Salt Water High by Derek Dodds

Inclusivity, history of surfing, inequalities in surfing, localism, and why mostly white men are the grumpiest in the line-up. 

Manav and I dive into some of the current hot issues in today's world and look at them from within surfing.

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Manav was invited to be on a panel in November 2018 about diversity in surfing hosted by a travel surf shop.

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This podcast was an awesome journey into how we can live in a deeper way that is not dependent on the color of our skin.

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This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea.

For more info, email [email protected]

https://www.wavetribe.com/

Passion truly drives Radbeh Ravaz as he chases his dream to bring a product to life.

Radbeh invented the next generation beach chair, it passed the 1st SharkTank audition but he was never called back this season. His invention is not anything close to the traditional beach chair that we see on the market. It's something from nature and for nature. 

You can wear it like a shield or you can ride it like a bodyboard. He took it to the former bodyboarding world champion and got tons of great feedback and stoke.

We talk about manufacturing challenges and domestic production. He laments about why we cannot have a sustainable business if we want to keep the production in the US. He suggests that we are outsourcing our economy and we are shutting down innovation and innovative thinking in an industry that belongs to us and Pacific beach.

We review his challenges from the very first stage: insurance, fulfillment, manufacturing, R&D, investors, and basically anything that you can think of when bringing a product to market.

Follow Radbeh here: https://www.instagram.com/radbehravaz/

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This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea.

For more info, email [email protected]

https://www.wavetribe.com/

Starting out as a bodyboarder, turned SUPer, and got spit out as a surfer. 

Evolution's finest dance.

Kane and I talk about professional bodyboarding and growing up in the 90s as a surf rat. How is moved up to a SUP and how he always felt like an outsider.

He eventually found his way to a surfboard but continues to enjoy all the water activities—a true waterman.

He gives some great advice about being in the ocean air and offers some solid perspectives from a first responder point of view.

Link & Connect

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This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea.

For more info, email [email protected]

https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

In this episode, we talk to Mark about traveling to Cabo Mexico during the current pandemic. He walks us through getting to Cabo by air via Tiajuana and tells us what the experience is like being in Mexico during his pandemic surf trip.

He reviews his first surf sessions at The Rock, Zippers, and Shipwrecks on a solid south swell.

His stoke comes through strong as he unravels his first trip to the Cabo region.

For more on traveling to Cabo see Wave Tribe's extensive article: https://www.wavetribe.com/blogs/surf-travel/surfing-cabo-baja-mexico

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This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea.

For more info, email [email protected]

https://www.wavetribe.com/

In this episode, I caught up with Melodie Meyer from Mermaid Wavewear.

Check them out here . . . 

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This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea.

For more info, email [email protected]

https://www.wavetribe.com/

The reason I love traveling is that the people you meet while on the road tend to impact your life in more ways than can be imagined. 

I meet Monica 15 years ago in northern Brazil. I was picking up a friend at the airport in Salvador when we meet and later when I saw her again while surfing I told her I was going to Itacare in a few days and asked her if she wanted to join me. 

She said yes.

We lost touch and a few weeks ago she emailed me after a 15-year hiatus.

In this episode we speak for the first time in 15 years; we talk about the pandemic in Chile, surfing in Sri Lanka, Peru, and other fun places. Monica tells the story of leaving her job as a doctor to pursue her passion for surfing. 

#surfing #chile #sharethestoke #saltwaterhigh #podcast

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This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea.

For more info, email [email protected]

https://www.wavetribe.com/

Looking for something to do during quarantine? Why not shape your first surfboard. 

We go through the tools and software you need and also I walk you through each step of the process.

If you love surfboards as much as I do then you'll love shaping them even more.

Have fun.

SKU Shaper, Shaping Software

Basic Surfboard Shaping Tool List

Surfboard Blanks (Wave Tribe Article)

Surfboard Blanks & Supplies

Shape Tips

Glasser & Master Shaper

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This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea.

For more info, email [email protected]

https://www.wavetribe.com/

In this first episode, we talk about how the surf company Wave Tribe started and we explore the details of some of the eco-friendly products created by Wave Tribe. Wave Tribe was created over a decade ago and is the world's first eco surf company. 

Wave Tribe designs eco-products like hemp board bags, recycled surfboard leashes, and cork deck pads—a trifecta of eco surfing accessories.

Check out for more info: https://www.wavetribe.com/

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This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea.

For more info, email [email protected]

https://www.wavetribe.com/