Rad Season Podcast - Action Sports and Adventure Show
Rad Season Podcast - Action Sports and Adventure Show
Oli Russell-Cowan
FUEL TV: #10 - Shaun Tomson | Surfing Legend on Sharing the Code to Inspire Change
51 minutes Posted Aug 19, 2021 at 3:00 pm.
Learning to surf in Durban, South Africa
Apartheid South Africa
Gunston 500 surfing contest
Hawaii & Eddie Aikau
Surfing in Hawaii
South African surfing style to Hawaii
Tube riding and the evolution of surfing
Free ride Generation
70’s on North Shore, Oahu
Passion for surfing
Micheal Tomson
Starting the surf brand Instinct
Moving to California and working at Patagonia
Family Loss
Surfrider Foundation
Surfers Code
Writing the code
Future projects - New Book and online program
Wave pool technology
Simon Anderson Thruster
Lessons learnt from being a surfer
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Shaun Tomson is a legendary South-African surfer, 1977 World Champion, considered one of the 10 Greatest Surfers of All Time, an entrepreneur and a best-selling author. Shaun talks about how his father got him into surfing growing up in Durban, South Africa. He discusses competing around the world and being part of the free ride generation in Hawaii in the 70's. After his successful surfing career he then went into the surf industry and started two surfing brands Instinct and Solitude...