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I have a friend — he’s cute, portly, typically sporting a stoney grin — who goes by the name of Justin Cote.
Justin has lived his entire life overshadowed by an older (sorry, Justin just corrected me — younger*), more extroverted brother named Chris. But don’t let this sadden you — Justin’s existence has been riveting in its own right.
Covering the Tour for years via Transworld Surf(a periodical for bi-curious tweens)’s piggy bank, Justin witnessed some amazing moments firsthand. One of them being the ThunderCloud swell.
“I thought about paddling out, you know, just to catch one,” he told me, “but then I thought… nah, better not.”
He’s also a man who loves the simple things in life.
“The only reason I stayed in surf media so long,” Justin once said, “was because all of the free product.”
Now Justin has a wife and a daughter and runs SUPER Brand’s social media, sales department, surf team, or something like that. He makes a good salary but I believe, deep down, that Justin misses the days of being wild and free. Isn’t that just life, though?
Anyways, Justin sent us this clip of Coolangatta’s best goofyfooter, and SUPER Brand’s best head-to-toe rider (Justin’s words), Nick Vasicek, romping his way through Indo. Due to my love for Justin, I planned to post the video almost regardless of quality but, much to my (and your) pleasure, it was a treat!
Highlights include a hero Grower tub (1:23) and a CT-level backhand combo (2:35). Enjoy!
Oh and, if you ever see Justin out on the town, buy that man a beer and an ice cream cone. He will not disappoint!
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Good, but Marzo is still light years ahead
best backside tube-rider this side of the Pacific
How does he compare with NPJ circa 2010?
I don’t know if you can compare anyone with NPJ!!! Legend pig dogger!
seriously! search this guy and watch him surf Snapper – there is none better on their backhand out there.
Wait. Did you just write nourishing words about a surf edit with not one manoeuvre above the lip?
Michael, you’ve changed. (In a good way).