In today’s show Scott and David do a deep dive into episode 1 of EAST, reimagine the business plan for pro surfing in light of Snapper’s removal from Tour, and celebrate the ripest time ever for entrepreneurship in surfing. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more! Enjoy!
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Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf
EAST EPISODE ONE IS LIVE
SURF RANCH FORMAT AND REPLACEMENT LIST
Qualifying Leaderboard – Runs 1 and 2
- 36 men and 18 women.
- Normal event seeding determines surfer order.
- Brackets are six-person heats combining two runs of two waves each.
- The best-scoring left and right create each surfer’s total score.
- The top two surfers from each heat win a bonus run of an extra two waves.
- The next highest-ranked 12 men and 6 women on the leaderboard also win a bonus run of an extra two waves.
- This is the only time top scores from previous runs may be carried over if a surfer can’t better their previous score.
Qualifying Leaderboard – Bonus Run
- 24 men and 12 women.
- The leaderboard determines surfer order.
- The top eight men and four women on the leaderboard after the bonus run advance to the Semifinal.
Semifinals
- Eight men and four women.
- Each surfer rides four waves over two runs.
- Each run consists of a right and a left.
- The best scoring left and right create each surfer’s total score.
- The top two men and women on the leaderboard advance to the Final.
Final
- Two men and two women.
- Each surfer rides four waves over two runs (a left and right back to back).
- Each run consists of a right and a left.
- The best scoring left and right create the surfer’s total score.
- The highest scoring man and woman win the event.
Mikey Wright will replace Kolohe Andino
Liam O’Brien will replace John John Florence
Lucas Vicente will replace Jordy Smith
Pat Gudauskas will replace Julian Wilson
Eli Hanneman will replace Michael Bourez
Wildcards: Nat Young and Michael Dunphy
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CREDITS
Sponsor: NeedEssentialsUSA.com
Sponsor: AthleticGreens.com/surf
Host, Producer: David Scales @David_Lee_Scales
Host, Producer: Scott Bass @BoardroomShow
Intro Music: Benjamin Booker, Violent Shiver
Outro Music: John Fahey, Sunflower River Blues
