

Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
Conversations and stories about surfing. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com email: hello@surfsplendorpodcast.com
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Jun 4, 2021 • 1h 28min
371 - Pat O'Connell: Florence Marine X
SUPPORT Film star, pro surfer, marketing exec, WSL SVP, and now brand president, Pat O'Connell joins us to discuss why 2021 is a cornerstone year for surfing and how lessons learned from decades past will allow him to implement change with his largest responsibility to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 2021 • 1h 16min
370 - Tim Dinofa: Raising Cruz
SUBSCRIBE Father of 11 year old surf star Cruz Dinofa, Tim joins us to discuss how to cultivate talent without breeding expectation, how to partner with the surf industry, and how to protect your child from online vitriol. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 2021 • 1h 3min
369 - Surfline CEO, Kyle Laughlin
SUPPORT After a decade at Disney and Amazon, first time CEO Kyle Laughlin joins Surfline as part of a $30 million investment to bolster their 35 year data set in hopes of growing the largest online surf community beyond the realm of coastal users. Today we discuss this nexus and what it means for surfing at large. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 7, 2021 • 1h 23min
368 - The Dream Fish Twin by Roger Hinds Surfboards
Today we review and discuss the Dream Fish Twin with Roger Hinds; an alternative shortboard featuring a swallow tail and two fins that are separated by a single channel that provides bite for the traditional Vee. Should you add a Dream Fish Twin to your quiver? David offers all the info you’ll need to answer that question. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 2021 • 1h 25min
367 - Ryan Scanlon, founder of NeedEssentials
Ryan Scanlon joins us to discuss the value of sabbaticals, how singular focus allows you to multi-task, the benefit of diversity in business, and why a 7'6" single-fin is the ultimate one board quiver. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 2021 • 35min
366 - Post-Script: Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic
Welcome back to Post-Script, a brief yet thorough overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of event #3 of the 2021 season, The Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic presented by Corona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 2021 • 27min
365 - Post-Script: Rip Curl Newcastle Cup
Welcome back to Post-Script, a brief yet thorough overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of event #2 of the 2021 season, the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 9, 2021 • 2h
364 - Derek Hynd
Derek Hynd is rebuilding his life's quiver (Hyndline) and he's 15 years deep into riding FFFF (fins free for the layperson). In today's episode he tells the vivid details of losing his eye (and permanent eyesight) while surfing heat. He spills the sordid details of his little black book (all 4 of them). He explains how he invented "The Search" and describes why he's evolved beyond fins and into friction free surfing. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 2, 2021 • 1h 16min
363 - AFTCO's Bill and Casey Shedd
Bill & Casey Shedd join us to discuss the difference between environmental protection vs conservation, how to grow a business for 60 years through generational transitions, and why calm discourse is the only path to a heathy and robust ocean ecosystem. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 19, 2021 • 38min
362 - Connor O'Leary
While the vast majority of his competitors are quarantined in Sydney, Connor O'Leary is running mock heats at Newy and tuning boards. He joins us to chat about the subjectivity of the judges and how a professional surf career in 2021 is more dependent on selfies than heat wins. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices