PodAloha: Surf Legends Talk Story

This episode was recorded in The Chapel, Skip’s shaping room, where he chats with Paul about the art of the glide and his passion for surfing longer boards. Skip also discusses his reverence for the Polynesian roots of wave riding , Aloha spirit and environmentalism. He and Paul remember that party gone wrong where they saw someone get shot through the foot with a spear gun. Oh, and Hawaiian lunch plates are the best.

Perhaps the most dominant competitive surfer of the 1960s, Joey joins Paul to share memories of growing up surfing in Waikiki, their time together on the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team and that time he swam the Na Pali Coast.

Paul catches up with the always-entertaining Greg Noll. They share funny stories about their pal Buffalo Keaulana, discuss surf boards, what the ocean and surfing means to them and how Greg feels about The Wave where he dropped into history

Paul talks to Randy Rarick about being enthralled by his first wave in Waikiki, making money as a kid by being the master of ding repair, and how traveling the world for waves in the 1970s inspired his vision to help create a global professional surfing association. Not to mention a thoughtful meditation on Aloha.

Paul Strauch talks to Gerry Lopez about growing up surfing in Hawaii, the special scene at Ala Moana, board innovation for Pipeline, yoga and find memories of surf legend, George Downing.