t’s not always the faces you see representing the sport who are the most influential behind the scenes. With Armen, this notion rings louder than an approaching autumn Nazare season with a WNW swell brewing on the charts. Starting off in the professional ranks of the BMX world, to joining territorial boog gangs in NYC, all the way to photographing some of the worlds most famous musicians and artists in Paris, this well accomplished cat has lived nine lives, plus some!This conversation traverses a detailed list of bodyboarding, and non bodyboarding topics, as Armen and Luke try to assess all the different facets and moving parts that make up the beloved sport of booging!Enjoy the yarn!Peace ☮️
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FRONTON PRO VICTOR - Tristan Roberts - Episode 93 - Riptide Podcast - Luke’s Lounge
With the IBC World Tour coming to a close in Gran Canaria for 2024, Luke and the crew thought it would be only fair to sit down and speak with the Fronton Pro winner, 2 x world champion and absolute launch freak, Tristan Roberts.Discussing all manner of things surrounding the comp, the world title race, that backflip in the final and what Fronton is like as a wave to bodyboard, this poddy is not to be missed. Enjoy the yarn!Peace ☮️
As an enthralling year of IBC World Tour comes to a crescendo’ing close, Coops n Luke breakdown the 2024 Fronton King Pro in their usually fair, yet critical analysis of the worlds best bodyboarders at arguably the worlds best bodyboarding location.From crowning world champions, to local hot pots almost going the whole way to the top of competition to previous world champions showing their competing prowess once more, this years Fronton Pro was one for the ages!That’s all from the international competitive bodyboarding scene in 2024, but stay tuned for more updates on a local, state and national level here in Aus for the remainder of the year.Peace ☮️
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Common Thread Film - Adrian Emerton - Episode 91 - Riptide Podcast - Luke’s Lounge
With the turbulent state of the bodyboarding industry and the unknown direction it seems to be hurdling in, Adrian Emerton, cinematographer and director of the yet to be released documentary, Common Thread, takes a seat on the lounge with Luke to talk about his up and coming boog flick, and how it tries to decipher the state of affairs that represents world bodyboarding on a whole currently.Touching on financial restraints within the industry, the top down management approach from the heavy hitters in the game and how this yet to be released docco illuminates many individuals and their own journey within the sport that make up the scrambled puzzle that currently reflects the sport of bodyboarding. Adrian Emerton has also made produced a film called “The Chase” and is a major contributor to the Shark Island Challenge media team, with his efforts surrounding the sport being received as positive and undeniably needed as a portrayer of truth and fact surrounding the issues that bodyboarding face today.Enjoy the yarn!Peace ☮️
Episode 90 features the soulful enigma from the West, Josh Garner, and his life long obsession with the beloved boog.With big wave Riptide covers that left him bleeding from the ears, to tackling Hawaii seasons with grown men whilst in his teens to making art and music whilst on his own individual booging journey, safe to say Josh has experienced a lot during his time on this earth. At the time of recirding Josh was riding for Hubb Boards at the time, but has since moved on to Hexa Boards. The segment on board technology is based on Hubb Boards to be clear. Peace ☮️
Luke’s Lounge, built and sustained by Riptide Media, aims to sit down and talks all things bodyboarding.With everyone from famous industry heavy-hitters, the Pro's you know and the average crew who's making a local boog flick with their mates. Hosted by Cronulla's Luke O'Connor, This is Lukes Lounge, ladies and gentlemen.
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