I have seen the guy twice in waking life and never said one word to him.
Once was a pretty beating-y paddle out on an overhead, onshore, washing-machine-ish weekday before a pro contest here in Jax Beach. Me, my boss, him, and Asher Nolan were the only people I saw have a go at lunchtime, and suffice to say, Asher and Cormican torched us on the paddle out and in terms of up and riding, different sport.
Once was at Smyrna on a small day he was eyeballing this dude's hot girlfriend.
People who know better than me told me that he does not like big waves. And by big, I mean, I was in Mainland Mexico and asked why I never saw him there with aaaaallllll the other Volusia guys there, and I was told he didn't want it, and almost every day I've been there has been 2.5xOH or less.
I was shocked that someone with his talent had zero interest, but that's what I was told.
I can see that plus his situation making travel less appealing. Ramps galore up the street, super comfy neighborhood, hot bad girls in Daytona, hot weekend girls from Orlando, top of the social totem pole at any bar/house party in the zone...
vs not being into hammering waves and going to the North Shore as a very small-statured haole when it was way more of a sausage fest....
Once was a pretty beating-y paddle out on an overhead, onshore, washing-machine-ish weekday before a pro contest here in Jax Beach. Me, my boss, him, and Asher Nolan were the only people I saw have a go at lunchtime, and suffice to say, Asher and Cormican torched us on the paddle out and in terms of up and riding, different sport.
Once was at Smyrna on a small day he was eyeballing this dude's hot girlfriend.
People who know better than me told me that he does not like big waves. And by big, I mean, I was in Mainland Mexico and asked why I never saw him there with aaaaallllll the other Volusia guys there, and I was told he didn't want it, and almost every day I've been there has been 2.5xOH or less.
I was shocked that someone with his talent had zero interest, but that's what I was told.
I can see that plus his situation making travel less appealing. Ramps galore up the street, super comfy neighborhood, hot bad girls in Daytona, hot weekend girls from Orlando, top of the social totem pole at any bar/house party in the zone...
vs not being into hammering waves and going to the North Shore as a very small-statured haole when it was way more of a sausage fest....