The hype and the heat is real!
Today’s guest on Dirty Water is the three-time NSSA champ and runner-up to Zeke Lau’s Ultimate Surfer, Koa Smith.
Smith, born in Kauai and a student of Bruce and Andy Irons, surfs with the contented and dreamy look of the female suckling her young as he dominates some of the best waves in the world including, but not limited to Teahupoo, Skeleton Bay and Pipeline.
He is also a prized fashion model, although that, as Smith explains, has its dark side.
While it would be better, I think, for our guest to just marry a nice, clean girl from a good family and settle down on a ranch in the hills of Kauai, he is hellbent on dragging himself around the loathsome WSL tour.
Charlie and I asked, why?
It’s getting harder to separate one ass clown from the next in the professional surfing world. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Maybe they will give it to Mason for click’s?
Is it just me but in every photo of podcast Doz has same grin?
Finished with local bondi backpacker – since travel back on?
whoop stats?
wank?
He might be doing the Storeman and ( back ) Packer ?
It’s Bondi after all …..
https://youtu.be/ZoBDRXJU6NM
If there HAS to be a “wildcard” discussion, they should beg The Man back to fill them. “The Man” being the guy that actually paddled towards a Great White attacking his friend to help him. The rest like this begging pos, are just little boys with big needs. Even though Julian might not win, at least he’s proven to be more worthy than most!
Yep ….. Probably better to give a wild card to JW , who won the Triple Crown , Pipe and Chopes , runner up at Haliewa and Sunset ….than a guy who is famous for
OPENING BOXES ? and doing a reality show at the cement pond …..
I haven’t listened but damn he handsome
Looking at the whole family I think it’s possible they changed the name from Schmidt to Smith to keep out of the internment camp in times of trouble ?
It was quite common in Australia as well as some of my recent ancestors went from
Müller to Miller just to blend in …..
And now you have returned to your Teutonic roots. Is this the beginning of the Fourth Reich?
The Lewis , Williams and McDowalls might add a bit of Celt to the equation so I probably won’t be taking Manhattan then Berlin …..at least not for whitey anyway .
Ahhh, I reckon the US is only about 5 years from shooting itself in the foot. Then it will be on for young and old trying to stop Vlad and Xi trying to cement world peace. That’s when the real opportunity for the Bickerton Rules to take Manhattan. The question is why though?
“ It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.”
Dave Brin ….The Postman .
Another reason , besides the absolute joy of riding waves , why I spent most of my life avoiding the responsibility of taking the reins .
One of my mates lucked into a job with a 1yr Diploma, that the nest year required a 3yr Degree. (He walked into the office and asked if they had any jobs, and they said the bloke with your qualification just quit to move to a bigger job). He has worked there since then. Bought a block of land about 2km from the beach. Took off accrued time to help build his house with his brother the chippie. Paid it off 8 years early.
Kept getting asked to move up into the positions of power, but kept refusing to apply. Said he would rather stay in a position that required expertise, not responsibility. He is a respected expert on vector transmission of mosquitos. (He got the job because he was the only one who didn’t throw up in the chopper when spraying the fuckers).
He’s now on a 3 day working week that without having to pay rent or mortgage, covers his needs and keeps his super topped up. He’s got a boat, a workshop and a shaping bay under the house. Was going on snowboarding trips until he couldn’t, but that probably means he’s saving even more for the next one when he gets a chance.
He’s doing ok for a guy without any power…
The meek and the sound of stomach shall inherit the earth ……or in this case find the middle path to happiness and well earned freedom .
My Dad , worked for a bank …..at 28 when asked how far west he would go if he wanted to climb the ladder he answered Newtown …. and he managed to get out early at 55 after never having to use a mobile phone or a computer and was basically a traveling salesman for the last 2 decades and managed to attend every school swim carnival , soccer and cricket match etc etc no matter what time it was on Monday to Friday ….
He is celebrating 31 years of retirement this year overlooking Shark Island from his balcony .
I am a year older than my dad when he retired , after trying to avoid work wherever possible , have found myself in a position where we are about to by a business and possibly a house ….. wonders never cease .
According to Koa’s WSL bio he ‘chose the life of professional freesurfer’ instead of persuing the tour. Sorry Koa your ranking is 164, do the QS like every other shmeil.
“Professional” free surfer
It’s that bullshit that I’m talking in Dane’s article!
Professional free surfer…
Bullshitters
Professional free surfers who somehow won the world Junior title at 16 or 14 or 12 without even putting on a jersey ….ALL BULLSHITTERS
Only slightly above the former free surf shortboard minor pros who now cannot cut their hair or ride anything but a midlenght twin fin , though they all rode thrusters in competitions from age 5 to the QS and have left evidence on you tube to prove it .
https://youtu.be/gswMc9GeQ_A
Funny how Torren carries a 5’10 thruster on his head up the beach at the end..giving subcontious mid-length vibes in 2014
He definitely surfed better in 2014 …. I’ll give him that before he got on the vintage car rally / mid length trip ….. good on him though for dumbing down his surfing , revisiting the high lines with a twist of soul arch ( shades of Terry Fitz ) and the forehand layback tube stance ( shades of Derek Hynd in the 80s ) and carve out a niche to allow him to make the films and hopefully a quid .
Haha dude is shameless, i love it…honestly who can blame him given wsl’s lack of criteria…it makes sense for him to think its his spot now due to zeke’s effort, even tho he didnt lift a finger.
Koa’s You Tube channel introduced me to the Whim Hof method. It has really helped me with my Sunday Scaries.
In the immortal words of Vince Lombardi “2nd place is the first loser”
How many ways do I hate thee, let me count the ways…
2nd thoughts….it goes to Ace 1st 4 Bing injared…IW!…year off the goofy..wait!
Koa a Goa…cunt could play any role in the next james bond movie…from jaws to JB!
You stupid, dumb wannabe. Fuck off.
Hey….leave Chas alone.
Pro surfing is just so lame , leave it for the Vals real surfers dont surf.
Re whoop what is PCP? Also, is the drug any good?
Herd u can end u in Kelly’s chicken coop, if u smoke too much.
Bone broth
1st round duck to Italo/Gabriel, if you insist.
Listen? No.
Dude is frothing
LFG Guarantee put Koa in ct comp in good waves and he make people look dumb
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Too bad koa, should have surfer better.