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Gerry Degan | Siargao Watermen Podcast - Episode 2
Gerry Degan was one of the first foreign surfers on Siargao back in 1995. Now he is the Contest director for the Cloud 9 international surfing competition, sanctioned by the WSL. He is also the former owner of Sagana Resort, and back in Australia he organizes music festivals.
We talk about Siargao in the old days, how it all started for Gerry as a surfing lifestyle, and how he founded and built the resort.
We talk about how the island has changed over time, what surfing has meant for the locals in Cloud 9 and what the future of Philippine surfing looks like.
We gain an insight in what it means to be a contest director for the World surf league, and how Gerry still comes back every year to share his local knowledge and mediate with all partners.
This episode is to remind ourselves and all Siargao visitors that the island has and will always be about surfing
https://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2024/qs/293/siargao-international-surfing-cup/main
Follow Gerry: https://www.instagram.com/gerrydegansurfs
Support the pod Like and Subscribe
Thank you to our sponsors:
Website
Instagram
Facebook
Siargao_Foiler
00:00 Introduction
03:03 Priority in the Line Up
04:58 The Locals, The Surf, Cloud 9
05:48 Same amount Of Surfers ?
07:16 Surfboards and Airlines
09:13 We Came For The Lifestyle
10:12 Digital Nomads
11:10 First Visit in 1995
13:00 Cloud 9, The Name, history
13:30 First travels, how to, history
16:39 The (international) Airport
17:08 Villa Maya Golf Course
17:45 Cloud 9 Competitions, history
18:36 First Boardwalk
19:41 Gerry the Event Director, since 2000
21:47 From 1000 to QS5000
23:43 Possible for Challenger or CT ?
27:10 Tasks for the Event Director
29:53 Challenges for a Cloud 9 competition
33:22 Competitor Athletes
34:53 Favorite Local Surfer, Marama
36:42 Filipinos in Challengers and CT
41:04 Sagana Resort
45:25 The New Skatepark
46:35 No More Resort, feelings
48:18 The Light Tower
51:58 Music Festivals, production
52:47 FISHER, Paul, boat trip
55:12 Favorite Activity, Golf
55:53 Favorite Surfspot
56:54 Favorite Restaurant, Hawker (again)
58:02 Favorite Filipino Word, JAWA
58:29 Filipino Language, Siargaonon
59:53 What's Next for Gerry
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By Siargao WakeparkGerry Degan was one of the first foreign surfers on Siargao back in 1995. Now he is the Contest director for the Cloud 9 international surfing competition, sanctioned by the WSL. He is also the former owner of Sagana Resort, and back in Australia he organizes music festivals.
We talk about Siargao in the old days, how it all started for Gerry as a surfing lifestyle, and how he founded and built the resort.
We talk about how the island has changed over time, what surfing has meant for the locals in Cloud 9 and what the future of Philippine surfing looks like.
We gain an insight in what it means to be a contest director for the World surf league, and how Gerry still comes back every year to share his local knowledge and mediate with all partners.
This episode is to remind ourselves and all Siargao visitors that the island has and will always be about surfing
https://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2024/qs/293/siargao-international-surfing-cup/main
Follow Gerry: https://www.instagram.com/gerrydegansurfs
Support the pod Like and Subscribe
Thank you to our sponsors:
Website
Instagram
Facebook
Siargao_Foiler
00:00 Introduction
03:03 Priority in the Line Up
04:58 The Locals, The Surf, Cloud 9
05:48 Same amount Of Surfers ?
07:16 Surfboards and Airlines
09:13 We Came For The Lifestyle
10:12 Digital Nomads
11:10 First Visit in 1995
13:00 Cloud 9, The Name, history
13:30 First travels, how to, history
16:39 The (international) Airport
17:08 Villa Maya Golf Course
17:45 Cloud 9 Competitions, history
18:36 First Boardwalk
19:41 Gerry the Event Director, since 2000
21:47 From 1000 to QS5000
23:43 Possible for Challenger or CT ?
27:10 Tasks for the Event Director
29:53 Challenges for a Cloud 9 competition
33:22 Competitor Athletes
34:53 Favorite Local Surfer, Marama
36:42 Filipinos in Challengers and CT
41:04 Sagana Resort
45:25 The New Skatepark
46:35 No More Resort, feelings
48:18 The Light Tower
51:58 Music Festivals, production
52:47 FISHER, Paul, boat trip
55:12 Favorite Activity, Golf
55:53 Favorite Surfspot
56:54 Favorite Restaurant, Hawker (again)
58:02 Favorite Filipino Word, JAWA
58:29 Filipino Language, Siargaonon
59:53 What's Next for Gerry