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And you thought Kelly Slater’s Olympic aspirations were inspirational. You thought the greatest competitive surfer the world has ever seen, armed with affirming life coach, supportive longtime girlfriend, millions of dollars, professional surfing’s owner Co-Waterperson of the Year Dirk Ziff, millions of sycophants including, but not limited to, the involuntarily celibate Ben Marcus, etc. was inspirational?
Well let me introduce you to 36-year-old Jay Quinn. He’s got none of that, surfs for the World’s Greatest Surf Paradise Great Britain and is headed to the Olympics, I think, but we must head to the BBC for all the truth and not only because the BBC is the historical record of the World’s Greatest Surf Paradise but because, much to Drew Kampion’s chagrin, I’m boozed again.
Britain’s number one surfer Jay Quinn feels he has a good chance of qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games and is already dreaming of a podium finish in Japan next year.
The 36-year-old will be guaranteed an Olympic spot should he become the highest placed European competitor at the International Surfing Association World Games in Miyazaki, Japan from 7-11 September.
Born in Gisborne, New Zealand, Quinn qualifies for Great Britain through his Welsh-born mother and has become Welsh, British and European champion since moving to Cornwall in 2016.
New Zealand? Son of a bitch and Negatron? Can you claim some other nation too?
But ok here and let’s be real honest with each other. You have a shot. You know you do. What nationality can you claim? BeachGrit will sponsor if you can prove a legitimate shot for Kazakstan slash Kazakstan-esque nation.
I’m drunkenly serious.
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SPONSOR HIM or some other low skill surfer! Are surfboards allowed to be covered in sponsors logos in Olympic comps?
Make some fun gear for him to wear, add some good PR, training videos etc. and, oh boy, you could help him become a popular athlete. NonJohn approves.
It seems like a very good idea currently, but NonJohn has well exceeded his daily rations.
So excited to watch him compete in 1-3 foot slop. At least we all have the up-coming excitement of this momentous occasion to get us through the dark days of our lives
why isn’t this cunt surfing for new zealand? his home country and the place that taught him how to surf? what a fcukin traitor, these flags of convenience are vomit inducing and deserve to be called out as such.
He’s not good enough to surf for NZ these days though…
(Which means the Brits must really be crap)
Potzz should make a comeback and surf for the UK
I have grand parents who are Dutch on one side and Romany the other. I’m still decided which country to hitch my caravan to
Birmingham, England. Peaky Blinders all the way!
“Tommy!!”
Otherwise known as a “Guernsey” – my home land is the place of origin.
well tanned. just back from a month in indo.
yep. known as the ISA
My dads Scottish…but yeh still Great Britain until we Get our Freeeeedom lol.
And yeh better surfers than me in even in the Grey icy north seas of Caledonia.
is your sista Pam?
Na, it means Shun (provisionally) would be in via this route, and Iggi still gets in with his high wosl rating
I’ll compete for Germany with Marlon Lipke… sponsor me!… while we work out a deal, you can solidify our team by hitching a ride on the Gabby Train!… https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
I reckon I could actually surf for the Iran team, still have a passport too
…do it. I was just up in Indo and surfing with a guy who might qualify for Algeria. He’s pretty handy, but let’s just say Gabby’s still a safe bet. How much fun would it be!?!
would be such a claim!
Way too drunk Chas! How olds that news piece? Comp finished over a month ago and he was not the top European finisher. Pretty sure it was Frederico.
Oh wow. Sorry!
The Ben Fucking Stokes
Of surfing makes me dream of
A borderless world
Dreams without borders
Can ride the line of wonder
Surfboards are the way
do you think stokes is welcome back in NZ after the last couple of months?
Red Headed Traitors
Are welcomed with open arms
By the Long White Cloud
Denmark.
Here are two of my hard-rocking ancestors before a comp at the local. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
is there a Denmark in Pennsylvania?
We’re everywhere!
Shit, is that Pottz in the left? I thought he was
a British Saffa?
Ah, the original Neckbeard from the Channel Islands
Is he in?
Provisionally not.
In the story of the Olympics and of our generation I shall find and claim Atlantis and wreak havoc in the repechage rounds.
I called you and Mazz for the Olympics the other night not knowing how close I was
Could you sponsor my only slightly better half?
She’s half flip half jap
And she can prone not very well.
Don’t need cash just send gear.
I haven’t listened to the poddy, can someone summarise the Drew Kampion beef for me?
Drew is a bit long in the tooth and suffers from the good old days.
Sounds jealous of Chas and his lifestyle.
In short, Drew is probably unaware he has a new stalker.
who?
I’m going to break the cardinal rule of surfing at a point break and paddle around everyone to get to the point. Surf Splendor published the Drew Kampion podcast on Wednesday, yourself and David recorded on Friday. On second listening, you already knew what Drew had said about you. Before David said anything you were feigning surprise that Drew wasn’t rotting in a grave. And straight away when DLS reiterated what Drew had said you were on the offensive! Hoping I’m wrong, nothing bores me more than Miki Dora-esque posturing!
Not true! I had seen that DLS had interviewed Kampion but not listened. DLS and I never ever speak or text outside microphone. Literally don’t even say hi when we meet unless mic is on. I had no idea!
Lies upon lies
I like it!
A true journalist!
Barrel or nah?
Podcast-only friends (I don’t podcast, but I have drugs-only friends…)
*301 redirect to Yago Dora.
Which brings us back to that pillow fight at the surf expo.
The person with camera was pretty fucking lucky to capture it start to finish.
And can we discuss Slater and that fucking lame video at the pool.
Act 1, scene 4.
No way is anybody that fucking weak, I’d argue it’s part of all the WSL wanting us to believe he’s a pussy to drag us into his world again.
He definitely appeared strange with the unemployed office worker looking false guru bloke and the earnest spinner chick ‘guiding’ him so who knows….
Did he come across as completely lame and weak ?
Hell yes
Goodness knows why they’d think it’d drag anyone back to really give a shit about him though, if anything I reckon it’ll put more off him.
Though of course, ya actually bloody right, they’ll be trying to gather any sympathy possible to get him a shot at the Olympics, and all the new understanding office worker adult learners and their children will be praising him for being open and honest with his feelings and hold him as a beacon, a lighthouse in the storm to lead them to safety and “fun”…
Funny how his own creation is what exposed his decades of a facade.
If he doesn’t visit here,he has to of heard through the grapevine that BG is laughing at him.
Wonder if his inner circle will ice out BG.
I doubt he gets to hear anything negative about himself and perhaps doesn’t even know that BG exists
True
Nah, he knows. He called Chas out publicly over the Backwards Fin Billboard last year.
not sure if you have noticed but ass-tonne has cameras on him pretty much all the time these days. I am guessing Charlie should be getting some of the credit for that. he launched chas’ glasses. chas launched his career.
Nah..to be honest, I really don’t know anything about him aside from the expo. I did however wonder if he had a beer in him when they went at it.