#6: Randy Rarick - Pro Surf Tour Co-Founder and World's Most Traveled Surfer

Randy Rarick is the most interesting surfer alive. He co-founded the pro surf tour in 1976, ran the Triple Crown contest in Hawaii for over 30 years, has traveled to 170 countries and surfed in 70; being the first person to surf in several countries around the world. He’s been mentored by Duke Kahanamoku, shaped boards with Dick Brewer, and surfed big Waimea with Eddie Aikau. He has also shaped and restored over 12,000 surfboards and is more knowledgeable than any person alive on the history and evolution of the surfboard. This episode is a fascinating lesson on surf history, philosophy, travel, race, and empathy told through one front row seat story after another. If you're not a surfer, or just wanna nerd out more, here's some cool links and movies to  fuel the stoke:Encyclopedia of Surfing - websiteWatch 110 year old black and white footage of surfing in Waikiki set to ragtime music, then see jet skis tow surfers into 60 ft waves to heavy metal. This is an insanely cool site full of articles, archival footage, vintage pics, and newspaper clips covering the history and movements of surfing over the past 100+ years. Thank you Matt Warshaw! Free for a week then $3/mo.  https://eos.surfEOS Bio on Rarickhttps://eos.surf/entries/rarick-randy/Riding Giants Best surf doc ever. Amazing portrait of early days riding big waves on North Shore of Oahu. Tells story of Greg Noll’s ’69 wave at Makaha. Rent or buy on Amazon.https://amzn.to/32Q1B1QStep Into Liquid: Great surf doc to convey essence/stoke of surfing to non-surfer. Rent or buy on Amazon.https://amzn.to/3brhkrTEndless Summer 2: Original Endless Summer is the most famous surf film of all time; RR was location scout for part 2. Free on Youtube.http://bit.ly/endsum2Bustin’ Down The Door Talks about formation of pro surfing scene and clash between Aussies and locals in Hawaii and 70’s on North Shore of Oahu. Free with Amazon Prime.https://amzn.to/35fOha3Barbarian Days by William FinneganBest surfing book there is. Won Pulitzer Prize. You don’t need to surf to enjoy this. No other book, film, anything captures the essence of why we’re pulled back to the ocean and waves better than this.https://amzn.to/3gTfOAdAlso,Randy’s vintage surfboard auction in Hawaii:http://bit.ly/hisurfauctionGot feedback for the podcast? Guests or topics you’d love to hear? Let us know!Twitter.com/ignorantcuriousInstagram.com/[email protected]