roark.com/discount/splendor15 Sponsor: Driftline.co promo code “SPIT” for … Continue reading "484 – Bill Stewart: Part Two" The post 484 – Bill Stewart: Part Two appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Jovial raconteur Bill Stewart joins us to weave his tale from barefoot skiing in Kentucky, to fudge-making for Carnies in Michigan, to Shanghai’ing a teen to California in search of surf, to becoming one of surfing’s preeminent board builders, along with the fortunes and friends earned and lost along the way. Enjoy this, the first … Continue reading "483 – Bill Stewart: Part One" The post 483 – Bill Stewart: Part One appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Era defining pioneer of the shortboard revolution, writer, World Champ, Nat Young joins us to discuss abandoning his animal aggression, reveals his favorite modern shapers, shares stories of Tom Blake & Miki Dora, and illuminates some of his greatest lessons learned and shared in his latest book, “Church Of The Open Sky”. Enjoy! Sponsor: Family Crest … Continue reading "482 – Nat Young" The post 482 – Nat Young appeared first on Surf Splendor.