437 - CJ Nelson
Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
4.8 • 669 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2022
⏱️ 111 minutes
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Champion longboarder, designer, entrepreneur CJ Nelson joins us to discuss being a regrettable influence on youth, the perils and privilege of growing up in Santa Cruz in the 90s, how near homelessness helped him rediscover surfing, and the virtue inherent in suffering. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Today's show is made possible by Florence MarineX. |
| 0:06.0 | Florencemarinex.com for equipment that doesn't make it to your hands unless it's performed |
| 0:11.7 | in the harshest environments on the planet. Everything from board shorts to wetsuits to |
| 0:17.0 | ultraviolet protected rash guards. They now have outerwear that's amazing. Everything is |
| 0:22.5 | North Shore tested, validated by John himself and other Florence test pilots across the |
| 0:28.6 | North Shore, which clearly is one of the most dynamic and intense environments on Earth for testing |
| 0:36.4 | the exact gear and equipment that you and I need. |
| 0:39.9 | So go to florencemarinex.com for whatever you need to thrive in any condition and adapt |
| 0:45.7 | to any environment. |
| 0:47.5 | Florencemarinex.com. Enjoy. |
| 0:52.6 | Realwatersports.com. |
| 0:54.1 | We love talking about and examining surfboards. Enjoy. Realwatersports.com. |
| 0:54.8 | We love talking about and examining surfboards, and that's why we're in great company |
| 1:00.0 | with Real Water Sports. |
| 1:01.9 | They are a full-service retailer, but the backbone of their business, and I think their greatest |
| 1:07.0 | passion, I would argue, is boards. |
| 1:10.2 | They have a 1,500 board inventory, and that's in addition to |
| 1:14.8 | the foil boards and kite boards and equipment that they carry. And they've spent years and |
| 1:19.3 | years designing video reviews. And now they have this series with Brett Barley that we've been |
| 1:23.7 | talking about. But all of that, the whole focus of it all, is to dissect |
| 1:28.1 | construction and design to help us, to help you understand more about surfboards. Simple |
| 1:35.1 | as that. So for your next purchase, or just to peruse and edify yourself for a future potential |
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