"My goal is to sail around the world," says John John.
The annual 600 nautical mile Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race ain’t for sissies or cry-babies.
As those precious hunks of carbon and aluminium and fibreglass move off the coast and mainland Australia they hit Bass Strait, an irritable body of water known for its “high winds and difficult seas.”
Boats sink, people disappear.
In 1998, five boats sank, six people died. Of the 115 boats that started the race, 44 finished.
This year, the two-time world champion surfer, John John Florence, who turns 27 next birthday, joined the crew of Winning Appliances, a fine sixty-footer that was built in Dubai.
The boat is currently 50 or so nautical miles (57 regular miles. See, nautical miles are based on the circumference of the earth, each mile equalling a minute of latitude) from the finish line where it is expected to finish ninth.
John John ain’t no stranger to boats.
Earlier this year, he bought the snowboarder Travis Rice’s totally off-the-grid, 48-foot catamaran, Falcor, a boat Travis once sailed from North Carolina to Hawaii via Panama and Tahiti.
“My goal is to sail around the world,” says John John.
i said it 8 months ago “john john to start a nomadic tour, where they have to race/sail their own boats to the corners of the earth searching for the best wave to hold a comp in , no managers, coaches , or entourage, just your girl and your dog, old school alby mangles world safari style surf exploration / tour, The new tour Comminsioner is Martin Daly and the CEO is Peter McCabe
Open water sailing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lemoore. LIke, times infinitely cooler. I’d be curious to know how much actual sailing our dude was doing and how much like, celebrity visit vibe this thing was? Idk.
I tried to shimmy into writing about sailboat racing, but couldn’t quite swing it. Seems pretty rad on the whole.
Good idea!
Beating to Win d war D (ez)!
Aaa tack!!!!
yep,thatll be gold
Looks like WSL lost the #1 surfer….JJ is not ever going on the shit show again…never.
Won’t be missed. Noone is!
Wheres the rush crawling around a boat and getting yelled at.
Get a foiled moth
That’s hectic!
Or those foiled catamarans. Those things are insane.
Oh I never do! That would be criminal!
Expressed in a mysterious knee injury with photos of Ross Williams staring forlornly at John John being wheeled into MRI.
Sweet jeebus, can you imagine Australians having to say “ahoy mate” instead?!
Planks would be flying off home depot shelves!
So…
No JJF x Medina rivalry?
No rivalry like AI x KS…?
No rivalry like Asing x Igarashi…
paulodetarsoduarte important
Still waiting for a JJF photo in navy blue polo and caqui pants
What a bunch of losers, high end yachties, can’t stand em. If your going to wear NAUTICA clothing then you need to grab a few paint cans a packet of Winnie blues and go tag your local Depot, lad.
Hey John John!
I’m sure your inbox is full with request to join your crew. FYI the “Llama” is immune to seasickness. So if you need help with your goal. My resume is descent and have spent more time in blue water than most. Would be happy to join your team!
Warmest Regards,
A.L.
That’s a serious rotation
But John John! What about the tour!?! C’mon they’ve got Wave Systems™! And #beachvibes! The opportunity to be a Value-Led Athlete! Lemoore! Get Sent™! Equal pay w/ the women! The Jeep Yellow Jersey™! A fellow Hawaiian hassling the shit out of you in a heat!?! Kanoa Igarashi! Not to mention all the emojis you could ever want in the WSL instagram posts! Plus offices in Santa Monica!?! And maybe an event at Pipeline too!?!
Well this is the problem, he’s not #AllIn
Yeah.. but I guess he’s still interested in the tour for Olympics purpose, do you reckon?
He’d get mainstream polularity and could do his shit without having to worry about wsl anymore
Can I tell you, I think John is the all unintentional head boy of a significant group of the top gun men who are extremely dubious about the current direction and leadership of the WSL. They know it’s kind of a gift horse and have resisted looking it in the mouth, so to speak, but they’re surfers like the rest of us and their livelihood depends on it succeeding, and I think they are beginning to wonder. That whole Pipe permit fracas was sorta the start of the doubt I suspect, the Pool thing, the sense that its track is away from the core spectacle and toward some other vision, that it’s all being run by people they don’t know that well. But they’ve got no power as individuals in it other than that being exhibited by JJF — and lets face it he is pretty protected by his bank balance and unimpeachable rep.
What do you foresee in 2019? Can the WSL landscape accommodate both the narrative of a 2019 WSL Men’s World Champ and the who’s who is gonna make the Olympics?
I foresee exciting new last minute naming rights sponsors! (Beachwaver!) And ongoing sexual tension between the WSL and the ISA. Remember — more than half the Olympians will come from beyond the CT ranks. And all the CTers who want to compete will have to go in the ISA World Surfing Games.
Other than that I have no fucking idea.
2019 Shark Watch Pro Margaret River
Wait til the Gold Medallist is from outside of the WSL ranks and fails the drug test.
I’ve heard he’s connected to 911 too. But I doubt it.
Whenever I see that hashtag, I think of GG Allin. Not necessarily the role model Woozle is looking for.
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sailing is fun, but too exy for moi. what a horrible name for a boat. i realise it’s a sponsor thing, but what a stupid name for a company. it basically says “we make appliances and we’re cunts”. so while being stupid. it’s most likely very accurate.
my buddies parents sailed the world in the 70’s and 80’s in their 35 foot wooden boat built in NY in the 20-30’s.. boat still is a beauty.. they broke their mast off the coast of Australia, a few hundred miles off coast, his dad fucked up his back pulling it back on the deck and then they got back to Australia for repairs. Crazy oceans off the coast they say.
Where were they? Australia’s pretty big ya know.
the sydney to hobart run or something is what he just told me 7 gales in a row.. its broke the bolts to the hull, they had to have the boat rebuilt or something or other in Opua NZ (I aint the sailor, only done one over night run in the gulf of maine with him and almost puked my guts). His old man and mom (and he for that matter) are pretty resourceful fuckers them sailor people.. nothing can’t be fixed if you get my meaning. He just told me I guess off of South Africa the mast broke as well. They buy a house on land, rebuild it and sell it for a profit and then they move into the boat and travel the world. Met a guy years ago, who would retire every 5 years, then work, then retire, on and on… loved the concept.. guess the boat life is the same.
Far as I can tell
Boats are totally off grid
Coz, um, there’s no grid
Unfortunately
Nowadays you get email
and all sorts of shit
But..but..Gabby goes on cruise ships with Neymar while wearing his speedos! Someone please tell me that I can’t step foot in Brazil now and blah blah blah. That is becoming quite cliche no?
Wat
More fun than hanging around pipe during the comp for a couple of weeks.
You reckon?
I’d rather stick needles in my dick than spew my way to hofart.
Depends if you grew up surfing pipe everyday of the week
Fair nuff
I it’s like when you get tired of banging models all the time
Sometimes it’s nice to just bang a civilian.
Forget needles, clamps! And rings!
He’s gonna be so fricken StOKed when he sells that thing! Beers for the crew !!!!
I meant the boat, he’s gonna be stoked when he sells his boat! ; )
Hanging around Pipe watching Medina suddenly being touted as best in world etc. No fun!