A top-tier experience you have to see to believe!
I often read about things that wealthy people do and think “Hmmmm.” Like they get massages and their golf bags Fedexed by their secretaries and stuff. And I think “If I wasn’t a man of the people would I do these things?” The answer is usually no. I don’t like massages because my arm pops out of socket and Michael Ciaramella used to be my secretary but went to work for Stab and so even if I wanted to Fedex my golf bag somewhere, which I don’t because I don’t have one, I no longer have someone who can do for me.
Being the people is basically a full time job and it is difficult.
Sometimes though, I read things that wealthy people do and think, “I would pay good, hard-earned money not to do that.” Like surfing with the man who just prepared my breakfast. Let us read about this extravagance in the Los Angeles Times.
Go surfing with the chef at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. The resort offers a three-day outing that takes guests from the kitchen to the beach as Pierre Albaladejo, the hotel’s executive chef, shares his two biggest passions: cooking and surfing.
The program, called Surfing With the Chef, begins with a morning in the kitchen with Albaladejo, who’s from the village of Dax in southwestern France. The chef will prepare a personalized breakfast before giving you surf lessons at a Carlsbad beach.
The day concludes with dinner prepared by the chef and served toes-in-the-sand-style on the beach.
The next day, participants visit San Clemente to tour legendary surfer Greg Noll’s Surfboard Workshop, where they’ll collaborate with designers on a customized board. Noll’s boards, new and vintage, are considered the best around.
The cost is $3,500 per person, including a two-night stay, surf lessons with Albaladejo and your own Noll Surfboard to take home.
I’m sure Greg Noll surfboards are very fine but I would pay $300 not to do any of this. What about you? How much would you pay to not do this? And do you think they will offer this service at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch when it opens to the “public?”
Will they keep the ranch theme and serve t-bone steak and bourbon mashed taters?
Hey Chas, your mate Brody Carr’s brother is second from Left..the AzLord!
Or for the lower budget Carlsbad by the Sea experience: Sleep with Guedo in the bamboo at State Beach, grab 6 rolled tacos from Cessy’s, and get ridiculed by Heniker while getting snaked at Off Shore for only $2.99.
Make America great again?
rich people do weird stuff.
A pie in the carpark and two stubbies in the car on the way home has evolved somewhat.
Vintage Chas Cheddar.
Those guys look like they could as quickly recommend a French wine as they could help me decide between a Hypto or Sci Phi. If I could only be so well rounded then my wife wouldn’t have to do all the cooking.
3 and a half gets you a Noll?
Thats a good investment for a man of the people Chas.
You’d flip that Noll at the Ranch for double to one of those wealthy heiresses if you wore something nice and know how to close.
Greg Noll obviously been surfing with his chef a bit
favorite overheard under the breath comment from another 70 something legend after getting a walk by shoutout from Mr. Noll,’Yeah what’s up fat ass’. Oldtimers keeping it real.
How many angry break up texts have you withheld sending to Ciaramella? You should be resting easy knowing he’s getting hemorrhoidal in the stab comments now.
I love Mikey C. I’m sad that Mikey C. is not available to FedEx for me.
As short as he is the rate might not be that bad
Mikey C is going places.
I know aiming at the lowest common denominator is a valid marketing strategy (the Inertia, Breitbart, ahem!) but you can go too low can’t you?
The target audience for this won’t be legally allowed to manage their own finances.
*Also, will dinner be eaten floating atop one of those massive fucking boats in the cover pic?
This isn’t that impressive i surf with my meth cook everyday.
BBQ Surf Cookout at Kelly Slater’s Wave Ranch ($6000) includes:
2-Night stay at the Best Western Inn & Suites Lemoore
Morning surf lesson from Kelly Slater
Two waves in the pool (additional rides $300 each)
One allowed Instagram post of you surfing it
BBQ dinner consisting of roasted chia seeds
Private The Surfers concert
Picture with Eddie Vedder
Skype conversation with Slater Designs CAD/CNC operator in Thailand
Voucher for Slater Designs Gamma board, redeemable at HSS Surf
How’s the convo go with “slater designs” ? ” you guys still making boards out of beer cooler styrofoam and shitty epoxy okay cool carry on”
ha you could add , false carbon and now on consignment World Wide , because they can’t sell them !
Hey if i paint lines they’re gonna make something stronger-slater.
They Come into the shops with the best terms imaginable for a shop and profit margins that double any local or large label companies I’ve seen their terms.
funny how the media won’t touch the way the whole surf industry has gone , consignment /sale or return/ 6-12 mths credit , the list goes on , with the surf industry in a downward spiral , and they ask why….because no-one wants their shit anymore , the cycle of BS/marketing has just about run its course , and as usual there are the real surfers left , rebuild , rebrand , but maybe this time will be different as there is a much older demographic of surfers now !
Plus as many drop-ins on Chris Martin as warranted
OK voucher redeemable for a $500 beanie or tshirt
You are ruling this new People Wave Pool world Karl!
Don’t forget the camp fire sing along with Tex in the Maldives. Fcuk, talk about paying not to do something. Lol.
Surf with your massuese?
Surf with your cleaning lady(blue crush)?
Surf with a wino?
Just as long as you don’t Surf with the Alien.
(Drumpf wouldn’t like that)
I’m very uncomfortable with the interchangeability of “kook” and “cook” in this scenario.
Further underlined by the choice of vehicle being 7S or Firewire.
‘cuck’ is also apparently a thing now.
Hey Mr. Hyatt, I’ve got this idea. I want to cook for people and then take them for a sur…. no forget it, it sounds too stupid when I say it out loud
The Hawaiians were right . Cook the Captain Cook , Eat the Cook,then go surfing .
Kudos to the chef for what is apparently the ultimate Surf/Cuisine Swindle.