Realwatersports.com is our retail partner today. And we often talk about their 1500 board inventory.

When I hear that number, it makes me think, wow, they'll probably have what I want or something

similar to what I want. But what else is great is if you don't know exactly what you want,

they have surfboard review

videos on their website. They've spent a bunch of time kind of building this out. This is one little

angle where they've realized they can add value to the retail space. So they ride the surfboards.

They then review them. They show footage of them writing the boards. It explains some of the design

concepts, the construction, the details. It explains some of the design concepts,

the construction, the details. And the main purpose of that is to give you the information to make a decision, but their staff is very knowledgeable as well. And so they are there to help you get the

right board for your needs and for your local waves. This is a classic old-timey retail experience, customer service-based,

but with the benefit of the internet so they can do them in a video format, and they're actually

available by phone too. So just a fantastic partner, I'm thrilled with them, realwatersports.com.

They're based in North Carolina, but they've really unlocked the code

for shipping surfboards. So they do it for a flat fee and they guarantee the board to show up

blemish-free. So you can order it from anywhere in the world. And based on their competitive pricing

and their flat shipping fee, you can often get the board to you for cheaper than you can get it from

your local retailer.

So huge shout out, much love to realwatersports.com. Stephen Cooney was born into a very lucky place and time in history.

It was Coleroy on the main drag running through the northern beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in the mid-50s. He was surfing before he hit

double digits, and while the surf was uncrowded by today's standards, it was full of influential

figures. Big Wave Wally Wallace, Bob Pike, Nat Young, Wayne Lynch, Ted

Spencer, Bob McTavish, Simon Anderson, George Greeno, and by the ripe age of 16, Stephen was

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