How to Keep Warmer Longer with The Crooked Crew
KookCast: Surf Education
In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are joined by a few members of the Crooked Surf Team to talk about some of the tricks they have up their wetsuit sleeve for keeping warm in the coldest of sessions. Timestamps: (04:48) - Guest introductions (28:27) - Ken’s wetsuit history (33:00) - How Cate shoots with gloves on (36:21) - Tricks and tips for staying warm KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by:
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Earning Respect from Surfers
KookCast: Surf Education
This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are chatting about respect and how to earn it from other surfers, especially the old heads and long time locals. Timestamps: (02:33) - How you show up to the beach (05:29) - How you get in and out of the water (07:42) - Check your pace (10:12) - How you show up to the line-up (11:38) - Surfing inside and wide (13:41) - Smile ! (16:30) - Coach Ev’s story about following the rules (18:37) - Coach Chris’ story about a friend who did not follow the rules KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find...
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Caught on Film! A Wicked Burn with Catharina Duval de Navarre
KookCast: Surf Education
This week on KookCast, Catherina Duval de Navarre jumps on a Zoom call with Coach Chris to share screens and talk us through a clip she shared of herself getting absolutely burned during a session of a lifetime. If you're a member of thesurfcontinuum.com, be sure to login and watch it over there so you can see the clips we're discussing. Time Stamps: (03:10) - How Cat started surfing (08:05) - The Crime (21:30) - What could Cat have done? (27:26) - Cat's Kooky story (32:26) - KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and...
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Surfing in Circles
KookCast: Surf Education
In this episode of KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are talking about their approach to surfing, specifically speaking on the dynamic of how they move through the line-up. Time Stamps: (03:39) - The Surf Continuum and surfing in circles (05:54) - Connection to your equipment (06:35) - Staying on the move and in circular patterns (07:53) - Circles, to spirals, to rhythm with the ocean. (09:01) - Circumferences of circles (09:56) - Seeing this principle in the micro and macro (10:53) - Circular vs Linear surfing (15:09) - Why surfing leashless helps you surf circles KookCast is brought to...
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Water Brother: The Sid Abruzzi Story
KookCast: Surf Education
This week on KookCast, Sid Abruzzi joins Coach Chris to discuss his new documentary with the Kinnane Brothers, Water Brother: The Sid Abruzzi Story. The world premier is July 26th at the Angelika Theater in NYC. Details for other premier locations below. Premier or not, make sure you watch this film. It was epic. Asbury Park, NJ - August 8 House of Independents Narragansett, RI - August 9 Narragansett Casino New Smyrna, FL - August 17 FLA Surf Film Fest Nantucket, MA - August 21 Dreamland Theater
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Celebrating Hobie's 70th Anniversary - Part 2
KookCast: Surf Education
This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev got Adam Davenport back on the phone after he was dropped halfway through the first call with Kris Carlow in part one of this now two part series. Time Stamps: (01:41) - Adam’s family and beach life growing up (03:47) - How Adam came to be a shaper (06:47) - The basic foundation of a good longboard for novices (08:41) - Mastering the importance of mastering the basics (15:11) - Innovation vs. Tried and True (18:31) - Elements of traditional design (23:01) - Coach Chris’ Hobie story (24:51) - Hobie Cat background from Adam (26:43) - Coach Ev...
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Celebrating Hobie's 70th Anniversary - Part 1
KookCast: Surf Education
This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are joined by Kris Carlow and Adam Davenport of Hobie Surfboards to celebrate the brands 70th anniversary. We're first introduced to them through their surfing background before Kris, the brand manager at Hobie, takes us through the life of Hobie Alter and how the Hobie brand came to be. Next week in part 2, Adam describes his job of lead shaper and how we has a passion for preserving Hobie's standards and many of the traditional elements of surfboard building. Time Stamps: (02:23) - Kris Carlow’s Surf Background (09:45) - Adam...
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Emma Bukowski of Nose Rider Surf Club
KookCast: Surf Education
Emma Bukowski, creator of Nose Rider Surf Club, joins Coach Chris to talk not only about her surfing journey, but the effort it took to reach the starting line of that journey. Coming from Wisconsin, it might not have seemed like surfing was in the cards for Emma. Tune in to hear how Emma played her hand and now gets to live her dream. The discussion eventually turns a little more serious as we hear Emma's perspective on being a woman surfer and shares her worst experience while surfing. Stick around to hear the one thing that gave her surf confidence a huge boost and how a homemade bathing...
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2024 La Misión Surf Trip Recap
KookCast: Surf Education
This episode is a recap of the annual surf trips Coach Chris and Coach Ev organize to La Misión in Baja. It begins with an introduction from Coach Chris, moves into a discussion between him and Coach Ev debriefing on important takeaways and key lessons, and finishes with some clips drawn from the raw recordings of both group one and group two at our final dinner of the week. Time Stamps: (00:00) - Coach Chris' Introduction (02:15) - Coach Chris and Coach Ev debrief (39:57) - Audio clips from group one's last dinner (43:06) - Audio clips from group two's last dinner KookCast is brought...
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SHARK! with Erin LaVallee
KookCast: Surf Education
This week on KookCast, Erin LaVallee joins Coach Chris to share her story on fulfilling a lifelong dream to surf, the mistakes and successes on the journey, and of course her kooky story. (01:58) - Intro to Erin (08:25) - First Surfboard (09:56) - First Boogie Session & Revelation (16:08) - Background as a tattoo artist (18:08) - Being a woman surfer, courage, and perseverance (27:55) - Surf tripping to the East Coast (30:57) - Erin’s Kooky Story
info_outlineThis week Coach Chris and Coach Evan talk about some of the variables that they consider when pulling up to the beach and choosing a surfboard to ride that session. If you have more than one surfboard, it can be easy to get a little scrambled trying to figure out which board to ride that session. So tune in and listen to how your virtual surf coaches make that decision for themselves and bring a little clarity to your own decision next time you need to make that choice.