The Lineup with Dave Prodan - A Surfing Podcast

Current World No. 1 Barron Mamiya joins the podcast to talk about his massive win at the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach presented by Shiseido. The young star discusses his strong start to the season, surfing against Kelly Slater at Pipeline, and going from wildcard to winner at Sunset. He goes in-depth about what the win meant to him as a North Shore local, how it changed the trajectory of his career in a moment, and his new goals for the rest of the Championship Tour season. Barron also describes his journey to the tour, growing up with a group of young Hawaiian chargers, surfing Pipe for the first time at age 9, and how he’s preparing to defend the yellow jersey at the upcoming MEO Pro Portugal presented by Rip Curl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a Re-Air featuring WSL CT surfer Brisa Hennessy. Brisa is the newly crowned champion of the 2022 Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Presented By Shiseido and is heading into the MEO Pro Portugal as number one in the. world.Championship Tour surfer Brisa Hennessy joins the pod to talk about her strong showing on the Challenger Series and requalifying for the CT. She breaks down her success on the new Challenger Series, the pressure she felt at the US Open, qualifying early, and how that impacted her nerves, expectations, and confidence going forward. She dives into the importance of mental strength in this sport, the uncontrollable nature of the ocean, how working with a sports psychologist has helped her be a better competitor, and some valuable advice given to her by Mick Fanning in Europe. She looks back at her unique upbringing off the grid in Costa Rica and how her childhood shaped her, moving to Oahu to pursue competition, and then eventually moving again to Namotu with her family. Brisa also shares stories about competing for Costa Rica in the Olympics, her rookie season on tour, “stealing like an artist,” trying new equipment, surfing for her dream sponsor Rip Curl, and her experiences training for the first Championship Tour event at Pipeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big wave surfer, former Championship Tour competitor, and WSL commentator Laura Enever returns to talk about her memorable winter on the North Shore. She discusses surfing for three weeks straight leading up to the opening event, scoring barrels at Off The Wall, filming her Tour Vlog, and witnessing history at Pipeline. She breaks down all the highlights from the Billabong Pro Pipeline, shares her most memorable moments, gives her take on Kelly Slater’s win and Moana Jones Wong’s performance, and looks forward to the impact that the event will have going forward. She then makes her predictions for the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach presented by Shiseido and lists the athletes she thinks can make a deep run in the event. Finally, Laura touches on surfing Jaws, the talented rookie class on tour, and being the first woman to get inducted as a North Narrabeen Board Riders life member. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Championship Tour rookie Joao Chianca joins the podcast to talk about making his debut at the Billabong Pro Pipeline. He recaps his huge winter on the North Shore, enjoying an amazing run of swell, staying at the Volcom house for the first time, and competing in his first career event. He breaks down how he prepared for Pipeline, how he took a short break to recharge for the season, and how different it is surfing in heats with one other person versus free surfing with hundreds of people in the lineup. He looks back at his road to the CT, growing up in Saquarema with his big wave surfing brother Lucas Chianca, idolizing Gabriel Medina and Adriano de Souza, competing and traveling the Qualifying Series with Samuel Pupo and Mateus Herdy, and his life-changing 2019 that eventually led to qualifying for the tour at Haleiwa last year. Joao also touches on making the switch to riding Channel Islands boards, the challenges of competing at places he’s never surfed before, and his big goals for his rookie year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Championship Tour rookie Luana Silva joins the podcast to talk about making her debut at the Billabong Pro Pipeline. Born and raised on the North Shore, she discusses the first time she surfed Pipeline at the age of 11, how hard it is to train there, and her strategy going into her historic first event. She breaks down her breakthrough season on the Challenger Series, details her big performances at Portugal and Haleiwa, and describes the mindset she’s taking into her rookie year on tour. She looks back at her journey to the CT, growing up in Hawaii, feeling right at home at Sunset Beach, learning to surf with power, and progressing her air game. Luana also touches on the tour events she’s most excited to surf, the pressure of the midseason cut line, Carissa Moore’s impact, focusing on the ocean and not her competitors, and being part of the amazing new generation of women on tour.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lineup podcast celebrates its 100th episode with Championship Tour star, Olympian, and World Title contender Caroline Marks. She talks about preparing for the historic Billabong Pro Pipeline, the first-ever full women’s CT event at Pipe. She discusses practicing at Pipeline over Thanksgiving, getting her North Shore quiver locked in with shaper Matt Biolos, and her game plan for taking on the world’s most dangerous wave. She looks back at her 2021 season that feels like forever ago, from the false-positive test at the start of the year, to the incredible experience at the Olympics, to just missing out on the WSL Final 5, to getting energized and focused for this season. Caroline also touches on growing up in Florida, the impact her family has had on her career and passion for surfing, maturing while on tour, facing your surfing idols at such a young age, and Caitlin Simmers’ big decision to forgo the tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australian surf filmmaker Justin Gane joins the podcast to talk about his new and highly-anticipated film ‘Re-Pulse’. He breaks down creating ‘Re-Pulse’ nearly 25 years after releasing his iconic surf film 'Pulse’. He discusses the four generations of surfers that span his new film and all of his inspirations behind the lens. He looks back at his road to becoming a filmmaker, starting out as a surfer, the accident and “sliding door moment” that changed his life forever, and his early days of filmmaking with good friends and Australian surfers Brenden “Margo” Margieson and Neal Purchase Jr. Lastly, he breaks down his thoughts on the current state of Australian surfing, the exciting young surfers coming up, and who to look out for on the WSL Championship Tour.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Championship Tour surfer Nat Young joins the podcast to discuss his long-awaited return to the tour and starting the season at the upcoming Billabong Pro Pipeline. He breaks down his eventful year, the packed Challenger Series, the short offseason, raising a baby daughter, and finding time to surf and train as a new dad. He discusses requalifying for the tour after four seasons away and how different it is from when he first qualified as a rookie in 2013. He talks about the power of letting go, not overthinking too much, and rediscovering his confidence throughout his journey back to the CT. Nat describes how his hometown of Santa Cruz, California has shaped him and looks back at getting his start in the unique and proud surf community there and winning the Coldwater Classic at age 17. He also touches on the tour stop he’s most excited to surf again, overcoming tragedy, surfing Pipeline versus Sunset Beach, and the exciting rookie class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year!Big Wave World Champion and former Championship Tour surfer Keala Kennelly talks about her successful career as a surfing pioneer. She dives deep into equality in women’s surfing, touching on the importance of women’s events at waves of consequence like Pipeline and Teahupo’o, her excitement about the women’s CT returning to those places yearly, fighting for and eventually winning equal pay, and how female surfers always rise to the occasion when given the opportunity. She dissects her own origin story and career on tour, from growing up in a surfing family on Kauai and competing with the Irons brothers, to making it onto the tour, always performing better at big waves than smaller beach breaks, and her eventual decision to leave the CT for free surfing. Keala also shares stories about her evolution into a Big Wave champion, her first time surfing Teahupo’o, working in Hollywood on “Blue Crush” and “John In Cincinnati,” her career as a DJ, and how the WSL has begun to embrace LGBT surfers like Tyler Wright. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first of our re-air episodes for the holidays. We hope you safely get some waves where ever you are!WSL founder and Sunset Beach local Randy Rarick talks about the early days of the Championship Tour, getting started in 1976, the very first contest on the North Shore, crowning Peter Townend as the first World Champion, and how he got into the administrative side of pro surfing. He dives into his personal story, from growing up in Hawaii to learning to surf from Rabbit Kekai, his biggest influences as a surfer, and shaping his own surfboards. He also talks all things Sunset, including his thoughts about the wave as a stop on the Championship Tour, how the greats left their mark on Sunset, and the shift to Pipeline as “The Place.” In the first “Top 5” segment of the podcast, Randy gives his top five moments of North Shore lore. Find us on twitter: @thelineuppodFind us on Instagram: @thelineuppod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices