We then recieved a call and surf report from Chicago surfer Brett Callaway who was down here on vacation. We had hoped to hook up for a surf, and it sounded good enough to these dry lake surfers, so we ditched th show to go meet him knowing that we could finish what we needed to do at the show on the last day...
Chris, Third Coast shop manager, ready to tackle day three.
Shaun Thompson, legendary South African surfer who now calls Rincon home. It was a concise and informative discussion and really fun to hear.
At 54, Thompson is as stoked as ever.
First things first; George Greenough, without whom surfing might still be stuck. He was, and still is, the man.
Toward the end, Shaun shared his list of "personal" surfboard shapers who have made him a board over the years. All 41 of them!
Our first glimpse of the wave at Cocoa Beach pier...eeek. Unsesonably cold water and meager surf led to an empty line up. It was more fun than it looked, however.
Equipment.
To think the best surfer in the world - Kelly Slater - grew up surfing here. Maybe the Great Lakes will produce a surfing powerhouse one day? The surf isn't too much worse.
Toward the end, Shaun shared his list of "personal" surfboard shapers who have made him a board over the years. All 41 of them!
Our first glimpse of the wave at Cocoa Beach pier...eeek. Unsesonably cold water and meager surf led to an empty line up. It was more fun than it looked, however.
Equipment.
To think the best surfer in the world - Kelly Slater - grew up surfing here. Maybe the Great Lakes will produce a surfing powerhouse one day? The surf isn't too much worse.Adios.
2 comments:
I surfed that pier in May - really fun about chest high surf. Had a great time, right up until the guy fishing on the pier pulled up a Hammerhead - then it was time to go!!
No doubt! Considering the unofficial shark attack capital of the world is just up the coast at New Smyrna, it's hard for me not to think about the (little) man in the grey suit while surfing down there!
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