Hey Kooks, this week on the KookCast Coach Chris and Coach Evan begin a new series of episodes called, Fundamental Fails. In this episode, they discuss the outcomes and situations that ensue when you improperly set, or fail to set your rail. It seems to us that many people think that surfing is all about … Read more
Coach Chris and Coach Evan had the pleasure of sitting down with veteran traveler, Matty Liot from the husband and wife team that began driving from NY and so far have made it all the way to Peru surfing along the way. Tune in with us as Matty tells some great stories from his experiences … Read more
Anyone ever advise you while learning to surf to make sure your pop up is fast and explosive? We hear it all the time, and Coach Chris and Coach Evan can’t help but disagree. While there’s a time and a place in surfing (mostly during steep critical takeoffs) for a quick and agile pop up, … Read more
Welcome to another episode of KookCast! This week, Coach Chris and Coach Evan discuss 3 kooky things surfers can easily stop doing. There are many things that will qualify even the best of us a kook…these three topics are easily fixed with just a little effort. It may be that none of these things deem … Read more
Reporting from the beach! In this episode, Coach Chris sits down with Stevie White to laugh, cry, and receive some surf wisdom from a most diligent surfer. He doesn’t like to brag, so I’ll do it for him–Stevie White is a master of the “no paddle takeoff”. But how can you catch a wave … Read more
Hey Kooks ! Tune in this week as Coach Chris and Coach Evan chill at their favorite hilltop to discuss 3 surf etiquette rules you should definitely know, and maybe a story or two about how we learned these things the hard way. If you’re a new surfer–hell, if you’re an experienced surfer you’re going … Read more
This week on KookCast, I sit down with fellow surfer & master artist Dalton Portella to hear about his surfing journey from the time he started at 13, til now at 60. Enjoy this down to earth & honest discussion, & if you’re wise learn a few valuable lessons by listening to Dalton’s honest … Read more
This week on the KookCast I’m introducing my dear friend, partner in surf education, and the man behind La Mision Surf Boards, the brown fox Coach Evan Menen. With a lifetime of experience in the ocean, and supported by a family that grooms their young ones to be competent water people, there’s no shortage … Read more
This week on the KookCast I had the honor of sitting down with surf legend, Tony Caramanico. When you fall in love with something like surfing, simply “doing it” is not enough…you want to know everything about it. The history, evolution, important figures, especially the little behind the scene info you never get from the … Read more