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Benji Gifford - Up & Coming UK Shaper, Twin Fins, Hand Shapes and Lost Shore
In this Episode, we speak with Benji Gifford, one of the UK's up and coming shapers and young surfers. Benji has cut his teeth working alongside renown shaper, Jason Burnett, of Jay Shapes, one of Scotland's leading surfboard shapers. If you've visited Lost Shore wavepool you'll have probably seen Benji cursing around the waves, helping customers in the shop find their ideal new surfboards or in the shaping bay at the back of the shop. We hope you enjoy a conversation with one of most pass...
3 Sept 2026
Mark Boyd - Cold Slabs, Thurso Local, 3 x Scottish Champion
Cold Water, Heavy Slabs, and the Future of Scottish Surfing with Mark Boyd What does it take to become a champion surfer in a country where the river water literally freezes as it runs into the sea? In this episode, we sit down with Mark Boyd, Scotland's most capped international surfer, a three-time Scottish National Open Champion, and a true pioneer of cold-water wave riding. From his early days skateboarding in Elgin to dominating the heavy, hollow rights of Thurso East, Mark has carved ou...
20 May 2026
Craig McLachlan 5 x Scottish National Surfing Champion
Today we are sitting down with Craig McLachlan. 5 x Scottish National Surfing Champion. And as of just last weekend, the mens champion of the Highland Fling wavepool competition at Lost Shore- which if you haven't seen some of the surfing then you probably should, it was insane he's also an: ISA-qualified coach. the lead coach at Lost Shore,and a man who has earned considerable respect surfing heavy reef breaks alongside Nathan Florence — which, if you have seen Nathan Floren...
3 Mar 2026
#9 Nick & Miguel - Founders & Co-Owners of Semente Surfboards, Ericeira, Portugal
Having finished the factory tour and spoken with Nick Urrichio about surfboards for 45 minutes, Nick and Miguel kindly sat down for a fireside chat about the history of Semente surfboards, their passion for surfing and what they are seeing in the industry. 2 of the coolest guys in the sport, it's not often you get to listen to people like this speak about their experiences so if you love surfing, know of the amazing waves in Ericeira that they shape boards for then you are going to love...
29 Jan 2026
#8 Nick Urrichio - Semente Surfboards
This podcast is a conversation with Nick Urrichio, one of the co-founders of Semente surfboards and who is responsible for all their surfboard designs over the last 43 years. Nick has made surfboards for numerous pro surfers over the last 40 years and their boards are famous for working in the heavy point breaks like Coxos where the factory is located. Listening to Nick talk about board design and him explain his thoughts on concaves, rails, and outlines highlights the knowledge...
14 Dec 2025
#7 Peyton Willard - Surf Videographer
Peyton Willard is a surf videographer originally hailing from the US and who currently resides in Peniche, Portugal, home of the famous Super Tubos wave. He’s extremely talented, humble and has worked with many household name surfers such as Ítalo Ferreira with his work most likely hitting your feeds without you even knowing it. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like being a surf videographer, how the ecosystem works or want to hear some interesting surf stories then you’re goin...
21 Nov 2025
#6 Polen Surfboards - Alvaro Costa
Polen Surfboards was founded in 1988 in Cascais, Portugal, by two brothers - Alvaro and Eduardo Costa - along with their friend and shaper Fernando Horta. They have been at the cutting edge of shaping for over 30 years and in addition to their well-known Portguese surfboards have a rich history of collaborating with many top tier shapers over the last 3 decades, ranging from Peter Daniels in the 80’s through to Timmy Patterson and John Pyzel today. In this episode we sit down with Al...
17 Jul 2024
#5 Snoopy Style - Morocco's Most Loved Surfer
Yassine, or as he is affectionately known, "Snoopy", is one of Morocco's most loved surfers.If you've ever visted the Taghazout region of Morocco for surfing then you've probably seen, heard or surfed with Snoopy.In a busy Anchor line up, you'll have seen the smiling and laughing Snoopy sliding down waves through the pack. At home on long boards, finless, Alaia and short boards, Snoopy just loves surfing.Listen to how he started surfing from humble beginnings, what interests and inspires...
15 Mar 2022
#4 Vincent Van Laethem - CEO of Alaia Bay Wave Pool
Located in a valley, next to the town of Sion and surrounded by many famous ski resorts, Alaia Bay is Europe's #1 Wave PoolIn this episode, we speak with Vincent Van Laethem, CEO of Alaia Bay and the Alaia Businesses that the group operate. In case you didn't know, they have a skateboard park, indoor & outdoor, snow park, hotel and many other adventure sports assets in the area.Vincent has extensive experience with many other Adventure Sports and has an amazing attitude to running th...
21 Feb 2022
#3 Marlon Lipke - 1st German Surfer To Qualify For The World Tour
We catch up with Marlon Lipke, Pro Surfer, Entrepreneur, and all round amazing blokeHaving filmed Marlon's Masterclass Videos back in August 2021 we finally manage to catch up with Marlon to talk all things Surfing and sneak in some Q&A from you, the audienceMarlon is always an amazing person to speak with, we had an amazing time filming so hope you enjoy the next hourMasterclass video tutorials from Snoopy and many other professional surfers and coaches that accelerate your progression a...
2 Feb 2022
#2 Rachel Bonhote-Mead: 6 x Swiss Surfing Champion
6 x Swiss National Surfing Champion, Surf Nut, Mum, Finance Wizard and all round amazing Australian Surfer, Rachel Bonhote-Mead talks Surfing, growing up in Australia, competitive Surfing, Wave Pools and what is next Rachel filmed her 2 Video Masterclass Tutorials back in August 2021 and we have been waiting to do the podcast with herOne of the friendliest and humble female surfers out there, Rachel draws on Surfing experiences which we can all relate to and has such a positive outlook o...
25 Jan 2022
Marlon Lipke - Audible Files Part 1 (First Waves At Alaia Bay + Backhand)
Today’s Audio File is the first of a 2 part series from Marlon Lipke Marlon is the first German surfer to have ever qualified for the World Tour of surfing, he has over 20 years of high level surfing experience and is one of the most popular surfers in Europe One of the first observations from working with Marlon is his ability to communicate both technical aspects from his surfing swell as sensations. Athletes often tend to lean to one or the other, but Marlon has the ability to co...
17 Jan 2022
Mark Phipps - The Malibu Wave Files
Audible files from the Mark Phipps Masterclass for the Malibu / Intermediate / Cruiser wave pool sessions We’ve had a lot of requests for the information to made available for people when they are travelling or driving and not able to watch the videosWe also realised there was a lot of useful information that was left on the cutting room floor, so we’ve put it all together and created an audible file for you to all listen toFirst up is Mark Phipps and his Malibu Wave Masterclass filmed a...
24 Nov 2021
#1 Mark Phipps: Creator Of The Best Selling "One Bad Egg" Surfboard
Mark Phipps is a surfer and shaper from the Bells Beach area of Australia. He has been surfing and shaping for over 30 years, spending half his year in Hossegor France and the other half in Australia. Mark is well known in the surfing industry but for most recreational surfers he is well known for creating the "One Bad Egg', the popular mid length surf board. Having just finished post production video work for his new masterclass videos which were filmed at the Alaia Bay ...
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