Surf Splendor

Roark founder Ryan Hitzel joins us to discuss how his high-school notebook doodles led to a design job at Volcom, line-up hierarchy etiquette fortified him for the pitfalls of entrepreneurship, and how a forced expedition by his parents mapped the blueprint for his life’s work. Enjoy! Sponsor: WaveKi.com promo code “WAVEKISPLENDOR20” for 20% off Sponsor: VAERWatches.com promo … Continue reading "461 – Ryan Hitzel: Roark" The post 461 – Ryan Hitzel: Roark appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Andrew Kidman joins us to discuss how his enthusiasm for wave pools inspired his latest film, why he prefers terrible surf, Filipe’s distinct advantage related to his board construction, and the burden and gift of having had a UFO encounter in his youth. Enjoy! Sponsor: SunBum.com promo code “SURFSPLENDOR” for 15% off. Know Your Spots!   … Continue reading "460 – Andrew Kidman: Big Sky Limited" The post 460 – Andrew Kidman: Big Sky Limited appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Surfline’s Vice Prez of Product and Innovation joins us to discuss how he went from apathetic student to surf forecast savant, boot-strapping a business from zero to acquisition twice, maintaining a balanced lifestyle through pitfalls and rapid growth, and how the value of knowing every facet of your business translates to hard value. Enjoy! Sponsor: … Continue reading "458 – Ben Freeston: Magic Seaweed Founder" The post 458 – Ben Freeston: Magic Seaweed Founder appeared first on Surf Splendor.

In today’s show Chris discusses the unlikely inspiration for his first film, how Yvon Chouinard’s friendship has influenced his path, the freedom in knowing when to exit, his next big surf trip, and how hull’s have altered his appreciation of surfing. Enjoy! Sponsor: VAERWatches.com promo code “surf15” for 15% off Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com   View this post … Continue reading "457 – Chris Malloy: Part Two" The post 457 – Chris Malloy: Part Two appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Professional surfer turned filmmaker Chris Malloy joins us to discuss how a singular lesson from his father became his career missive, the gift he gave back in return, hiring a young Jack Johnson to operate the Bolex for his first film, and how a near career-ending wipeout at Pipe created the space to explore a … Continue reading "456 – Chris Malloy: Part One" The post 456 – Chris Malloy: Part One appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Dane Gudauskas joins us to discuss how to unlock peak performance in midlife, how riding finless kookboxes has informed his new skate-inspired board design, why a position of gratitude has empowered his self-determination, and the life change that inspired him to leave his surf-centric San Clemente hometown. Enjoy! Sponsor: VAERWatches.com promo code “surf15” for 15% off … Continue reading "455 – Dane Gudauskas" The post 455 – Dane Gudauskas appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Early California surf pioneer Rosemari Reimers Rice joins us to discuss growing up in the hub of surfboard manufacturing in the early 50s, being the first female team rider for Dewey Weber, landing in Santa Cruz in the early 70s, the healing role that Native American spiritualism played in her life, and how her husband’s … Continue reading "454 – Rosemari Reimers Rice" The post 454 – Rosemari Reimers Rice appeared first on Surf Splendor.

In today’s show, Santa Cruz board builder Ward Coffey explains why small is beautiful, how COVID surfers are altering sacred lineups, how his dad’s Silicon Valley job altered surfboard manufacturing, and the outsized return of prioritizing lifestyle over work. Enjoy! Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Ward … Continue reading "453 – Ward Coffey" The post 453 – Ward Coffey appeared first on Surf Splendor.

In the fringe, burgeoning surf culture along the North Sea coast of Scotland, Jason Burnett has become one of the regions first board builders. For 8 years he was building boards for local surfers and experimenting with the Edge design, assyms, and laminating everything himself in his Edinburgh factory. That was until it all burned … Continue reading "452 – Jason Burnett: Jay Surfboards" The post 452 – Jason Burnett: Jay Surfboards appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Oceanside board builder Kurtis Woodin joins us to outline how he leveraged the COVID boom to build a factory and scale up production while still maintaining the highest quality, the vital importance of taking a full month away from work each year, why investing in customer service will never fail to pay off, and the … Continue reading "451 – Kurtis Woodin: Woodin Surfboards" The post 451 – Kurtis Woodin: Woodin Surfboards appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Emmy winning North Shore photographer Mike Prickett joins us to discuss how he’ll be chasing major swell events to bring us live streaming free surf sessions from around the globe this year, how new remote controlled tech is allowing him to put cameras in the impact zone of 60′ waves, and how two separate near-death … Continue reading "450 – Mike Prickett" The post 450 – Mike Prickett appeared first on Surf Splendor.

“The Willy Wonka of Torquay”, board builder Corey Graham joins us to discuss growing up in a factory with a pioneer board builder as a father, how foam drinks up energy, why a knee injury forced him to redesign his entire shaping philosophy, and how failure leads to freedom. Enjoy! Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/surf Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf … Continue reading "449 – Corey Graham" The post 449 – Corey Graham appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Troy Eckert joins us to discuss his role is helping build a billion dollar surf brand and the consternation of walking away from it, why self turmoil leads to external turmoil, the importance of saying “no”, and how to get the best wave of your life after turning 50. Enjoy! Sponsor: WaterWaysTravel.com Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/surf Follow Troy … Continue reading "448 – Troy Eckert" The post 448 – Troy Eckert appeared first on Surf Splendor.

On Sunday January 22nd the most prestigious surf event on the planet took place for only the 10th time ever. In historic swell conditions, The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, named after the legendary lifeguard who was lost at sea, hosted 40 big wave specialists, including multiple world champs and the by the end of … Continue reading "447 – Luke Shepardson" The post 447 – Luke Shepardson appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Jason Baffa returns to discuss 20 years of filmmaking, how character always informs surf style, how his earliest goals remain present in his new series on Disney+ “Chasing Waves”, which examines Japanese surfing as it exists in country and worldwide, its origins, and it’s increasing influence on greater culture. Enjoy! Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf Sponsor: REALWaterSports.com   … Continue reading "446 – Jason Baffa: Chasing Waves" The post 446 – Jason Baffa: Chasing Waves appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Felipe Pomar returns to outline surfing’s birthplace in Peru dating back 5000 years, how being of service to your community will help you surf till 100, and about being featured by Pope Francis in a recent Netflix documentary. Enjoy! Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf Sponsor: REALWatersports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/surf   Follow @FelipePomarOfficial Visit SurfTill100.com CREDITS Host, Producer: David Scales @David_Lee_Scales Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf Sponsor: REALWatersports.com Sponsor: LinkedIn.com/surf Intro … Continue reading "445 – Felipe Pomar: Part Two" The post 445 – Felipe Pomar: Part Two appeared first on Surf Splendor.

?? 1965 World Surfing Champion Felipe Pomar joins us to discuss lessons he’s learned from 66 years of big wave riding, why he stopped drinking 60 years ago, how he plans to surf till 100, losing a friend at Pipeline, and why it’s a bad idea to attempt to surf a tsunami. Enjoy! Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf … Continue reading "444 – Felipe Pomar: Part One" The post 444 – Felipe Pomar: Part One appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Writer/Director Terrence Martin joins us today to discuss the seven year journey to make his latest film, how he got Ed Harris to co-star, funding the project with poker winnings, why his real-life love story is too farcical for fiction, how even “failure” is gratifying if you’re chasing your passion, and why evolved humans always … Continue reading "443 – Terrence Martin: Get Away If You Can" The post 443 – Terrence Martin: Get Away If You Can appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Nine months after being suspended, 3x World Longboard Champ Joel Tudor breaks his silence to detail precisely why the WSL has obfuscated their reason for his suspension, why they banned commentators from saying his name, how a fight after he burned someone at Pipe led to him becoming a BJJ World Champ, why he regrets … Continue reading "442 – Joel Tudor" The post 442 – Joel Tudor appeared first on Surf Splendor.

Pipeline stalwart, B-Girl, and college professor Lane Davey joins us today to discuss braving Pipeline in the early 90s, creating the first female boardshort, the importance of a meritocratic hierarchy, the repercussions of willful ignorance, and how HipHop has informed her entire approach to surfing, education, and life. Enjoy! Sponsor: FlorenceMarineX.com Sponsor: VAERWatches.com promo code … Continue reading "441 – Lane Davey" The post 441 – Lane Davey appeared first on Surf Splendor.