411 - Drew Brophy
Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
4.8 • 669 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2022
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
Artist Drew Brophy catapulted to surf world fame in the 90s by when his artwork adorned the boards that sparked a cultural movement. He parlayed that popularity over the next three decades into television and film work, corporate commissions, and fine art. In November 2021, he contracted COVID and spent 28 days in a coma. Today he recounts the experience and attempts to process life after returning from the edge of existence. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Thankfully, the world is opening up again. |
| 0:06.7 | The entire competitive surf world is doing battle in Australia right now. |
| 0:12.2 | Hero Chargers braved Chopo's run of swell last week, and much more quietly, lifelong |
| 0:18.2 | intermediates like you and I are finally getting away from home |
| 0:21.9 | and getting shacked at much less populated atolls around the world. And waterways travel.com |
| 0:29.0 | is the gateway from G-Land to J-Bay, from Tava Rua to Baran Island to Chikama to Central America. |
| 0:36.6 | Waterways is the premier surf travel agency, |
| 0:40.9 | and they have decades-long relationships with boatmen, chefs, guides, hotel staff, |
| 0:46.6 | and it all ensures that every human being involved in your trip is invested in putting you |
| 0:53.7 | in the best surf and then plush accommodations |
| 0:56.6 | to recover for the next day of surf. So waterways travel isn't the new leaders in surf travel. |
| 1:03.9 | They are the leaders in surf travel for the pros, the magazines, and the brands that you loved |
| 1:08.1 | from the 90s and the 2000s, all the way through until now. |
| 1:12.6 | They've been doing it for decades. |
| 1:14.7 | They are the best. |
| 1:16.0 | So travel intelligently. |
| 1:18.3 | Nobody has time to waste on getting skunked these days. |
| 1:22.0 | And there's no need to. |
| 1:23.4 | Waterwaystravel.com is your gateway to scoring. |
| 1:26.7 | So go out and explore, enjoy. Waterwaystraravel.com is your gateway to scoring. So go out and explore, enjoy, waterways travel.com. |
| 1:34.0 | And of course, you'll need boards, board bags, leashes for your next trip, |
| 1:38.2 | and realwatersports.com has everything that you need. |
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