On today’s episode of Spit!, tempers flare when Scott and David debate whether specific ethnic groups should be granted priority access to events exclusively based on heritage. They then explore vulnerability by admitting their fears in head-high barrels, extoll the virtues of the high-performance shortboard, ponder the potential of precisely replicating a “magic” board, and give tips for how to protect your local coastline from billionaire developers. We’re solving all the big issues, one podcast at a time. Oh, and Duke’s, Kooks, Must-See Moments and more. Enjoy!
FOLLOW UP
“Hello David & Scott,
I have a theory I’d love to hear your opinions and thoughts on.
Both Gabe Medina and Carissa Moore are former world champs that were having an off year up until these last 2 events, Carissa was in 7th, Gabe in 9th. Gabe has won his last two events and Carissa has made the last two finals, winning the former. Now they are both in the World Title conversation. So . . . what happened to them before these two amazing final runs in Europe? They both won the Future Classic at Slater’s Surf Ranch
Is The Wave Pool a magical place that helps the best surfers (or surfers that have hit a slump in other conditions) find their groove back and tap into their pure and technical form.
Crazy conspiracy? Complete coincidence? Or does surfing a perfect, reeling wave without any question mark conditions (no rocks in the middle of the pool yet) help surfers in a slump realize what they’re capable of?”
Aleks Biskis
In regard to the Surf Ranch, why are the old dude’s surfing it so much better than the young bucks?
THE RIGHT BOARD FOR THE RIGHT CONDITION
Impressive longboarding, but was it the right board choice?
WSL UPDATES
North Shore locals have scheduled a meeting in a parking lot to discuss how to get more Hawaiian surfers into the Triple Crown. Should special accommodations be made for the locals?
Sunny’s retort . . .
The Eddie will go, but without Quiksilver
Link to the full article on Surfer.com

Caroline Marks is the youngest surfer ever to qualify for the world tour.
Click here for the full article on WorldSurfLeague.com
NAZARE WENT BONKERS
and Andrew Cotton got absolutely detonated, breaking his back in the process.
Link to an exclusive interview with Andrew Cotton on MagicSeaweed.com
RASTA ON THE OCC-CAST
MUST-SEE MOMENT
Shane Dorian’s son and Kelly Slater’s godson, Jackson Dorian gets the golden ticket!
DUKE
Ramon Navarro for having his local coastline protected as a World Surf Reserve.
Link to the story on Patagonia.com
And link to the excellent interview on Surfline by Christian Beamish