In today’s episode David and Scott evaluate the ’22 crop of rookies, stack rank Eddie vs Jaws, celebrate the world’s preeminent surfboard artist, review Pete Mel’s revealing doc, and lay out a wager that’s been a decade in the making. Plus Dukes and Kooks. Enjoy!
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HALEIWA AND THE NEW CT CROP
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THE EDDIE OPENING CEREMONY
Eddie’s list of winners:
- winter of 1985/86 – Contest Date: (N/A) Denton Miyamura (at age ?)
- winter of 1986/87 – Contest Date: 21 DEC 1986 – Clyde Aikau (at age 30)
- winter of 1989/90 – Contest Date: LATE JAN 1990 – Keone Downing (at age 36)
- winter of 1998/99 – Contest Date: 1 JAN 1999 – Noah Johnson (at age 25)
- winter of 2000/01 – Contest Date: 12 JAN 2001 – Ross Clarke-Jones (at age 34)
- winter of 2001/02 – Contest Date: 8 JAN 2002 – Kelly Slater (at age 29)
- winter of 2004/05 – Contest Date: 15 DEC 2004 – Bruce Irons (at age 25)
- winter of 2009/10 – Contest Date: 8 DEC 2009 – Greg Long (at age 25)
- winter of 2015/16 – Contest Date: 25 FEB 2016 – John John Florence (at age 23)
PETE MEL’S NEW DOC
MUST-SEE MOMENT
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DUKE
Carlos for his epic sportsmanship
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CREDITS
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Host, Producer: David Scales @David_Lee_Scales
Host, Producer: Scott Bass @BoardroomShow
Intro Music: Benjamin Booker, Violent Shiver
Outro Music: Blind Faith, Can’t Find My Way Home