I am a fanboy of surfing history. When I have the privilege of conversation with those who were here before us within our surfing ecosystem, and they happen to be heavy hitters of the surfing community as surfers, shapers, historians, producers, innovators, human beings and so on..... I listen, I ask and I listen some more. Such was the case with legendary surfer/shaper and human being, California's Michel Junod. Michel, at 76 years of age has a surfing resume and trajectory that is longer th...
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I am a fanboy of surfing history. When I have the privilege of conversation with those who were here before us within our surfing ecosystem, and they happen to be heavy hitters of the surfing community as surfers, shapers, historians, producers, innovators, human beings and so on..... I listen, I ask and I listen some more. Such was the case with legendary surfer/shaper and human being, California's Michel Junod. Michel, at 76 years of age has a surfing resume and trajectory that is longer th...
On this episode (recorded on October 24th) South African surfing master and commentator Dylan Mcleod joins me in an informal but substantive conversation of what we perceived and viewed in this years WSL LB Tour.Plenty of LB geek talk and constructive criticism. Congratulations to Taylor Jensen 4x and Rachael Tilly 2x on a monumental win of another World Championship.I want to thank all the people that have followed Longboardarian. Either via the podcast or my social media channels...
In June of 2024 I finally set a date with Ventura surfing legend and master craftsmen Mr. Dennis Ryder for a quick interview. Fifteen minutes away from my home, Dennis and his wife live in a beautiful property alongside a calm creek. What seems to be a serene and beautiful creek unfortunately has another side to it. A nightmare turned reality due to a series of weather anomalies which included fires, apocalyptical rains and mudslides changed the Ryder's way of living. Though able to save thei...
What do you get when you get together one of the most respected longboarders in the world with one of the most respected longboard shapers in the planet? You get the CI Log from Channel Islands Surfboards.On this episode you will learn the backstory on how the CI Log came to be. Destiny, I'd say, brought Devon Howard to CIS and that in turn brought the otherwise unlikely partnership with Wayne Rich on the CI Log.You will hear Devon, as only he can, articulate the subtleties of this design and...
THE COMEBACK EPISODEAfter almost two years of a sabbatical-esque break, I am back with a BANGER for all of you longboard nerds!Taylor Jensen is one of my and many peoples favorite longboarders to watch. And for good reason. One of his surfing strengths that separate him from other great world class longboarders is his fluidity connecting every maneuver within a ride with grace, speed and power. A three time LB World Champ, now reaching his 4th decade in age, he seeks with ambition and determi...
February 2022, life takes me to Kauai, HI for a nice vacation stay in the North Shore. Few weeks prior to arrival I do a quick brainstorm session on who might be in the Hawaiian Garden Isle that could be a great guest for my podcast, maybe 15 seconds into my brainstorm session I thought "wait isn't Billy Hamilton from Kauai?!"A quick internet search provided a phone number for Bill. I left a voicemail and 24 hours later I was speaking to the man himself, the legend, The Matador.A ...
Episode dedicated to the memory, family and friends of Peter Cole and Johnny Fain.RIPAs I prepared for the TP interview, I learned some interesting facts about Tommy. One thing in particular caught me by surprise. The man that I had been following for the last few years on Instagram to satisfy my need of consuming beautiful longboarding imagery, was somewhat a newcomer to the art of surfing photography. Based on the incredible and mesmerizing pictures, I would have guessed he had been in the ...
WARNING- LOADED EPISODE!!!Arguably, one of the best longboarders in the world of the last few decades, IF... we are judging noseriding as an important component of a longboarders repertoire. During the process of producing this episode I was watching video footage of Mr. Lee to refresh my memory of his insane longboard riding capabilities and boy was I mesmerized of his surfing. Link here- https://vimeo.com/245066103The technicality and level of difficulty of his noseriding is that of co...
I was brought up to respect my elders. Though I am respectful, most of the time ( I fault here and there lol), with everyone, there is an extra layer of admiration that I have for those who have experienced life and its challenges to their senior years. And if someones life experiences involve surfing.... boy, you gotta my attention and ears. In that context, what if ....you are an individual that experienced the evolution of surfing , surf culture and its history by being part of it, in...
As a young man in my early 20's in Puerto Rico (1990's), before the advent of social media and the internet, I was a passionate and fever-laden longboarder. My only access to longboarding content were VHS videos at my local surf shop and the arrival of Longboard Magazine every three months. That magazine was a bible to me.My excitement in setting up and conducting an interview with the man that had such strong involvement with the mag that influenced the course of my life was........
Originally from Southern California, this shaper/surfer, musician, super Mom and entrepreneur is part of the strong surfing community of Santa Cruz, CA.She has established a strong presence and a positive reputation in the surfboard manufacturing world. She has proactively pursued methods of building surfboards that cause less harm to our planet and environment. Her board designs and shapes are a product of decades of R&D and influences from her favorite shapers. Ashley Lloyd Surfbo...
If you are a surf history nerd and are curious and willing to listen to a different perspective on one of the most controversial surfing icons in history, you are in for a treat.The author of The Surf Sting goes by the name ofLinda Cuy, she is a native of Southern California and her surfing journey began in 1962.Once upon a day in the sixties, as she was drying up by her car after a surf session Miki "Da Cat" Dora approached her and invited her to a date, the rest of the decades lo...
Surfing is very rich in history. It's a fact that the Hobie Surfboards label is a crucial and important part of that history, especially in the context of surfboard building and surf culture.Our guest for this episode was given the honor and responsibility to carry on Hobie Surfboards legacy as their numero 1 shaper (head shaper) of the brand. As of the day of this interview, alongside Gary, Michael Arenal and in special projects Adam Davenport also joins the diminutive lineup of shapers of H...
The Waxhead, as he likes to be called is a longtime longboard aficionado from Sydney, Australia. Still a young man ( in his early thirties), I had and have the impression that he speaks with the knowledge of an old surfing soul. Basically, he is one of those people that I like to call a "longboard nerd". What happens when you get 2 longboard nerds to sit down and talk longboarding? A heavy, deep and entertaining interview!Matt is a professional longboarder, business owner, car restorer, event...
Back in the 90's, when I was in my early twenties I was one hungry longboarder. I am not referring to food hungry....., but hungry to learn more about longboarding and the cast of characters presented to me via videos and magazines. Remember, this is pre internet revolution. When the new issue of Longboard Magazine would show up at my local surf shop, I was the first one in buying one, sometimes the only one lol. Sometimes it was a new surf video arriving at the shop where either there w...
Belinda Baggs is, in my mind, one of the first female longboard traditional stylists that I have memory of. That does not mean that she was one of the first women traditionalists in the world. Southern California had a few young ladies that had taken that route of longboard surfing before Belinda. Lady loggers like Carla Rowland (now Zamora) and Kassia Meador to name just a few. However, I am pretty confident in saying that Belinda is one of the first Aussies, male or female, to adopt traditi...
This episode is one of the most loaded and heavy interviews that I have done up to date. A gem for the surfing history nerd.Born in Australia in 1974, Beau is a two times longboarding world champion, he is a respected musician, a proud father and family man, a surfboard shaper and owner of Beau Young Surfboards and a member of one of the most important surfing families in the world in part thanks to the patriarch of The Young Family, the one and only Nat Young.Beau was very eloquent in sharin...
On this episode I travel via cyberspace to Noosa Heads, Australia and sit-down with one of the most dominant forces of longboard surfing of his generation. At 39, his interest and motivation to go back into professional competitive longboarding has been sparked by the recent changes (2019) in the WSL Longboard Tour. Josh has won pretty much every brand of high level longboarding contests that he's entered throughout the world and even an SUP Australian title. In 2006 he won the ASP World Long...
Edouard Delpero was born in Marseilles, France. For the last 16 years he's been a resident and a local in the Basque Country, Biarritz, France where he has set his roots alongside his brother, Antoine and family.They run a successful surf school and are part of one of the most iconic surfing communities in Europe. Edouard has been competing in the highest level of professional longboarding for over a decade. Reaching winning podiums from pretty much every single longboard professional, amateu...
On this episode we sit down with Señor Stevie Sawyer. Born and raised in majestic Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa, It is there where this World Champ learned to surf and become the man he is today. As usual, I had many questions for this surfer/musician phenom who happens to be the WSL 2018 World Longboard Champion. I was very interested in tapping into his mind with a variety of topics. Stevie has been on the Longboard Tour since 2015. In 2019 there was a major shift in regards to the ...
Devon Howard is a San Diego, California native. Born in a community where surfing is a normal and common aspect of daily life. Surfing was encouraged in his family as Devon's Mom was a surfer as well. It makes sense that Devon became an avid surfer.Growing up he discovered longboarding at an early age when most kid surfers were not keen about a "prehistoric" approach to surfing. As a teen he had the privilege in landing a job as "The Shop Rat" with Donald Takayama Surfboards as he became an e...
I am a fanboy of surfing history. When I have the privilege of conversation with those who were here before us within our surfing ecosystem, and they happen to be heavy hitters of the surfing community as surfers, shapers, historians, producers, innovators, human beings and so on..... I listen, I ask and I listen some more. Such was the case with legendary surfer/shaper and human being, California's Michel Junod. Michel, at 76 years of age has a surfing resume and trajectory that is longer th...
