Surf Splendor

Bing Copeland started Bing Surfboards in 1959.  After sharing his first wave with Greg Noll and under the tutelage of Dale Velzy, Bing became one of the largest board builders of the 60s. In today's episode Bing discusses his origin story, the value of delegation, transitioning the Bing legacy, and the incident that caused him to quitting surfing. This is part 2 of 5 of our limited run series #TemplesOfStoke presented by @SurfingHeritage Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Captain of the Indies Trader Fleet and founder of the Beran Island Resort, Martin Daly joins us to chat about his greatest finds as a treasure diver, the best session he’s ever witnessed, two horrifying days at sea where he thought the ship was going to split in two, and he addresses accusations that he’s … Continue reading "281 – Martin Daly" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TK Brimer, owner of the iconic Newport Beach surf shop The Froghouse, joins us to talk about surf retail’s importance to surf culture. He discusses juggling debt, managing millennial employees, ignoring eComm, and helping birth surf brands (like Volcom). This is part 1 of 5 of our limited run series #TemplesOfStoke presented by @SurfingHeritage Enjoy! … Continue reading "280 – The Frog House: TK Brimer" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Corona Open JBay. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. This 6th event of the season marks the halfway … Continue reading "279 – Post-Script: Corona Open JBay" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A conversation with filmmaker Justin Purser, CJ Hobgood, and Damien Hobgood about their new documentary that traces the Hobgood’s early life, professional surf careers, development of their respective families, and ultimately, their journey through identity. Purser shares his background in music video and outlines the limitations of making a surf film in 2019. This episode … Continue reading "278 – And Two If By Sea" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Stevenson sits near the top of the heap of shortboard surfboard manufactures worldwide. Parko’s ridden JS nearly his entire career, Julian and Sally are aiming for a title this year on JS sleds. Jason shares his origin story, his struggles and the factors that led to his success, and he predicts the next great … Continue reading "277 – Jason Stevenson: JS Industries" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Stone is taking time off from traveling as Jordy Smith’s coach to fulfill this patriotic opportunity to head coach the US Olympic team. In today’s episode Stone outlines surfing in the Olympics, shares concerns, and survey’s how this growth potential might alter the core of surfing.  Follow @CGDSurf and @USASurfing View this post on … Continue reading "276 – Chris ‘Gally’ Stone: US Olympic Head Coach" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Oi Rio Pro. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. I started off our Post-Script to the Maragret River … Continue reading "275 – Post-Script: Oi Rio Pro 2019" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode David chats with Andrew Kidman and Ellis Ericson about their new film “On The Edge Of A Dream”. The film documents five years of experimentation and development of the Edge design. The conversation begins 30 years ago, when George Greenough began sharing stories with Kidman about the greatest wave he had ridden … Continue reading "274 – On The Edge Of A Dream" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heavy Water is Michael Oblowitz’s new film centered around Nathan Fletcher’s most significant traumas and his most meaningful accomplishments. In today’s episode Oblowitz details the long and storied history of drugs with the surf industry, the film he made about it, and why that film has never been released. Fletcher discusses why he’s trusted his … Continue reading "273 – Nathan Fletcher & Michael Oblowitz: Heavy Water" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices