BOOTHCAST
By Michael Booth
BOOTHCASTFeb 29, 2024
BOOTHCAST 105 - Michael Pond (Aus Kayaker/Olympic Coach/Entrepreneur)
Today's episode with Michael Pond is a real eyeopener to what you can achieve if you put your mind to it. A succesful Australian paddler with national titles in Surf Life Saving and Kayaking, a National and Olympic coach, Global business founder, and investor founding/investing & exiting 10 businesses over the past 20years. It's an awesome story and plenty to learn from this episode. Episode #105 of the BOOTHCAST is brought to you by BOOTH Training. Thanks for Listening.
BOOTHCAST 104 - Joe Collins (Professional Kiwi Ironman)
BOOTHCAST 103 - Seyschelle Webster (SUP World Champion)
Todays guest on BOOTHCAST is World Champion SUP athlete, Coach and Entrepreneur Seychelle Webster. We chat about her victories, coming back from a few years off, becoming a mother and so much more.
A special thanks to our sponsor, BOOTH Training, for making this episode possible.
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BOOTHCAST 102 - Jemma Smith (Ocean Ski domination in 2023)
In today's episode of BOOTHCAST Jemma Smith details her best season yet being the most dominant female athlete in Ocean Ski in 2023. We dive into here upbringing, her involvement in Surf Life Saving, her Kayaking dreams and why she is just so good. Thanks Jemma for your time and I'm sure you guys will like this one.
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BOOTHCAST 101 - Harriet Brown (The challenges of being a female professional athlete)
In today's episode of BOOTHCAST, I have a chat with Ironwoman champion Harriet Brown. We chat about the stigma and silence around fertility challenges for professional athletes, how to approach being a female when training and competing, adapting to change and dealing with injuries as you get older. We further dive into her illustrious career and how she has achieved so much, and so plenty more.
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BOOTHCAST 100 - Darryl Griffiths (Sports Nutrition Authority)
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BOOTHCAST 99 - Lockie Cook (Build a community around yourself)
In today's episode, I have the pleasure of sitting down with Lockie Cook. He's been the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for WA, represented Australia at the UN & G20. We chat about injuries, resilience, mental health, entrepreneurship, becoming a father and much more.
A special thanks to our sponsor, BOOTH Training, for making this episode possible.
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BOOTHCAST 98 - Ollie O'Reilly & Trevor Tunnington (All things Starboard SUP)
In today's episode of BOOTHCAST, I have a chat with Brand Manager Ollie O'Reilly and R&D and Content Manager Trevor Tunnington from Starboard SUP. We chat about the development of the GenR, the new 2024 Starboard range, transitioning into new roles at Starboard, social media and how to deal with negative feedback. A special thanks to our sponsor, BOOTH Training, for making this episode possible. This is BOOTHCAST – A dose of inspiration, one episode at a time. Let’s dive in.
BOOTHCAST 97 - Chris Parker (Mr SUP Racer)
In today's episode, I have the pleasure of sitting down with Chris Parker or Boss Man from SUP racer. Chris has been a bit in and out of the sup scene for the last few years with many people on the road asking me what he’s been up to.
We also dive into his passion for SUP racing, why he started SUP racer and whats to come. A special thanks to our sponsor, BOOTH Training, for making this episode possible.
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BOOTHCAST 96 - Earl Evans (Love what you do)
We'll be delving into various aspects of Earl's life, including his personal journey, his generosity and sporting interests, how he manages his day to day business, giving back to the community, his involvement Race One and a few more controversial topics along the way.
A special thanks to our sponsor, BOOTH Training, for making this episode possible.
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BOOTHCAST 95 - Kenny Rice (The importance of consistency and dedication)
Today I sit down with World Surfski Champion Kenny Rice. We chat about his big wins, what it’s like training in Cape Town, his transition from Think to Fenn, what is motivating him and what his plans are for the rest of the year. This episode is proudly brought to you by BOOTH Training
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BOOTHCAST 94 - Cory Hill (Don't sweat the small stuff)
In this comeback episode, I sit down with the extraordinary Cory Hill. We'll be diving into his awe-inspiring victory at Molokai, the challenges he faces while juggling family, professional commitments, and his athletic endeavors, and the relentless determination that fuels his pursuit of victory. This BOOTHCAST is brought to you by BOOTH Training
BOOTHCAST 93 - James Casey (Waterman, Foiler, M2O Champion)
James Casey can do it all in the water. He's a rival, a friend and someone who inspires me to be better. A winner or M2O on the SUP, a multiple Australian SUP champion, one of the top foilers in the world and a successful small business owner. We talk about his passion for surfing, how he got into SUP, how foiling took over, becoming a dad, what drives him, what he's enjoyed and whats next. I filmed this a couple of months ago with James but got so caught up in my travels and racing I just haven't had a chance to post. Hope you all like it and as always this BOOTHCAST is brought to you by BOOTH Training!
BOOTHCAST 92 - Connor Baxter (SUP World Champion and Waterman)
Was fantastic to chat with Connor Baxter, he is a rival on the water and a friend off it and has an awesome story to tell. He’s won countless world titles in the sport of SUP and is one of the legends of the young sport. We chat in detail about his upbringing, how important his influences where, how he continually motivates himself, why he wants to win, sup technique and the evolution of the sport, whats next, and of course so much more. As always this is brought to you by BOOTH Training. Hope you enjoy this one! Want to support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/boothworld
BOOTHCAST 91 - Bonnie Hancock (Ironwoman and Adventurer)
This was an awesome chat with Bonnie as she travels around Australia on her Surfski. She is currently trying to break the World Record for circumnavigating the country. I was fortunate to catch up with her after she arrived in Perth and crossed over the 5000km mark. We got to chat about the trials and tribulations of her journey so far and also about her success as an iron woman, following her passions and all her learnings along the way! This BOOTHCAST is brought to you by BOOTH Training.
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BOOTHCAST 90 - Larry Cain (C1 Olympic Gold Medalist, Coach and SUP Champion)
This BOOTHCAST is with Larry Cain and is brought to you by BOOTH Training. This one was a really interesting chat for me. Was quite cool drawing so many similarities between Larry and myself despite being a few years apart. Some similarities I found was our drive to succeed, focusing on what our passions are, our love for paddling, wanting to share our knowledge, striving to help others and a genuine respect for our competitors. Further to that was nice to hear what inspires him, his coaching philosophies, how he got into paddling, why SUP came to him at the right time, why he still gets on the water when it's freezing out, his mindset when competing and so much more. It was so insightful it was my longest podcast yet but don't worry there's so many lessons and nuggets of gold in there. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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BOOTHCAST 89 - Matt Bevilaqua (Ironman Champion & 5x M2O Champion)
This BOOTHCAST is with Matt Bevilacqua and is brought to you by BOOTH Training. He tells his story of moving to QLD to chase the dream of being an Ironman and all the highs and lows in between. He's a Nutri-Grain Ironman Series Champion, a Shaw and Partners Summer of Surf Ironman Series Champion, a 5x Molokai to Oahu Paddleboards Champion and a Coolangatta gold Champion. We chat his victories, his highs and lows, almost going down the path of becoming a Doctor and chasing what you love to do!
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BOOTHCAST 88 - Noic Garioud (2x SUP World Champion)
This BOOTHCAST is with Noic Garioud and is brought to you by BOOTH Training. Noic is an elite SUP racer and at 19 years of age is already a two time World Champion. We sit down and discuss his wins, why he races, how he motivates himself to train, why he loves SUP and so much more.
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BOOTHCAST 87 - Nick Rosato (RAW Group)
This BOOTHCAST is with Nick Rosato from RAW group an owner operated hospitality business centred in South-East QLD. I met Nick in my days competing at the Northcliffe SLSC and at the recent Shannon Eckstein Ironman Classic we reconnected! Nick and his team own restaurants like Beach House, Madame Wu and have invested in the new Sunshine Coast Community & Sporting Club. Really interesting story for those interested in starting from scratch, learning the ropes of how to run businesses, lessons, scaling, marketing, managing customer relations and everything in between.
BOOTHCAST 86 - Tim Jacobs (Surfski Champion)
BOOTHCAST is back for 2021 and my first chat is with Tim Jacobs who is an elite Surfski paddler with many victories on the international circuit.
Tim was one of my idols when I started surfski in the early 2010s and he was actually the only paddler I never beat in a race at the time. We discuss his athletic career; coaching olympic athletes; winning events like the Dubai Shaamal, The Doctor, 20 Beaches and Hong Kong; racing molokai 10x and never winning; the winning drive and when he new it was time to stop; paddling tips; his favourite place to paddle and a whole bunch more!
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BOOTHCAST 85 - Australian Ocean Racing Series Launch 2021
Approximately 400K in prize money for 2021, a 3 year 1million dollar commitment, 16 events, two race weeks and a lot more revealed LIVE for the Australian Ocean Racing Series presented by Shaw and Partners Financial Services.
I host Co-CEO of Shaw and Partners Financial Services Earl Evans and Director of Oceanpaddler Dean Gardiner to officially launch of the Australian Ocean Racing Series. We also have Sam Djordan from the Paddler News and World Champion Cory Hill join us.
For full details of the series please check here:
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BOOTHCAST 84 - Bart De Zwart (SUP Ultra-Distance Athlete & Adventurer)
This BOOTHCAST is brought to you by Starboard SUP and is with adventurer and SUP ultra endurance athlete Bart de Zwart. We find out where Bart found his love for extreme challenges, how SUP has developed since he first saw Laird paddling one in Maui, his windsurf background, his Sup11 - City Tour wins, the Yukon 1000 Canoe Race, his nutrition, his mindset, board designs, insights into a few of his crazy adventures like paddling/sleeping on his board from Tahiti to Bora Bora and a heap more. Don’t miss this one!
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BOOTHCAST 83 - Ty Judson (SUP Pro)
BOOTHCAST is back with my chat with one of the future stars of SUP Ty Judson. This episode is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Race Team in partnership with TotalSUP. Ty has already featured on many international podiums and is an Australian distance race champ. He gives us a great insight into who he is, why he loves paddling and where he is at during 2020. It's going to be exciting to see what he can do post the covid period. #boothtraining
BOOTHCAST 82 - Anthony Vela (SUP Pioneer)
This BOOTHCAST is brought to you by BOOTH Training in association with our media partner TotalSUP
Today I chat with Anthony Vela and we find out a little more about the man who directs many of the international SUP events world wide. A few fun facts about AV; he was born an hour from the coast, didnt go in the ocean as a kid, was heavily into skateboarding as a kid, found the ocean late in his teens, begun his career as a lifeguard in his 20s, went to Aus and did many summers competing in Surf Life Saving, in the late 2000s found SUP, won the first ever Carolina Cup, is involved as a director with ISA & APP, and runs a paddle club! Plenty more in there as we discuss so many things about his life and a really good chat about the state of the sport towards the end!
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BOOTHCAST 81 - Arthur Arutkin (World Champion SUP Athlete & Pro Windsurfer)
This BOOTHCAST is brought to you byShaw and Partners Race Team and our media partners TotalSUP
Tonight I share my chat with French professional SUP & Windsurf athlete Arthur Arutkin. We chat about how he first memories of beginning in windsurfing, being introduced to SUP, his ambition to be the best in the world, his favourite places to travel to, how he targets his events, winning the APP World Title in 2018, how he balances both sports, the state of the sport of SUP, what he likes to do in his spare time, how important sponsorship is, how he's handling covid, getting back into racing at Vendee Gliss and a bunch more!
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BOOTHCAST 80 - Itzel Delgado (Peruvian Pro SUP Athlete)
BOOTHCAST tonight is with Peruvian SUP Superstar Itzel Delgado and is brought to you by BOOTH Training with our media partners TotalSUP.
We will curate the chat around his recent successes, how he got into SUP, progressing through the ranks and being consistent with his training, medaling in the PanAmerican Games, becoming a vice champion in the ISA world distance race title and how he has been able to take it to the best guys in the business. Watch below 🤙
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BOOTHCAST 79 - Ky Hurst (2x Olympian, Ironman Great, Americas Cup Sailor)
Chatting with one of my childhood heros and good mate Ky Hurst on BOOTHCAST about all things Surf Ironman, Swimming, Olympics, Sailing and a few stories along the way! A guy whos done it all including 10x national surf race titles, 4x Uncle Tobys Super Series wins, 2x Olympics in the 10km Open water, 4 Australian Ironman titles, an Americas Cup Campaign and the list goes on! Don't miss out on this one.
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BOOTHCAST 78 - Stephanie Shideler (Wall St to SUP)
Today's BOOTHCAST is brought to you by the BOOTH x Vaikobi collaberation in association with our media partners TotalSUP.
BOOTHCAST 78 is with investment banker turned Pro SUP paddler Stephanie Shideler. Stephanie walks us through her upbringing in Pebble Beach, CA where she was involved in horses and track running. Studying economics at Uni she landed a job in Finance at JP Morgan before leaving and ending up at Wharton Business School. From there she found her way into Investment Banking in New York while finding a love for surfing on Long Beach around the same time. Surfing led to paddling and ultimately she retired from Wall St in 2018 and pursed SUP full time. We've been working together on her SUP goals basically since then. It’s a cracking story and thanks for your time Steph!
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BOOTHCAST 77 - Navigating the Nymboida River with Lincoln Dews and Nick Ray
Today's BOOTHCAST is brought to you by BOOTH Training in association with our media partners TotalSUP.
BOOTHCAST 77 is with Nick Ray and Lincoln Dews and they tell me about becoming the first SUP paddlers to naviagate the Nymboida River chain in Norther NSW. Lincoln is a SUP World Champion and Nick was the first paddler to ever cross the Bass straight on the SUP. This latest challenge was a 4 day, 200km trail, with grade 3&4 rapids, 10-12hours of paddling a day, freezing temperatures, knee injuries, hyperthermia, broken equipment, 30kg packs on 10'6 inflatables. Worth a listen for all those adventure seeking people looking to push the limits of mind and body!
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BOOTHCAST 76 - Shannon Eckstein (Surf Ironman Legend)
This BOOTHCAST is with Ironman Legend Shannon Eckstein and is brought to you by the BOOTH X Vaikobi Collaboration.
Shannon needs no introduction in the Surf Life Saving arena but here goes: He's a 20 year veteran of Surf Ironman with 9 Professional Ironman Series titles, 8 Australian Ironman crowns, 6 World Ironman victories and 43 Australian Titles Gold Medals. We talk about his illustrious career, how it all started, his idols, his rivals, what inspired him, what his focus was, his many wins, loses, his main motivators, injuries, setbacks, his work ethic and so much more. Thanks for your time mate.
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BOOTHCAST 75 - Yanda Morison (2x Olympic Kayaker)
This BOOTHCAST is with Yanda Morison and is brought to you by the Shaw and Partners Financial Services Australian Ocean Racing Series
Yanda Morsion is a 2x Olympian competing in sprint kayaking for Australia in the 1996, Atlanta and 2000, Sydney games. We speak about her instant love for kayaking at 13, her ups and downs, her first nationals, training on Narrabeen Lake, training under Ben Hutchings, racing in Europe, idols, Olympics, politics, finding surf ski through the persistence of Dean Gardiner, running events, rowing boats, working at Oceanpaddler and everything in between. Thanks Yanda for the great chat!
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BOOTHCAST 74 - Matt Poole (Pro Surf Ironman)
This BOOTHCAST is with professional Surf Ironman Matt Poole and is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Financial Services
Matt Poole is an Ironman Series Champion, a World Paddleboard Champion and one of the biggest names in Surf Life Saving. His professional Ironman career has spanned more than a decade and we talk about where it all started, his different clubs, learning from different coaches, developing as an athlete, how to attract and maintain sponsors, being diverse to cultivate his career, his biggest mistakes, his greatest victories and a whole bunch in between. Cheers mate for your time.
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BOOTHCAST 73 - Martin Vitry (Pro French SUP Athlete)
This BOOTHCAST is with professional SUP athlete Martin Vitry from France and is brought to you by BOOTH Training in partnership with TotalSUP.
Martin is a professional SUP athlete from France with 5x National Championships, 7x Junior French Championships, 2x European Titles, and was 4th overall in the APP World Tour. Martin speaks about his introduction to SUP, watching his father race in Paris, enjoying the challenge, traveling the world, leaning, growing, being too hard on himself, training under different coaches and finding the point where he has the confidence to take on the best in the world. Thanks mate for your time and for doing this interview in English!
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BOOTHCAST 72 - Pat Langley (Founder/Director Vaikobi)
This BOOTHCAST is with the Founder and Director of Vaikobi Pat Langley and is brought to you by the Vaikobi
Pat was ocean obsessed through sailing, found a love for ocean ski paddling and has spent 20 years in the sports industry working and creating brands in technical sports apparel and hard goods. An accomplished professional sailor with multiple national match racing Australian Titles, a top 20 world ranking, many starts in Sydney to Hobart, raced in a Professional team in Japan, and competed against many of the Americas Cup sailors you see on the line today. He has worked for Classic, Playcorp, Line 7, Zhik and he then created Vaikobi in a quest to incorporate his passion for the ocean with a desire for better paddling apparel. We speak about staying open minded, working hard, following your passion, learning, listening and getting things done. Thanks Pat for your time, so many great lessons in there!
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BOOTHCAST 71 - Ken Wallace OAM (Olympic Gold Medalist Kayaking)
This BOOTHCAST is with Olympic Gold Medallist Ken Wallace and is brought to you by the Shaw and Partners Race Team
Kenny is a 3x Olympian with a Gold in the K1 500m and a Bronze in the K1 1000m in Beijing 2008 and Bronze in Rio in the K2 1000m in 2016. He boasts more World Championship level wins then any other kayaker ever. He has 6 World Championship titles, 4 in K1 5000m, and one a piece in the K2 500m and K4 500m. He is one of Australia’s greatest ever paddlers with a background in Surf Life Saving competing in Professional Ironman racing, swimming and Surf Ski paddling. He loves his mates, is passionate about paddling, speaks about the next generation and walks through his triumphs and hardest defeats. This chat really dives into the psyche of a true winner and legend of paddling. Enjoy the lessons in here, thanks Kenny for your time!
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BOOTHCAST 70 - Anders Gustafsson (4x Swedish Olympian)
Todays BOOTHCAST is with Kayaker Anders Gustafsson and is brought to you by Vaikobi
Anders is a 4x Olympian with the Swedish Kayak Team, a World Champion in kayak, an Americas Cup Sailor and the coach of the Canadian Canoe/Kayak program. We walk through his career of ups and downs, his Olympic campaigns, what motivates him, training with Adam van Koeverden & Ken Wallace, being the best he can be, enjoying the process, competing in his second America's Cup, and so much more!
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BOOTHCAST 69 - Erik Logan (CEO World Surf League)
Erik became the CEO of the WSL in January this year, he has worked as Vice President of Harpo Studios and was President of the Opera Winfrey Network. We talk about growing up in Oaklahoma, taking opportunities, starting small, working in radio, embracing disruptive technology, working with Opera, his biggest failures, successes, managing people and teams, dealing with criticism, the Hollywood spotlight, being terrified of the ocean, getting a board from Laird, frothing on the Kalama camp, enjoying SUP, finding a love for surfing and it becoming his ‘church’, his stint so far at the WSL, dealing with COVID-19, pivoting in crisis and so much more! Thanks mate for your time.
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BOOTHCAST 68 - John Batson MD (Paddling Injury Specialist)
Today's BOOTHCAST is with Sports Doctor John P. Batson and is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Financial Services with our media partner TotalSUP
John is an Medical Doctor from the USA with extensive experience in Sports injuries and pain management. We talk about common paddling injuries, soft tissue vs bone injures, best techniques to reduce the chance of injury, board designs, paddling within your ability, reducing inflamation, prehabilitation, how fueling your body is very important, how to manage pain and how to get back to the water quicker once injured. Thanks John for your time!
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BOOTHCAST 67 - Dave Boehne (Surfer and Infinity Owner)
This BOOTHCAST is with SUP Industry legend Dave Boehne and is brought to you by the BOOTH Training X Vaikobi collaboration and our partners TotalSUP
Dave Boehne is a surfer, SUP surfer, foiler, waterman and the owner of Infinity. He grew up in the surf industry with his dad helping create the Infinity surf brand in southern California in the 1970s. He has featured in and helped produce SUP surfing movies like H2indo, H2mexico, Chasing Gold, Conversessions and P1RATE5. He’s seen the explosion of SUP from the early years in the late 2000s and talks about how things have changed over time. We chat about his love for the ocean, being a pro surfer, shaping & how he designs boards, competing in surfing, getting into the race scene in SUP, how he loves to surf, commentating, how he got the nickname ‘The Brown Blur’, working in the marketing industry, being an ambassador from Opera Winfrey Network, helping athletes achieve their goals and a heap more! Thanks mate for your time!
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BOOTHCAST 66 - Guy Andrews (Surf Ironman Legend)
This BOOTHCAST is with Surf Ironman Legend Guy Andrews Adventure and is brought to you by the BOOTH X VAIKOBI collection!
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Guy is a 3 x Uncle Toby’s Super Series Champion with 10 event wins through the 90’s. He’s an Australian Open and Junior Ironman Champion and an icon of the sport. We speak about his upringing, his career in Surf Ironman, the mindset of a champion, what it takes to win, his love for driving cars, his passion for competition, stunt driving on Mad Max, being in the Ironman Band, his nickname 'Boots', the lessons he has learnt through racing, how he adapts them to day to day and so much more! Thanks Guy for your time.
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BOOTHCAST 65 - LIVE Australian Ocean Racing Series Launch
BOOTHCASTED LIVE with Earl Evans from Shaw and Partners and Dean Gardiner from Oceanpaddler to launch the AORS for 20/21. We chatting about what events are on the schedule, the $200,000 Shaw and Partners Race week and a few new exciting events that will be happening this summer. It's going to be bigger and better than ever!
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BOOTHCAST 64 - Tupuria King (6x NZ Waka Ama Champ)
This BOOTHCAST is with NZ Waka Ama Champion Tupuria King and is brought to you by BOOTH Training
Tupuria King is a 6x NZ Waka Ama champ and has had a very successful career so far in the Ocean. He walks us through growing up in a strong paddling family, playing rugby, dislocting his shoulder, winning many titles in New Zealand, racing in Havaiki Nui, Molokai Hoe, Te Aito & Super Aito. We talk about racing in major teams in Tahiti & Hawaii, his training business ‘Train Like A King’ and gives us a proper tuition on what the landscape of OC1, Va’aa and Waka Ama looks like. Thanks mate for your time!
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BOOTHCAST 63: Shae Foudy (SUP World Champ)
This BOOTHCAST is with SUP World Champion Shae Foudy and is brought to you by Vaikobi x BOOTH Training with our media partners TotalSUP!
Shae Foudy has her break out year in SUP in 2018 becoming APP World Tour Champion and winning the course race at the Gorge. She talks about her story of growing up on Outriggers, getting involved in SUP at the BOP, idolising Candice Appleby, eating a vegan diet due to being allergic to dairy and gluten, studying nutrition because of this, winning the APP world title, the mindset that is required to win, dealing with numerous injuries, moving to Hawaii and a whole lot more. Thanks Shae for your time!
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BOOTHCAST 62 - Darren Mercer (Surf Ironman Legend)
This BOOTHCAST is with Surf Ironman legend Darren Mercer and is brought to you by BOOTH Training.
Darren Mercer is a Surf Ironman Icon from the 80s & 90s in the heyday of Ironman racing. He won the Nutri-Grain Ironman Series 7 times, Won the Australian Ironman title twice and is also a champion in the Coolangatta Gold. We speak about his humble upbringings on the South Coast of NSW, training with his brother Dean, racing in his first Aussies, competing against the likes of Trevor Hendy, the cereal wars, winning his different titles, moving into coaching, being part of the 40 years of Nutri-Grain and Surf Life Saving with his daughter Jordan and so much more. Thanks mate for your time, awesome to hear these unknown stories!
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BOOTHCAST 61 - Ollie O'Reilly (Production Manager Starboard SUP)
This BOOTHCAST is with Starboard Production Manager Ollie O’Reilly and is brought to you by Starboard SUP & broadcast partners TotalSUP
Ollie has been working for Starboard for the past 6 years with his focus on making sure those new boards you all paddle come out looking great, paddling well and on time. SUP became a passion for Ollie after being introduced to it in 2008 at a summer job in Devon in the UK. He found that he enjoyed SUP so much he linked up with the CIO Svein Rasmussen in Thailand on a holiday and the next thing he knew he was working in marketing in the HQ. Since then he has taken control of the production side of Starboard SUP and gets to work with so many toys on a day to day basis! We also run through the whole Starboard SUP range from Inflatables to Hard boards to give you guys an idea of what works best in what conditions. Thanks Ollie for your time!
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BOOTHCAST 60 - Josh Riccio (Pro SUP Paddler)
This BOOTHCAST is with Pro SUP Paddler Josh Riccio and is brought to you by BOOTH Training in partnership with TotalSUP
Josh is originally from Florida but found a love for paddling when he moved to Maui in 2010. In 2012 he picked up a race board to complement his OC6 workouts with his local club and hasn’t looked back. Last year he won the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest and the Molokai to Oahu 14ft division talking the record in the process. Josh’s favourite thing about SUP is downwinding and spends most summers in Hawaii chasing wind and waves. Today we hear his story about getting into SUP, loving surfing, talking COVID-19, racing, training, lifestyle and a whole bunch of other stuff. Thanks Josh for your time!
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BOOTHCAST 59 - Danu Chotikapanich (CEO Cobra International)
Today's BOOTHCAST is with CEO of Cobra International Danu Chotikapanich and is brought to you by Vaikobi.
Danu is the CEO of Cobra International and if you don’t know its where all the major brands in Windsurf and SUP gets their boards manufactured. Cobra is one of the world's largest OEM manufacturers of composite products and has been around for 40+ years. He tells us about the different manufacturing process, creating more efficient production lines, working with different materials, working with premium brands in the automotive industry like BMW & Audi, creating surfboards for brands like Hayden Shapes, working with major SUP brands like Starboard, Naish & Neil Pryde, dealing with COVID - 19, the cycles of industry and so much more. Thanks Danu for your time and inviting us into this side of the industry!
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BOOTHCAST 58 - Michael Booth x Earl Evans (I get interviewed)
In this BOOTHCAST we've changed it up with Earl Evans asking me a few questions and is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Race Team
We dive into where I'm from, moving to QLD, competing in Ironman, racing kayaks, moving into SUP, doing your best, the winning mindset, what it's like coming into those final moments of races, the landscape of sup, how I enjoy designing, coaching athletes, the BOOTHCAST, following your loves and passions and a bunch more. Thanks Earl for asking me to do this with you!
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BOOTHCAST 57 - Dean Gardiner 2
Today's BOOTHCAST is with Ocean Sports extraordinaire Dean Gardiner and is brought to you by Vaikobi
Dean Gardiner needs no introduction, he's the godfather of Ocean Racing in Australia and has defined much of what the sports looks like internationally. He is a 9x Molokai to Oahu Champion, an entrepreneur with his main focus OceanPaddler, a fireman, a boat captain and is the ultimate crusty sea dog. We speak about his humble upbringings in Perth, moving north on cray boats, becoming competitive in ski's, moving to Sydney, racing clubbies, winning Molokai’s, dealing with not being competitive anymore, running events, being able to give back and so much more. You're a legend Dean and stoked to get to tell your story! Strap in, it’s a long one!
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BOOTHCAST 56 - Cory Taylor
This BOOTHCAST is with 5 x New Zealand Surf Ironman Champion Cory Taylor and is brought to you by BOOTH Training.
Cory was born in Gisborne, spent his childhood idolising Cory Hutchings, moved to Australia in his early 20’s to chase his Ironman dream and hasn’t looked back. He is a professional Surf Ironman series competitor, has won 2 events and his best overall ranking has been a 4th, he has won the National teams World Championship twice with the NZ Blackfinz and has had a lot of success in the water. We speak about his journey from kid to adult, loving the ocean, paddling ocean skis, going from ‘Porky’ to not porky within the spate of a week, competing in any sport he could get his hands on, becoming a more mature racer, his stinky motivation to win the U/16 Ironman crown, studying finance, and a bunch of key moments throughout his career. Thanks Cory for your time!
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