476 - Lahaina Board Builder Joshua Weisfeld: JAW Surfboards
Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
4.8 • 669 Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2023
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Maui's Joshua Weisfeld shares the harrowing story of losing his home and factory while narrowly escaping the fires, gives insight into the rich board building community that existed in Lahaina, surveys the diaspora, and attempts to develop a blueprint for steps towards rebuilding. Enjoy.
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| 0:00.0 | Wavekey.com. Quote, I had information for the first time in my surfing life that made me surf |
| 0:09.6 | better. And at the ripe old age of 50, I was able to keep developing my craft. It gave me the tools |
| 0:15.7 | to enhance my performance in the greatest pleasure in my life. Wavekey is health in a bottle on so many levels, |
| 0:23.3 | end quote. That's from Glenn Casey, the founder of Patagonia, Australia. Connor Coffin said, |
| 0:28.8 | quote, to this day, I have never met someone who has the understanding of the finite details of |
| 0:34.3 | surfing movements that Brad has. His ability to dissect a maneuver and really |
| 0:39.1 | break down the technicalities of it is amazing. End quote. Wavekey is the brainchild, |
| 0:44.8 | the former world number two ranked surfer, and all-round style guru Brad Gerlack. It's a land-based |
| 0:51.2 | surf training program, but it doesn't help you shred or rip. It's not about strength. It's a land-based surf training program, but it doesn't help you shred or rip. |
| 0:56.2 | It's not about strength. |
| 0:58.0 | It's about timing. |
| 0:59.2 | It's about technique. |
| 1:00.0 | And it's about how well you can connect to the wave. |
| 1:03.8 | The wave is where the power is. |
| 1:07.7 | And you have to stand on the board in such a way to tap that power for your own joy. |
| 1:14.9 | Tap the power and then aim the surfboard where you want to go. |
| 1:18.9 | And myself included all my life, I pretty much have overserved. |
| 1:24.5 | It's like overserved every wave I've written practice. |
| 1:26.6 | And the ones that I didn't overserve are the ones that I, my body was like a symphony. |
| 1:31.7 | It finally sounded good. |
| 1:34.2 | We will save you 20% off the program on wavekey.com with our code, Wavekey Splendor 20. |
| 1:41.7 | Improve your surfing, not for the sake of shredding, but to deepen your passion and |
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