Get Out and SURF – Details, episodes & analysis

Wow it's almost the end of 2019. After publishing a podcast every week this year, we're taking a break and enjoying the holidays. We’re also super hung over from last night’s Xmas party! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the final episode of Season 1 of Get Out and SURF with Joe Walsh, Niki Hurren, and Patrick McNulty.

50 episodes in 50 weeks… So what were some of our favorite episodes this year?
-  Episode 11: Mark Cunningham: Lifeguard, Bodysurfer, Artist
-  Episode 33: Great Lakes Surf Festival 2019
-  Episode 49: Chicago Surfrider Foundation vs. US Steel with Mitch McNeil
-  Episode 36: 1 Motorcycle, 2 Surfboards, 3 Years and 10,000 Miles

Special thanks to Ray Finley, Adam Greenman, Robert August, Bird Huffman, Sean Mattison, Pancho Sullivan, Peter Cole, Doug Cole, John Becker, Adrian Fernandez, Larry the Cheese, Frank Lemes, Gordon Beh, Andrea Diaz, Ryan Waldron, Paco Vega, Mike Clifford, Katie Rice, Happy Walsh, Kristen Brown, Andrew Cotton, Mitch McNeil, Eric Sharman, Jamie Bott, Grant McCartney, Amber Shaffer, Greg Gordon, all of the other guests that we had in 2019, and of course all of our listeners. Pura vida!

We took some awesome surf trips in 2019. Here are the destinations we’ll be putting on the Wheel Of Waves for 2020:
-  Colombia
-  The Amazon River tidal bore
-  Sardinia
-  Cleveland
-  Hainan, China
-  Alaska
-  Nova Scotia
-  Kiribati
-  Brooklyn

If you’re a surfer, you’re an environmentalist. Please join your local Surfrider Foundation.

What is Season 2 going to look like? Tell us your thoughts. Email the podcast at getoutandsurfcr@gmail.com

This podcast has been brought to you by Witch’s Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Costa Rica https://witchsrocksurfcamp.com/

20% of the planet’s fresh water can be found in the Great Lakes. This area is also home to some of the US’s biggest industrial manufacturing complexes. For over a century, many of these companies have been dumping lethal chemicals into the watershed, destroying eco systems, and damaging the water supply for millions of Americans. So when the US government allows this to happen in the name of capitalism, what are we supposed to do? Introducing Mitch McNeil, Chair of the Chicago chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. Mitch, along with a group of hungry environmental law professors from the University of Chicago, have filed a lawsuit against US Steel for repeatedly dumping hexavalent chromium into Lake Michigan. Go google that shit and then you’ll see why this is such a big deal. Get involved! Join your local Surfrider Foundation or donate to the Chicago Surfrider chapter https://www.chicago.surfrider.org/ Questions or comments for the podcast? getoutandsurfcr@gmail.com Get Out and SURF is brought to you by Witch’s Rock Surf Camp https://witchsrocksurfcamp.com/

You can’t visit San Diego without going to see Bird Huffman at Bird’s Surf Shed. And that’s exactly what Niki Hurren and Joe Walsh did in this week’s episode of Get Out and SURF.

Located in a hidden Quonset hut on W. Morena Blvd, at the crossroads of Bay Park and Linda Vista, and within striking distance of every surf spot between Black’s Beach and Sunset Cliffs… welcome to Bird’s Surf Shed. Bird keeps over 1000 surfboards in the Shed, some of which are for sale, many of which you can ride if you just say please. Hear stories about the infamous local surfboard craftsmen of the area, the origin and resurgence of the fish, and the fine line between being a surfer and owning a surfing business. Thanks for listening, pura vida!

Email Get Out and SURF any questions, comments, show ideas, etc.
getoutandsurfCR@gmail.com

This podcast is brought to you by Witch’s Rock Surf Camp.
http://witchsrocksurfcamp.com

DON’T FORGET! Go to Instagram, post your best sunset/sunrise photo with the hashtag #ShowUsYourSunset, and make sure to tag @getoutandsurf @witchsrocksurf and @sambatothesea Every month someone will win a free Witch’s Rock Surf Camp t-shirt. At the end of the year, one of these monthly winners will win the grand prize: a free trip to Witch’s Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Welcome to Get Out and SURF! In this week’s episode we’re hanging out in Oceanside, California with local surf icon Sean Mattison. Sean discusses his elite line of Von Sol surfboards and tells the story about how Kelly Slater won his 11th world title riding Sean’s patented Nubster surfboard fin.

* We have fixed the technical glitch that occurred during the last 5 minutes this episode - Monday Sept. 30 11:49AM PST

Email us anything/everything/questions/rants/love letters/show ideas/recipes/surf reports/etc - getoutandsurfCR@gmail.com

DON’T FORGET! Go to Instagram, post your best sunset/sunrise photo with the hashtag #ShowUsYourSunset, and make sure to tag @getoutandsurf @witchsrocksurf and @sambatothesea Every month someone will win a free Witch’s Rock Surf Camp t-shirt. At the end of the year, one of these monthly winners will win the grand prize: a free trip to Witch’s Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Costa Rica - witchsrocksurfcamp.com

Introducing Jon Becker A.K.A. the surfer who was attacked by a crocodile and lived to tell the tale. And now, for the very first time, Jon shares this unbelievable story with the world. Listen firsthand as Jon describes his near death experience and how this event gave him inspiration for life and an even greater love for surfing.

Sorry for any background noise, our studio is above a brewery and it was brew day the day we recorded this episode. Pura vida!

Email us anything/everything/questions/rants/love letters/show ideas/recipes/surf reports/etc - getoutandsurfCR@gmail.com

DON’T FORGET! Go to Instagram, post your best sunset/sunrise photo with the hashtag #ShowUsYourSunset, and make sure to tag @getoutandsurf @witchsrocksurf and @sambatothesea Every month someone will win a free Witch’s Rock Surf Camp t-shirt. At the end of the year, one of these monthly winners will win the grand prize: a free trip to Witch’s Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Costa Rica - witchsrocksurfcamp.com

It’s story time! Sit back and listen as Joe Walsh, Niki Hurren and PMAC talk about the early days of living and working in Tamarindo on a tourist visa, and how close we all came to getting arrested and being deported.

Also, we spin the Wheel Of Waves to decide where the Get Out and SURF podcast is headed next. Is it going to be Nova Scotia, Japan, England, or Kiribati?? Listen to the show and find out.

Have any questions? Is there something we can do better to make the podcast even better? Just want to give a shout out?
Email us here: getoutandsurfCR@gmail.com
Find us on Instagram: @getoutandsurf


Witch’s Rock Surf Camp
https://witchsrocksurfcamp.com/

Firewire Surfboards
https://firewiresurfboards.com/

Meet Eric Sharman, a traveling surfer from Coos Bay, Oregon currently on a 3-year adventure of a lifetime riding his motorcycle from Oregon to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. We caught up with Eric as he was passing through Tamarindo to hear all about his trip, and what a rad conversation we ended up having.

The takeaway? Bring only the essentials, shed any expectations, and go wherever the road takes you.
https://www.instagram.com/ersharman

Sorry for any background noise early on in the show (the recording studio is located upstairs above the Volcano Brewing Company brewery).

Witch’s Rock Surf Camp - Tamarindo, Costa Rica
https://witchsrocksurfcamp.com/

Jeffrey Brundage, Witch’s Rock Surf Camp Intern
https://jeffreybrundage.com/

Vagabonding - by Ralph Potts
https://www.amazon.com/Vagabonding-Uncommon-Guide-Long-Term-Travel/dp/0812992180


And don’t forget about the #ShowUsYourSunset contest!

Follow the Get Out and SURF podcast on Instagram (https://instagram.com/getoutandsurf) and post your favorite sunset (or sunrise!) photo. Make sure to tag @getoutandsurf, @witchsrocksurf, and @sambatothesea. Every month one lucky winner will receive an official Witch’s Rock Surf Camp t-shirt, and at the end of the year one of these lucky winners will win the grand prize: a free trip to Witch’s Rock Surf Camp.

Pura vida!

It’s Sunday night, September 1st 2019, and the first major hurricane of the year Hurricane Dorian is currently blasting the Bahamas and heading towards Florida and the Carolinas. While most people along these coasts are boarding up their windows and packing their emergency bags, surfers from around the world are doing the exact opposite and heading directly towards the eye of the storm.

It’s officially hurricane season, and the surf is going to get EPIC.

In this week’s episode we hang out with Ryan Waldron, Senior Meteorologist for Witch’s Rock Surf Camp. Ryan grew up surfing in Virginia Beach and he seriously rips. Ryan also studies swell formation and swell forecasts and knows more on the subject than just about anyone.

If you’ve spent any time in Tamarindo over the past 20 years, you’ve probably seen (and heard) local music legend Jesse Bishop jamming out on stage. In this week’s episode Joe Walsh, Niki, and PMAC sat down with Jesse to hear his story. Hear how Jesse Bishop found himself playing guitar at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin Texas with musicians such as Count Basie and Willie Nelson. Listen in as he describes how he ever ended up in Tamarindo in the first place, driving from the US to Tamarindo five different times and the adventures he had along the way.

Join Niki, PMAC, and Joe Walsh for the 2nd annual Great Lakes Surf Festival in Muskegon, Michigan. Most people don’t even realize you can surf on the Great Lakes. We really had no idea what to expect, and were stoked with what we found. This was a great episode, sit back, relax and enjoy. Pura vida!

Great Lakes Surf Festival

Third Coast Surf Shop

Wet Mitten Surf Shop

Great Lakes Surfer's Journal