Asbury Park shaper Jon Oppito of Rozbern and TrimCraft Surf designs boards with the steep barrels of his native Jersey in mind. In the second half of our live show at Asbury Park Yacht Club organized by Headland Collective Oppito reveals how winter storms and local sandbars influence his shapes. We learn about the consumer shift away from high performance and why surfers always over sell their ability when ordering their boards. Special thanks to Last Wave Brewing.

https://rozbernsurf.com/boards/

https://www.lastwavebrewing.com/

https://www.headlandcollective.com/

Music credit:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Skoz/No_Futur/04_-_Skoz_-_Sympho_Nick

As early as she can remember Jianca Lazarus saw the world as if through the lens of a camera. Just as soon as got one in her hands Jianca jumped into a decades long career documenting the extremes of the natural world and human experience. At a live taping at Asbury Park Yacht Club the Changing Tides Foundation co-founder brings us into the intimacy of documenting sailer-adventurer Liz Clark one-on-one in the middle of the Pacific, the raw power of paddling into historically XXL waves off the Dominican Republic, and a consideration on leaving South Africa alone at age 17 to make it in the Big Apple.

Special thanks to organizer Chris Labzda at Headland Collective and Last Wave Brewing.

Music Credit:

Ian Sutherland

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ian_Sutherland/The_Age_Of_Understanding__Assorted_Tunes/The_Age_Of_Understanding__Assorted_Tunes_105_Shatter

Christopher Clark is a shaper who understood that the rest of us also wanted to get our hands on a planer. We speak to Chris about his company Shaper Studios which offers workshops on board design and craft all the while creating community in cities around the world. We get into the challenges of making a buck in the board business, why Vancouver (six hours and a ferry away from surf) was the perfect spot to expand his business, and the emergence of women shapers though his classes. Ben and Tyler also share their very different Hurricane Michael experiences.

Music Credit:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/OKAM/

Jonathan Alcock is a high end wood furniture maker who took a busman's holiday to learn how to build a wooden surfboard. Matthew Schenning is an artist who found a surf school foamie in the trash and hacked a swallow tail in it, painted the NASA worm logo it and vowed to tinker with it until the foam can't be surfed. They both presented their creations at last month's It Doesn't Not Work Design Symposium.

Music Credit:

The Silent Partner:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tha_Silent_Partner/Platters_Act_7_Tha_Anniversary_Plate/03_-_Virginia__Youre_the_killerPart_1

Kevin Miller co-founder and director of the Florida Surf Film Festival talks about why mounting an annual and quarterly non-profit film fest is best done when you are a CPA. The film fest is one of the sport's best and the line-up of jurists is a whose-who in surf journalism. Kevin tells us why he loves the Shorts and is excited about the the Zimbalist brothers' (ESPN's 30 for 30) ode to 90s surf gods, "Momentum Generation" one of the best docs of the year. Head down to New Smyrna Beach on November 9th & 10th to see these films. Later in the show the It Doesn't Not Work shaper series continues with tinkerer and madmen Matt McGregor-Mento, a self-proclaimed frustrated product designer who built a fold up kayak sailboat from hardware store parts to then circumnavigate Long Island. This show was broadcast live from Milly's Pizza in Bushwick. The power was out at the studio that night.

https://floridasurffilmfestival.com/

Music credits:

Soft and Furious

Jen Poyant was winning at New York Public Radio. She was Executive Producer of WNYC Studios and launched the hit shows "2 Dope Queens" and "Note to Self". After the institution fell into its own #MeToo scandal and mismanagement the simmering burn to work for herself only became hotter. So like all good start-up founders, Jen and "Note To Self" host Manoush Zomorodi met at Le Pain Quotidian and plotted the launch of their company Stable Genius Productions. They received a grant made of cryptocurrency and quickly entered the universe of Blockchain and there was no turning back. Jen and Manoush's podcast Zig Zag documents this journey. Season 2 launches October 11th. We talk to Jen about what she's learned since the leap and how her need to surf was part of the deal when launching this new endeavor.

Music Credits:

OKAM:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/OKAM/Alpha_-_The_Confliction/03_okam_-_stay

Skoz:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Skoz/No_Futur/04_-_Skoz_-_Sympho_Nick

Lobo Lobo:

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/My_FAVORITE_SWEET_HOME_TRACKS/Lobo_Loco_-_08_-_Springtime

Professional shapers and backyard tinkerers took over Rockaway Beach Surf Club last weekend for the 5th Edition of the experimental water craft symposium: It Doesn't Not Work. Swell Season spoke with several designers one on one, including Johnny Borbone and Grace Moon. Tyler and Ben also moderated a panel discussion with Chris Clark of Shapers Studios, Dan O'hara of Solid Surf, and Ron Shine of Board Porn TV. Pressing questions like: Do shapers charge enough? The Wave Pool effect, and Asymmetrical design.

Music Credits:

Prids: The Problem

Radio 4: Dance to the Underground

September 14th-16th Rockaway Beach Surf Club will host the "It Doesn't Not Work" design symposium. In its 5th year, IDNW hosts professional shapers and tinkerers alike to share their most boundary breaking and bizarre water craft creations. We preview the event with forward looking shaper Kyle Black and show organizer and hosts J Scott and Lois Klossner. We also look back to this day 17 years ago when Hurricane Erin pumped surf while the city was under attack.

Music Credit: Boss Bass

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Boss_Bass/Love_For_Everyone_Everywhere/13_-_Boss_Bass_-_State_of_Guanabara

Co-Host Tyler does the tough duty of broadcasting live from a dance party and film screening at Low Tide Bar at Rockaway Beach, Queens. Guests include Rockaway Beach Bakery owner Tracey Obolsky, Tyler's E.S.A arch-nemesis Peter Egan, local legend Shane Murphy and lifeguard and poke bowl slinger Greg. Also, the stars of the Irish Surf film "Green Means Go" and Long Beach NY's big wave commanders Will Skudin and TJ Gumiela bring us into the slabbing depths of the Emerald Isle.

Big Wave Surfer Leah Dawson and Big Wave Surfer Attorney Becky Mendoza visited the north coast of the Dominican Republic with a team of other female wave stars who make up the Changing Tides Foundation. The team worked with a group of local girls who attend the Mariposa Foundation, an organization which aims to end generational poverty by educating and empowering young women. The first thing the girls learn to do is swim and some even surf. Leah Dawson made the film "Sameseas" about the trip in which she and her crew surfed 10 foot swell upon arrival, immediately demonstrating to the young students that women also belong in the lineup. We talk about there experience with Mariposa Foundation and how surf and environmental education are pathways to leadership for these kids. "Sameseas" will be featured in 2018 NY Women's Surf Film Festival which launches July 27th at Rockaway Beach Surf Club and August 3rd at Montauk Beach House. Davina Grincevicius founder and organizer of the festival joins us to preview the films and what's evolved six years in.

Music credit: Boss Bass

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Boss_Bass/Love_For_Everyone_Everywhere/13_-_Boss_Bass_-_State_of_Guanabara