Kolohe Andino - No longer on O'Neill

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There are some scary dudes on that team that would snap me in two. But I have to chuckle when Koa says that "they have the sickest logo!"

Koa is 30 going on 12.

He also states that Bruce Irons is the gnarliest surfer ever. :socrazy:

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First Tenore, now this? 2024 is truly the golden age to be a pro surfer.
Branding & graphics are sick, brah!
like a NoFear x Affliction collab.
Add a ton of camo prints to the black wolf tees + hats and Hawaiians are gonna eat it up.
 
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The contracts being offered today to most sarfers are a fraction of what they were even five years ago. I'm sure Koa is happy to get whatever Darc Sport offered, which I'm assuming is < $30k annually with probably a percentage deal for an upcoming "signature" line. Quicksilver offered Leo something like $20k a year to stay on the team. I doubt Koa was even offered anything.

Clay Marzo's negotiations with RVCA for a two year deal at $50k per took several months. Asher was only getting about the same annually. Tenōre only had to better the RVCA deals by a few grand to bring a lot of the team over.

Tough times to be an aspiring pro. I see homeschooled kids getting coached and you just have to wonder how far in the sand their parents heads are. My daughter's 16 year old boyfriend is one of the top two juniors in the South Bay and he's meeting with Outerknown this week to up his current flow deal. He's asking for some help with coaching and travel. Curious to see how it goes.
 
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The contracts being offered today to most sarfers are a fraction of what they were even five years ago. I'm sure Koa is happy to get whatever Darc Sport offered, which I'm assuming is < $30k annually with probably a percentage deal for an upcoming "signature" line. Quicksilver offered Leo something like $20k a year to stay on the team. I doubt Koa was even offered anything.

Clay Marzo's negotiations with RVCA for a two year deal at $50k per took several months. Asher was only getting about the same annually. Tenōre only had to better the RVCA deals by a few grand to bring a lot of the team over.

Tough times to be an aspiring pro. I see homeschooled kids getting coached and you just have to wonder how far in the sand their parents heads are. My daughter's 16 year old boyfriend is one of the top two juniors in the South Bay and he's meeting with Outerknown this week to up his current flow deal. He's asking for some help with coaching and travel. Curious to see how it goes.
These kids who want to surf full-time need to pay more attention to how the immigrant Brazzos stay afloat here: odd jobs, shaping, fixing/reselling ebikes, etc. All that stuff gets old by the time you're 30.