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Ryan Burch on Surfboard Design, Working With Your Hands, Traveling, and His Influences
Hailing from Encinitas, California, Ryan Burch is a goofyfoot, a shaper, a husband, a new father, a free surfer, and a free thinker. His approach to wave-riding might be described as experimental, both in the lines he draws and the surfcraft that he rides-everything from asyms to gliders to old-school twin-keeled fishes to sawed-off chunks of raw foam.
Burch shaped his first board at age 20, loved it, shaped more, and soon became a leading figure in the backyard, DIY board building scene. He’s appeared in a number of surf films, among them 2010’s "Stoked and Broke" and 2019’s "Self Discovery for Social Survival." His part in 2015’s "Psychic Migrations" earned him a “Best Performance” nomination in the Surfer Poll Awards.
In this episode of Soundings, Burch sits down with Jamie Brisick to talk about the virtues of working with your hands, receiving feedback from the ocean, getting comfortable in hollow surf, G-Land, fatherhood, living with intention, entrepreneurship, and his influences.
Become a TSJ member at surfersjournal.com.
Produced by Jonathan Shifflett.
Music by PazKa (Aska Matsumiya & Paz Lenchantin).
Feature image by Grant Ellis.
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Robert Trujillo on Metallica, Playing Bass, and the Connection Between Surfing and Music
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Robert Trujillo grew up on the westside of Los Angeles, where he found music, skateboarding, and surfing at a young age. He first rose to prominence as the bassist for Suicidal Tendencies, which he played in from 1989 to 1995. He was a member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band for a number of years starting in the late ’90s. Since 2003, he’s been the bassist for Metallica. He played-and still plays-with t...
Carissa Moore on Staying True to Herself, the Realities of Pro Surfing, and Growing Up in Waikiki
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Five-time world champion Carissa Moore started surfing at age 5 with her dad in the hallowed waters of Waikiki. As an amateur, she won 11 national titles. In 2008, at the age of 16, Moore became the youngest winner of the Triple Crown of Surfing. She qualified for the WCT in 2010, and won world titles in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, and 2021, with dozens of event wins along the way. She was the firs...
Mark Cunningham on Pipeline, Bodysurfing, and His Heaviest Experiences As a North Shore Lifeguard
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Mark Cunningham, aka "The Human Fish," is hailed as one of the greatest bodysurfers of all time. He grew up in Hawaii, became a lifeguard in the mid-’70s, and for nearly 30 years guarded primarily at Ehukai Beach Park, with a view straight into Pipeline’s barrel. Through the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, Cunningham won nearly every bodysurfing event he entered. But, as Cunningham would be the first to ...
Harrison Roach in “Proper by Any Measure”
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Roach’s surfing is mannered, refined, and unflappable. While grounded in the helmsmanship of heavy tankers, his approach also deftly ports over to all type of craft, pits, and walls. “Long before he won a world title in 2022,” Michael Adno writes in TSJ 33.3, “Harrison Roach was known as a surfer’s surfer, admired for balancing a career that was made from equal parts curiosity, creativity, and ...
Surfing is Losing it's Greatest Generation of Handshapers
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Through the lens of Robin Prodanovich shaping his last board (around the 40,000th of his career), Todd Prodanovich reports on how surfing is losing its greatest generation of high-production handshapers, and what will happen to the culture and practice of building surfboards once they’re gone. “At some point in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in a world in which the greatest gener...
Karina Rozunko in “Title TK”
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“Spontaneity is a guiding principle of Karina Rozunko’s surfing,” author Kyle DeNuccio writes in our current issue. “At Malibu she improvises waves with maximalist energy. By contrast, most of her surfing contemporaries seem focused on paring their style down to minimalism, bordering on conservatism, with no movement wasted. Rozunko seems to approach waves without letting the traditional surf-s...
Soup Jockeys | The Finless Surfing of Jordan Rodin & Cinematography of Billy Cervi
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In TSJ 33.2’s “Soup Jockeys,” author Jamie Brisick tracks Western Australia-based finless surfer Jordan Rodin and photographer Billy Cervi’s tag team approach to making hay in the slop. From early experimentation to gaining Derek Hynd’s mentorship, the duo continues down a frictionless path. “The biggest attraction for me is not having to generate your own speed,” Rodin says. “It’s flat out fro...
"Breaking Everything" with Artist Fritz Chesnut
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In TSJ 33.2’s “Impact Zone,” author Alex Weinstein profiles artist and surfer Fritz Chesnut. “On a molecular level,” Weinstein writes, “water is the ultimate generator and defiler of the work. Chesnut is there too, of course, trowel and spray can in hand, but he positions himself as both a director of and an observer to the process. On a deeper, intuitive level, the paintings are subtly cued to...
William Finnegan on Barbarian Days, Conflict Reporting, Traveling, and Finding an Audience
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Award-winning author and The New Yorker staff writer William Finnegan came to surfing early while growing up between Hawaii and Southern California. He helped bring surf writing, as a genre, to the literary fore in 1992 with the publication of his two-part essay “Playing Doc’s Games” in The New Yorker, which chronicled both his and “Doc” Renneker’s pursuits at Ocean Beach, San Francisco. His 20...
Shane Dorian on Todd Chesser and Brock Little, Brushes with Fate, and Jaws
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A core member of the Momentum Generation and an 11-year veteran of the world tour, Shane Dorian is best known for his big-wave accomplishments over the past 20 years. Born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii, Dorian received his big-wave education under Brock Little, Todd Chesser, and others after relocating to the North Shore as a teenager. Today, with multiple XXL Awards under his belt and...
Jaleesa Vincent on Taxidermy, Her Band, the Rage Gang, Airs, and Being an Outsider
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Hailing from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, freesurfer Jaleesa Vincent leads a life deeply immersed in explorative practices of self-expression and connection with nature. If she isn’t hunting for waves, she’s playing music, painting, cooking, writing poetry, and experimenting with taxidermy. Over the past few years, her output has helped define a new generation of paradigmatic Renaissance sur...
Nate Tyler on Filming, Pathways to Success, Shark Encounters, and Art
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Born and raised in Central California, Nate Tyler eschewed the world of competitive surfing in favor of pursuing the path less trodden as a teenager, building a freesurfing career defined by a steadfast dedication to filming, traveling, and artistic exploration. His profile rose through the aughts and 2010’s, due in no small part to his performance in some of the most cult-classic surf films of...
Jack McCoy on Water Cinematography, Mark Occhilupo, Resisting Repetition, and Soundtracking
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Jack McCoy on Water Cinematography, Mark Occhilupo, Resisting Repetition, and Soundtracking
Darryl “Flea” Virostko on His Nickname, Fear, His Worst Wipeout, Addiction, and Maverick’s
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Darryl “Flea” Virostko on His Nickname, Fear, His Worst Wipeout, Addiction, and Maverick’s
Aska Matsumiya on Musical Composition, Simplicity, Piano, and Taking a Year Off to Chase Surf
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Aska Matsumiya on Musical Composition, Simplicity, Piano, and Taking a Year Off to Chase Surf
Gordon “Grubby” Clark on Surfboard Design, Polyurethane, and Blank Monday and the End of Clark Foam
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Gordon “Grubby” Clark on Surfboard Design, Polyurethane, and Blank Monday and the End of Clark Foam
Cliff Kapono on Science and Education, Kaiser Bowls, Environmental Activism, and Traditional Craft
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Cliff Kapono on Science and Education, Kaiser Bowls, Environmental Activism, and Traditional Craft
The Steady (R)evolution of Kai Neville
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The Steady (R)evolution of Kai Neville
Steve Olson on Surf Devotion, Sidewalk Intimacy, the Theatrics of Style, Punk Music, and Dogtown
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Steve Olson on Surf Devotion, Sidewalk Intimacy, the Theatrics of Style, Punk Music, and Dogtown
Bob McTavish on Vee and the Plastic Machine’s "Swooping" Feeling
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Bob McTavish on Vee and the Plastic Machine’s "Swooping" Feeling
Coco Ho on Family, The World Tour, Her Twin-fin Fascination, and Getting Waves at Backdoor
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Coco Ho on Family, The World Tour, Her Twin-fin Fascination, and Getting Waves at Backdoor
On Style With Surf Photographer Jeff Divine
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On Style With Surf Photographer Jeff Divine
Nat Young on Byron Bay, “Magic Sam,” Surfing’s Commercialization, and Crowds
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Nat Young on Byron Bay, “Magic Sam,” Surfing’s Commercialization, and Crowds
Photographer Andrew Blauschild's East End
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Photographer Andrew Blauschild's East End
Café Racer | Peruvian Surfer Miguel Tudela
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Café Racer | Peruvian Surfer Miguel Tudela
"Chasing the Wind" | Searching For Waves in The Falkland Islands
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"Chasing the Wind" | Searching For Waves in The Falkland Islands
Donald Brink's Surfboard Shaping Philosophy
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Donald Brink's Surfboard Shaping Philosophy
50 Years of Surf Photography with Jeff Divine
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50 Years of Surf Photography with Jeff Divine

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  • @davidschlesinger5523
    @davidschlesinger5523 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you

  • @juliusatkison3289
    @juliusatkison3289 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Tommy’s mom used to let me and my guitar player use his studio by the beach in SB. He was on the road.

  • @bonsummers2657
    @bonsummers2657 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    First surf magazine I purchased, Surfer June 1982, had the Dave Parmenter article about the Central Coast. It was a good introduction for me for the soul-surf lifestyle and vibe.

  • @MiC-T
    @MiC-T 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is funeral music

  • @tallthief
    @tallthief 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wonderful episode, Ryan is wise beyond his years.

  • @HOBODAVE
    @HOBODAVE 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    THANK YOU, RYAN !!

  • @batman50ish
    @batman50ish 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Because Ryan began exploring new directions and new surfcraft at a unquie time in history, he's had a big impact on people young and old... in a very positive way. I also admire that he was a student of true craftsmanship, and icons like Carl Eckstrom, even when most kid's his age couldnt see beyond Thrusters and the WSL's finest. His appreciation and affection for Carl speaks volumes about who he is as a surfer... and a human being.

  • @justintaylor3385
    @justintaylor3385 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sick, super inspiring!

  • @DominiqueBeninca-o2y
    @DominiqueBeninca-o2y 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm 59 and making a new quiver , super excited about trying my new designs , made a carbon stringer to give better reflex.

    • @Ehllo_Mello
      @Ehllo_Mello วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DominiqueBeninca-o2y if carbine feeber is only on stringer, vac bagging isn't as needed is it?

    • @DominiqueBeninca-o2y
      @DominiqueBeninca-o2y วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Ehllo_Mello I don't have a vacuum bag , all done old school style. The stringer is installed inside the board only seen on the tip of the nose and tail.

  • @Bolsa1971
    @Bolsa1971 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just subscribed to Surfers Journal and got my first issue. I’m so stoked. Thank you 🙏🏻 and I’ve kinda watched all the episodes here on TH-cam ☠️

  • @ryanb6047
    @ryanb6047 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    3:20 Once again history showing us things haven't changed much. At 3:20 just like today how the media makes crap up, we hear the narrator make President Nixon out to be a warmonger when the truth is Nixon ran his campaign on ending Vietnam and when elected he evacuated all US troops from Vietnam. It was under a Democrat, JFK, the first US troops were sent to Vietnam and it was his successor LBJ that was responsible for everything else. The media and their stooges don't even care about the truth as long as they protect the Party.

  • @darrellkidd3676
    @darrellkidd3676 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I WONDER WHY OUR GOVERNMENT DIDN'T GO AND GET HIM,OH THAT'S RIGHT WE HAD A PUSSY FOR A PRESIDENT AT THAT TIME.I'M SURE HE APOLOGIZED FOR HIM BEING THEIR HOSTAGE.

  • @LeisureParty
    @LeisureParty 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This dude is legit one of the coolest in the rock /surf community. ❤🤙

  • @jackcustau1857
    @jackcustau1857 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    UK and Argentina didn't wage war.. it was UK sovereign territory and Argentina invaded..

  • @hughclow2254
    @hughclow2254 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man, i just met braddah cruisin by old Chili's Pearlridge mall, he may be homeless. I was passing by him in a very distraught state and commented to him "life sucks, yeah?" More so as a projection of how I am feeling of life, and he surprisingly gave such an optimistic and positive response to that. We talked story about him being a surfer and photographer also for skateboarding. What a nice soul. I wish him the best. Didn't know he has such a legacy. I can see why he appreciates life.

  • @df4630
    @df4630 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Both wonderful and inspiring and I love his approach and viewpoints....but also sort of disconnected. Unfortunately not everyone ends up at the top of the food chain and can disappear for 6+ months at a time and still have income rolling in. If your doctor or surgeon disappeared on a whim to climb or surf for months a lot of people would be affected. Patagonia may have been successful because of its market base (and the ideals of that group), but most businesses would fail.

  • @P.M.O.S.69
    @P.M.O.S.69 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautiful

  • @howardparker5346
    @howardparker5346 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Terrific conversation!

  • @pactertrou
    @pactertrou 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Homegrown perfection 👏🤙

  • @katylouns
    @katylouns 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    great questions, great interview.

  • @nelsonlugo45
    @nelsonlugo45 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    GL was my neighbor way up the volcano on maui - extremely decent cat, mellowing really well. Aloha, Vince!

  • @P.M.O.S.69
    @P.M.O.S.69 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great interview 👍🏼

  • @P.M.O.S.69
    @P.M.O.S.69 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good interview 👍🏼 Dibi is a Queen in this culture of ours. Much respect to the Fletcher Family 🙏🏼

  • @Bolsa1971
    @Bolsa1971 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The realest interview I’ve ever heard! He’s as core as it gets 🙏🏻

  • @Bolsa1971
    @Bolsa1971 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    🙏🏻

  • @Bolsa1971
    @Bolsa1971 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’m a big fan of her surfing. I was at a lot of Lisa’s amateur contests and I live in HB, so I’ve seen some of her legendary sessions there. Looking forward to hear this one 🤙🏼

  • @Bolsa1971
    @Bolsa1971 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I loved this ⚡️🤙🏼

  • @I.P.Freely-xn9vf
    @I.P.Freely-xn9vf 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I work with people many if whom are suffering and dying and I have PTSD from it and many other traumas. Getting the pain out in a healthy way is the only thing that's ever changed how I felt. Surfing, skating, snowboarding are all great, but nothing has helped me more than listening to music and letting feelings come out. I cried on the way home today listening to sad music, and it felt good to get some of it out. Nurture your soul.

  • @williammatteo6989
    @williammatteo6989 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Would love to see Dane and J Florence go on a surf trip together it would be awesome.

  • @wayfarer1517
    @wayfarer1517 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You're "closer" to the wave with a single...otherwise you're avoiding it. Oooooh, scary!

  • @coreyfisher2542
    @coreyfisher2542 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great one! Robert is super cool.🤙

  • @P.M.O.S.69
    @P.M.O.S.69 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This person is rad! 😎👍🏼

  • @cheranguista
    @cheranguista หลายเดือนก่อน

    Also Mike Clark surfs!?!?! I was a huge fan of ST an IG

  • @MarthaLambeth-ws6oc
    @MarthaLambeth-ws6oc หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just can't tell who these awesome athletes are. Too small

  • @BARGEARSE-tk3mh
    @BARGEARSE-tk3mh หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cake eaters ruin everything.

  • @LarryMcNeely-me4px
    @LarryMcNeely-me4px หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's great to hear a voice from my long past. At 70, I grew up in Huntington Beach, knowing all the names. I started surfing in 1963, and by 1973, I started building bikes and created the "California Beach Cruiser" bike in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, so I have a long relationship with surfing and bikes.

  • @siiwok
    @siiwok หลายเดือนก่อน

    ??

  • @P.M.O.S.69
    @P.M.O.S.69 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Inspiring 👍🏼

  • @jamesmyers2852
    @jamesmyers2852 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is great. Loved the Ozzy and Lars impressions...

  • @theladiesmanou812
    @theladiesmanou812 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Robert is so cool. Loved listening to this. Thanks TSJ!

  • @mikeelder6146
    @mikeelder6146 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sound and waves are the vibrations we tap into. Listening to music and surfing has been at the center of my universe since a little boy. Thanks Robert for sharing your thoughts!

  • @JakeCBlackwellKI5QXJ
    @JakeCBlackwellKI5QXJ หลายเดือนก่อน

    Arto was such an inspiration for skateboarding when I was a teenager. Fast forward 22 years his photography is extremely inspiring as a photographer. Thanks Arto🤙

  • @hawaidaigaku
    @hawaidaigaku หลายเดือนก่อน

    Incredible.

  • @danielwright5145
    @danielwright5145 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good one. Thanks

  • @P.M.O.S.69
    @P.M.O.S.69 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent interview 👍🏼 Big Props and Respect to Flea and Santa Cruz 🫡

  • @NautFin
    @NautFin หลายเดือนก่อน

    George had his bits and pieces of of wow aint that briliant like many others but im sorry saying George has been over rated. I love the guy. Chris Brock he has been underrated. Real Chris majic guy.

  • @KentKiner-dt5rp
    @KentKiner-dt5rp หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don't you love real film the way it looks?????

  • @KentKiner-dt5rp
    @KentKiner-dt5rp หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don't you love 16MM film even if the F stop was way off indoors

  • @budget.diyguy.australia
    @budget.diyguy.australia หลายเดือนก่อน

    No one rode Kirra, on their backhand in the barrel, in the 90's like NP jr. Class act.

  • @miket7618
    @miket7618 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great interview of a legend that's so humble and authentic. Also being so self aware about life's challenges with a passion to help guide and mentor others going through it. Legend in and out of the water.