Episode 0
Italy’s hardly a land renowned for its surf culture, but as Derek Hynd comes to find out, that may just be its saving grace. In fact, it may be the saving grace for all of us.
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Ep. 0
Thrust into the international spotlight, an Aussie fireman epitomizes the required mindset of the true slab hunter.
Jess Ponting travels to Papua New Guinea and discovers the indigenous people evolved from surfing on wooden "splinter" boards to making their own boards after the introduction of modern surf technology by a traveling Australian pilot. They discover another community of surfers off the surfing map using no commercial surf products. All the boards were handmade from wood. Fin attachments and shape enhancements followed with the introduction in the 1980s of a surf magazine helped propel surfboard design.
Australian surf photographer John Respondek works hard, plays harder, and just might be the most delighted photographer in the world…except when someone sets up next to him.
Lea Brassy and Vincent Collier, meeting a south swell south of Reykjavik, Iceland.
Ep. 50
On staying true to herself, the nuances of expectation, positivity, taking a break from the tour, the realities of pro surfing, athleticism, and her upbringing in Waikiki.