Riptide Podcast - Luke’s Lounge

The double champ does what he wants!

With a competitive blaze burning deep within his soul and another world title hung proudly on the mantelpiece, Tristan Robert’s is clearly the best bodyboarder in the world currently. Gracing Luke’s Lounge with his world class status, Tristan opens up about his checkered pathway to this years world title, the incredible Pride team trips that have resulted in a series of timeless short boog films and how his time off from competing during Covid was of huge benefit to his career. If you wanna hear the king chew the fat with Luke you best be clicking that play button ya bunch of playyyaasss 🤙

With over four decades of multi discipline experience covering pretty much every ocean sport you can imagine, Terry McKenna has seen and done it all. Luke sits down with one of the sports greatest commentators and event managers in a conversation that unearths some of the burried misconceptions in relation to bodyboarding’s checkered top level past. Covering everything from managing the IBA/APB organisations, to riding grey stallions down the main drag of Maroubra all the way to the rise and fall of one of bodyboardings biggest brands. This one isn’t to be missed!

SN - For the first few minutes Tezza's voice sounds like a robot thanks to Australia's top tier internet speeds! The problem fixes itself after a few minutes so hang in there and enjoy the ride

We catch up with The Fever, The humming bird, the white Beyonce, Golden balls

Sitting down with one of the greatest humans to ever grace the boogie, Luke chats to Dave about his time in the rashie, how boogin allowed him and his family to live abroad for a year and how hemp makes up a percentage of his house. Winny being the laid back charismatic character he is this podcast makes for easy honest listening as many current industry news items get discussed at length between the two. Enjoy.

Growing up in a boog breeding ground in one of Australia’s East Coast wedge havens, Nelson’s Bay, Luke yarns with Mitch Woodland in relation to his past and present bodyboarding experiences. Branching out to topics such as dangerous after parties in Chile, to living in Margaret River to finding old Dow boards in his dads garage, Mitch speaks his mind and portrays his deep understanding of what makes for good booging.

Luke calls up Ben n Marli to check in on their Irish boog crusade, how the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth was received in Ireland and to put the feelers out in regards to their next move travelling around Europe. Throw their big blue van in the mix, plus a few wild nights on the Guinness and we have ourselves a conversation ladies and gentlemen.

How many boogs do you know have ridden and heavily influenced the sport of bodyboarding for over three decades? Not many, if any (shout out to our boy scribe).

Luke spins a yarn with Australian ex-pat Vicki Reale about her earlier years in Port Mac, chasing the booming bodyboarding tour in the 90s and how expensive it is to hire out Kelly Slater's wave pool.

Luke sits down with one of the most passionate and focused bodyboarders to ever grace the foam, Antonio Cardoso. Hailing from the unique town of Nazare, Portugal, Antonio divulges his current passion for big wave surfing, his fondest bodyboarding comp wins and how he feels the boogie should be used in rampy water filled triangles.

Sporting a recently screwed together hip that had his bodyboarding career hanging in the balance, Lewy Finnegan speaks to Luke about his journey back to bodyboardings highest level. Covering the up-and-coming comp at Fronton, how many shark encounters he’s experienced and the European premiere of Riptides feature film, Desert Storm, this conversation is not to be missed.

With more feathers in his cap than an Indian Chief roaming the grasslands of old-time North America, Chase O’Leary gives Luke a run down on how he’s come to be in his current position. With side-swiping stories of taking the bus up icy snowy mountain roads, solo sessions during Covid in the expansive Southern Ocean to winning the team challenge for his hometown of Port Mac, Chase leaves no stone unturned in this fascinating conversation.

Luke calls up one of the most decorated female bodyboarding champions to ever grace the foam, Joana Schenker, to really find out what makes her get out of bed each morning. With a recent second place in the Sintra Pro, from ocean conservation pledges with the UN to growing up in a rural town with only ten people in it, this podcast covers a lot of ground in relation to a very successful member of the bodyboarding fraternity.