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Lauren Hill

Glenn Sakamoto — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:54:28 +0000

Lauren Hill, a Florida native now living in Byron Bay, is an environmental advocate, writer, and film-maker. She is the creator of 31 Days /31 Ways, a short-film series, and was involved with the Transparensea Voyage. We spoke with Lauren to learn more about her full and fascinating life. What was your childhood like? Mostly [...]

Justin Quintal

Eric Dranginis — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:25:33 +0000

Justin Quintal is a talented surfer from Jacksonville, Florida. Seemingly coming from nowhere, Justin captured two first place finishes at the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitationals. So who is this mystery man and what makes him tick? We caught up with Justin to learn more. What was your life like growing up? Well I grew [...]

Andy Davis

Glenn Sakamoto — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:18:40 +0000

Andy Davis is an internationally recognized California surfer/artist. His casual and stylized paintings have graced clothing, galleries, retail stores, magazines, and hotels. His recent collaboration with Billabong has set him on a new path. We met with Andy to find out more. What was growing up like? I grew up between Orange County and down here [...]

Christine Brailsford

Glenn Sakamoto — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:35:48 +0000

Christine Brailsford is a talented California artist and a surfer/shaper of Hawaiian paipos and handplanes. Practically raised in the surf, Christine’s imagination and background in art and design truly give her craft a unique look and style. We spoke with Christine to learn more. What was it like growing up? I loved to be outside. [...]

John John Florence

Glenn Sakamoto — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:34:38 +0000

John John Florence grew up in Haleiwa, right on the beach in front of Pipeline with his brothers and surfing Mom, Alexandra. John John was surfing Pipeline regularly before the age of 10. In 2005 at only 13 years old, Florence became the youngest Pipeline and Vans Triple Crown competitor ever. We spoke to 19-year [...]