Naked ambition.
But you thought surf intrigue was dead? And ha! Here, thrillingly, we have the tale of America’s top surfer Griffin Colapinto’s flip from the iconic Billabong to bitter rival Quiksilver. Hours ago, San Clemente’s second finest put pen to paper on a contract with the Mountain and Wave after years spent riding for the Wave on Wave.
How did such a thing come to be?
Such infidelity?
Well, while you are busy thinking about that, rumors are percolating, exclusively, that Colapinto has even more treachery under his 2mm short-sleeved full wetsuit. Now, allegedly, Colapinto, who currently surfs the Monster Claw very much desires to carry enemy number one Red Bull’s banner and WHOA!
Straight cut-throat.
As any student of professional extreme sports knows, the mark of a Red Bull athlete is the flat-brimmed baseball cap that he or she wears 24/7 featuring two Red Bulls about to butt horns. Sometimes, I suppose, it can also be a stocking cap or even a beret. In any case, Billabong has, since time immemorial, had its surfer adorn their heads in Billabong-branded hatwear and, thus, an impasse, and, now, a desired flip to a cursed enemy.
The question keeping surf fans up at night, will all Griffin Colapinto’s dreams come true? Mountain and Wave covering heart, Red Bull over brain, Billabong and Monster but casualties laying on the slopes of Mt. Naked Ambition?
Also, does this level of savagery indicate the young San Clemente surfer may have what it takes to pocket America’s first World Title since John John Florence circa 2017?
Has any professional surfer ever been so absolutely brazen?
David Lee Scales and I didn’t discuss any of this, which leaves our most recent chat as a beautiful surprise for you. Like should people ride motorcycles, jump off cliffs into the waters?
I think yes, DLS no. Enjoy as is your wont.
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Hey Beach Grit. I’d pay for this brilliance. The ads are driving me away.
Move from Billabong to Quiksilver, nowadays, its like moving from diningroom to livingroom, in the same house
What’s the most you’ve stiffed a poor brown man in a third world country?
French Quarter, New Orleans, early 90s: flew in with the peeps for New Years…Ears never cleared from altitude descent and was hurting bad. Checked in then roamed behind as the folks raced off to the piano bar…with a c-note in my wallet. Amongst the crowded street was a white dude, a vendor, it turned out…”You want some coke?” Still realing and dizzy, of course it was just what I needed…”$50…” So I grabbed the bill, exchanged a handshake, still in full stride…stashed the bindle…The guy starts running after me…”You paid too much…” Just wanting to leave the scene of the crime, I ignored him…that’s when he said…”I can give you some hashish…”
Oh the dribble you write. Do you even know if Griff got paid any more to go to Quik? The are both owned by the same hedge fund and they could also be moving him across to increase sales so that they can sell all brands under the one banner. The brands may have been bitter rivals 10 years ago but now all those workers are long gone.
America’s first world title since JJF? Isn’t he Hawaiian? Didn’t a guy from San Clemente win the title this year? So confus-ed.
Still getting over the last cola war, now this. Heady
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There’s no way he read that contract and i wouldn’t be surprised if he signed with an X
God love ‘im.