In today’s episode of Spit!, Scott and David recount their day at Surf Ranch, discuss the backroom politics of the Honolulu Mayor’s office, review ‘Bunker77’, and interview Pat Steele about his new book ‘Scorpion Bay’. Enjoy!
Thank you to our home studio, SurfingHeritage.org
And thanks to Scrivi Surfboards for the loaner!
SURF RANCH


THE WSL VS HONOLULU MAYOR KIRK CALDWELL
Link to full story on HawaiiNewsNow.com
Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL
NAZARE IS A GO!
Link to full story on WorldSurfLeague.com
SUPERDAVE
Tom Curren’s skim/surfboard is named ‘Superdave’. That is all.
WEBLAND
Dave Rastovich in ‘Quivered’ by Nathan Oldfield
Quivered from Nathan Oldfield on Vimeo.
‘BUNKER77’ by Takuji Masuda. Free on Amazon Prime!
Taylor Knox in ‘Apply Pressure’
Cam Richards in ’22’ by Victor Pakpour
MUST-SEE MOMENT
RinsedMag.com and be sure to follow @RinsedMagazine
Here are some of my favorite headlines:
DUKE
Pierre Agnes, R.I.P. Full story at LATimes.com
From Phil Jarret’s memoriam on Surfline.com,
“Despite his extraordinary accomplishments and his take-no-prisoners business style, Pierre remained a man of essentially simple pleasures, and unquestioned loyalty to family and friends. Jeff Hakman remembers: “When I think of Pierre, I think of someone who has affected the lives around him in a big way, either as friend or enemy — there wasn’t much middle ground! He was passionate about surfing, family, business, driving, snowboarding, fishing… just about everything. He could be complicated and intimidating, especially in business, and at the same time very simple. Pierre had the pedal to the metal all the time, he wouldn’t pull back and he wouldn’t put up with any bullshit.”
“Harry Hodge, the Quiksilver Europe founder and boss who flagged Pierre as a future leader of the brand back in the ‘90s, recalls: “Pierre is a great example of how a young surfer can join a surf brand in a menial position and go on to become one of the captains of the industry. I had always envisaged that Pierre would lead the company, and felt great pride when he took over the role of CEO of Quiksilver globally a few years ago. The pupil had become the teacher.”
Pierre Agnes leaves behind wife Marianne, daughters Marine and Manon, and son Mathieu.