BOOTHCAST

Today's BOOTHCAST is with Surf Ironman Kendrick Louis and is brought to you by BOOTH Training

Kendrick Louis was born on the Northern Beaches of NSW, hated the water after a near drowning incident as a kid, but learn to love the ocean in his early teens. Forever competitive, he was a successful nipper and cadet before moving into the senior ranks and ultimately winning the winning the Australian Ironman Crown in 2018 and the KNG Professional Ironman Series in the 19/20 summer. We speak about being your best, training with the elite, working as a chippy, the Aussie Titles, moving to the Sunshine Coast, sponsors, having a competitive age group, support structures and a heap more! Thanks Kendrick for your time.

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Today's BOOTHCAST is with Slater Trout and is brought to you by BOOTH Training

Slater is one of the original Pro SUP athletes on the scene in the mid-late 2000s and helped forged the path for many athletes including myself. Now semi-retired from SUP he has podiumed multiple times in events like BOP (PPG), ISA World Champs, Columbia Gorge Challenge, and Payette River Games. He spent his childhood in Florida and Maui, loved SUP, raced professionally for 10 years, moved into photography and brand collaberation working with global brands and hasnt looked back. We speak about his race years, why he loved surfing, moving away from SUP, enjoying bikes and the mountains, embracing photography, being the most successful contestent on Million Dollar Mile, documenting his life through photos and a whole bunch of other stuff. Thanks again mate for your time!

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Today's BOOTHCAST is with Sonni Hönscheid and is brought to you BOOTH Training

Sonni is a 4 x World Champion in SUP, 3 x Molokai to Oahu Champion, 6 x European Champion, 2 x Carolina Cup Champion and has a bunch of other notable titles. She grew up with her dad a professional Windsurfer and lived between the Canary Islands, Hawaii and Germany. Surfing was her first passion become 2 x German Champion before moving into SUP in the late 2000s. Sonni has a passion for painting and designing and is on the water every day. Thanks Sonni for a great chat :)

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Today's BOOTHCAST is with Mackenzie Hynard and brought to you by BOOTH Training

Mackenzie is a Surfski paddler from the South Coast of NSW. His highlights over the past few years include winning the U23 ICF World Championships in 2015, he's placed 2nd in major international events like Hong Kong and The Doctor and he's won the Australian SLS double ski title with Cory Hill. We chat about his upbringing, training in Noosa, moving to the Gold Coast, Ironman racing, moving to surfski and we check out some old LAME footage! Thanks mate for your time.

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Today's BOOTHCAST is with Zane Kekoa Schweitzer and is brought to you by Vaikobi

Zane is a 2x Ultimate Waterman champion, a ISA Surfing gold medallist, an ocean advocate and book author. He is so inspiring when talking to him about his work with preserving the ocean and he tells us of the death-defying incident where everything changed for him. We speak about his introduction to the water on Maui, Svein from Starboard putting his first ever windsurf board under his Christmas tree, his book 'Beneath the Surface, getting into SUP in the early days, his free INZANE grom clinics, journaling, being an ocean advocate and so much more. Thankyou Zane for your time, really enjoyed chatting with you!

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This BOOTHCAST is with Thomas Fraser-Holmes and is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Race Team

Today's BOOTHCAST is with Izzi Gomez and is brought to you by BOOTH Training

Izzi Gomez is a Professional Surfer, Water Woman and a 5x SUP Surfing World Champion. At just 14 she won her first World Championship in SUP Surfing and became the youngest ever person to do so. At just 19 years old, Izzi recently made history by winning the first ever gold medal for SUP Surfing at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Izzi also competes on the WSL QS, Big wave surfing events, surfs Hydrofoils, and hopes to qualify for the summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan for short board surfing. We speak about growing up in Florida, surfing becoming the priority, chasing World Titles, how to align with brands that best represent you, the Covid-19 crisis, being a young athlete, surfing vs SUP surfing, competing for Columbia and heaps more! Thanks Izzi for chat :)

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Today's BOOTHCAST is with Shaun Rice and is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Race Team

Shaun Rice is a local Perth icon in Ocean Ski paddling, originally from Durban, South Africa he has an incredible history in all types of paddling including sprint, slalom, ocean ski and river racing. His focus was never on winning races as he was more about having fun and enjoying the journey. This doesn’t mean he didn’t find success and we speak about having wins in the river races, racing in Europe for SA, dealing with apartheid as an athlete, missing out on Olympic selection, training with the Chalupsky’s, kayaking on the North Fork of the Payette River, his famous rolls in the crocodile marathon, and a whole bunch of stories from his paddling career!

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Today's BOOTHCAST is with Sean Rice and is brought to you by Vaikobi

Sean is a multiple World Champion in Surfski, having won both the ICF & Molokai titles, and has basically won every international Surfski event on the calendar. We speak about his upbringing in Cape Town, having a late start to Surfski, meeting Emily, changing his life, joining Think, chasing Molokai, competing in events around the world, winning World Titles, the winning mentality, his love for Surfski, starting PaddleLife, uprooting to London and a whole bunch more. Thanks Sean for your time :)

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Today's BOOTHCAST is with Gerd Weisner and is brought to you by BOOTH Training! Gerd competed in the 'heyday' of windsurfing at the end of the 80s and embraced alpine snowboard racing in the early 90s. Finding a passion for action sports in his native Germany he began to sell windsurf equipment out of his father’s garage, opened a travel organisation and started along an entrepreneurial path. He ventured into business in snowboarding, mountain bike, skate and later SUP with his brand Light Board Corp and also started GTA distribution importing major brands to Europe from Australia and the USA including Rusty, JS, Hayden Shapes and Creatures. He has found a passion for Stand Up Paddling since damaging his knee in 2015 and hasn't looked back. Dankeschön mate for your time. Support BOOTHCAST: https://anchor.fm/boothcast/support