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David what a great job you did on this interview , I was working at Zuma Jays in Malibu in 82 .Cheyne came into the shop with his Laser Zap .At that time boards had the mid point above center .I had gone through factory training to take the orders behind the counter .I was telling all the customers to move the midpoint 2" behind center where we stand .We sold hundreds of them and the modern outline we surf today was born . Cheyne is the godfather of modern surfing . Lastly I purchased a star fin and made a board .The thing flys and does not lose speed in turns .Im living proof and testament to his knowledge and brilliance .I could go on for hours .

I'm 62 and grew up in his period bloody champion who always did it his way

Cheyne is an innovator to this day. Super jazzed you got him in the show. I just wrote a piece on Legendary Surfers about Cheyne and Geoff McCoy. Super stoked on the historical aspect of surfing! Great work David

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch, @brentflaaten5944! Cheyne's innovation is truly remarkable, and it's awesome to hear your enthusiasm for his contributions to surfing history. Shoot us the link to your article; we would all be stoked to read it! 🤙 #surficons

@brentflaaten5944

10 күн бұрын

@@SurfSplendor will do, thanks!!

RIP Geoff McCoy

You might need to get MR, Rabbit and PT on.. see what they think of the lightning bolt rigging?

Theres a parallel universe and Cheyne won 5 world titles...A true Australian gentleman

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

@GoonieGooner * Cheyne's talent is out of this world indeed. A true Australian legend! 🏆 #surflegends

Legend ! I am so grateful for being sanding his boards here in Australia ! Part of my history as groin up and seeing himself all over the magazines 🙌🍻 thanks for the great interview 👍

Thanks for having this legendary dude on here. What a dead set prodigy!! I first started seeing Cheyne's Toyota Hiace Surf School vehicle at Surfers Paradise and Burleigh Heads. I was, who is this guy!! World champ. I've never heard of him. Coming from a surf, bodyboard, longboard etc kind of background. But yeah, even watching him surf I think I didn't like but will definitely have to go back and check it out. Seen his face, probably said gday a bunch but dam, so interesting. Keen to try his designs!!❤

Thanks for the interview with Cheyene.legend

What a show 🙏🏽

Cheyne is a huge legend! Awesome 👌

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Big thanks, @wagnervieirasantiago8983! Cheyne's legendary status definitely shines through. Glad you enjoyed it! 👍 #AppreciateTheSupport

Great show. Cheyne is one of a kind!

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the praise and support, @rogerpye1865! Cheyne's uniqueness truly makes him stand out. Cheyne gang for life! 🤙 #CheyneSupport #surfhistory

Cheney rode a reverse teardrop (likt a 5’ 3”) with his keel fin at huge Waimea… his thighs are like tree trunks… Cheney Horan is Badass

Excellent interview 🏄‍♀️👍👍👍👍👍

Love the description of bringing the surfboard shape around to where you stand. His skateboard turn and operate from the one spot reference. AND his statements on seemingly irrelevant other stuff than the actual surf performance when judging, HMMM. YEA bland more characters are needed Bobby Martinez. AND love how CH remembers every Judge, competitor and events. AND his singular approach to surfing SEE he doesn't need others verifying what he knows is obvious. YEA CH at RJs.

I remember having a poster on my bedroom wall as a kid of Cheyne.

I remember Cheyne surfing here in Brasil in 78, 80, 81. He was ahead of everyone, even MR. He should have been world champion at least once.

@SurfSplendor

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing your memories, @pedromayallguilayn507! Cheyne was undoubtedly a standout talent. 🏄‍♂️ #surficons

Great Interview..Thanks

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

@joedirt8625 - I'm glad you enjoyed the interview 🤙 ......"You don't got no lady fingers, fuzz buttles, snicker bombs, church burners, finger blasters, gut busters, zippity do das, or crap flappers?"

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Shit....Was listening and Cheyne said something that resonated with riding a Star Fin Zap...Hard boards to ride but you can actually carry speed in the flats

I bought one of Cheyne's old Rip Curl steamers from Bondi Surf Co back in the late 80s. It was a little too big, but I didn't care. I wore it home on the bus dripping wet. What a hellman, Horan is.

What an absolute legand very humble very normal and such a huge contribution to Australian and world surfing. Thank you for the interview. Was very fantastic 😊.

I’m Cheyne’s age and thought back then he got ripped off and should have got a couple of MR’s titles. As a young surfer skater myself I related to his style and approach more. Legend.

@user-vt8se7os4b

29 күн бұрын

Same, and I second this. As Cheyne said, he was doing things that were not on the menu. And before him there was Larry Bertleman.

@shaneyule3484

23 күн бұрын

He legitimately did get ripped off. I spoke with McCoy in Agnes before he passed and he explained that the big sponsors didn't like him because he wouldn't go to the after party's and crall up there asses. Cheynes scores suffered as a result.

Thank you, great interview. Cheyne articulates and illuminates some very important matters of surfing history, progress, and ratfuckery. As he said, he stands alone. Bless him. The most ripped off person in competitive surfing. And what about the Greg Webber connection. Get him on.

What a legend. So interesting. Thanks for this one. Also Mjolnir chillin on the shelf behind… 😂

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the shoutout, @bunsolo! Glad you found the content interesting. And hey, props for spotting Mjolnir in the background! 😄 #AppreciateTheObservation #surfpodcast

@5:14 - Was lucky enough to see Holeman surf when I was younger. boardwalk - used to be a decent break.

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Appreciate you sharing that memory, @jeffg4686!

I have that keel in one of my single fins.. It goes rather well. I also watched Cheyne pull the longest floater I've ever seen at a coke comp in Wollongong from seemingly no speed. He was Kelly- like on water..anti gravity surfing you can't teach..

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Nice setup with the keel, @paulrummery6905! Inventor and Master of the #floater 🤙🤙🤙 #floatgoat

Greta show guys. Listened on my bike ride to and from work. Had a few McCoys. Loved holding them, I just could never bury the rail on bottom turns and would spin out quite a bit.

@lalaboards

26 күн бұрын

He fixed that with the star fin .

@ba1428

26 күн бұрын

@@lalaboards oh well, I can't get out until I can get contacts in,or eye surgery now anyways

@lalaboards

26 күн бұрын

@@ba1428 . Cheyne is pulling down rails these days and the boards hold the rail Nicky in turns . Good luck . I heard they are doing stem cell treatment for eyes now too . Also stem cell tablets if I’m not mistaken .

@ba1428

26 күн бұрын

@@lalaboards thanks for the tip. I'm basically on maks these days as a weekend warrior. Last time I face planted on a 6'5 McCoy bottom turn I sold my last one and swore never again. Haha

I respect this man because he was different he love surfing

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Absolutely, @catinthehat8412! Cheyne's passion for surfing shines through his unique approach. Respect to a true surf legend! 🏄

Thanks

@SurfSplendor

22 күн бұрын

You're welcome • @phcisfinvestments6745! Appreciate the #surfpodcast support 🤙

Really enjoy seeing the interview and the photos compared to just listening.

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Thank you @ELGRINGO1967 • for the support and feedback! Your engagement means a lot. 🙏 #Grateful

Interesting comment on the judging. Nat Young should take this to WSL and get his results in the Gold Coast Pro rectified. I recon he should have come second. Great interview.

The Lightning Bolt mafia account: accurate. (Shipley was notorious) Such a shame watching people that I really liked, disgrace themselves for Bolt.

@SurfSplendor

22 күн бұрын

@davidfpuu, Spot on. It's sad seeing folks we admire stoop low for the Bolt. Real shame, man. ⚡

two years in a row 2nd place in XL awards (behind Carlos Burle and then young Rothman)

Cheyne, and the star fin I used that fin up into the 2000, the 757 fins like his in the 80s 90s aero dynamic. is where its at kids, listen up good info

@SurfSplendor

2 күн бұрын

@mannyaldama2450 • thanks for sharing 🏄✍ #finstories

I remember surfing with him for the first time out at sanur while the Bali beach hotel was burning down it was the first time I had seen Im surf live. What a great day that was for me I will always remember it

@SurfSplendor

20 күн бұрын

Epic @wendymorgan6651 • surfing with legends always stays with you, especially at an epic righthander. That inside section is no joke! #surficons #SurfingMemories 🏄‍♀️🔥

Derek Hynd on a podcast tells the story of when Cheyne got rip off after he left Bronzed Aussies he was surfing in a heat at Haleiwa and as he was paddling into a wave at the end of the heat to win they sounded the horn early and the wave didn’t score… 2nd to MR. Cheyne’s brashness and popularity must of rubbed the old school the wrong way… So many dodgy scoring decisions in 2024 with video reply… can’t imagine 1980. Having a look at Cheyne in 2024 he has definitely won!

@shaneyule3484

23 күн бұрын

Truth.

The rorting in the sport isnt surprising but very hard cop.

Was way ahead of his time and the judges didnt know how to score him.

Did he say he came to California to do some skating?

@SurfSplendor

27 күн бұрын

Yep! Still skating, too.

👍😎

Dance on water. Boogie on your board.

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Love the poetic vibe, @1punch1000x! 🕺🏄

while i love cheyne horan, the DLS chest wig really ties the room together!

@ba1428

27 күн бұрын

looks like bigfoots chest on the Six Million Dollar Man

CH remembers so much because he needed to process it all. Understand the impact of others on his successes and how to move forward positively. Great conversation. The titles should be investigated for righting wrongs of the past. That Lightning Bolt story is so bad. The thing with todays judging is hard for the average punter to understand. How do you become a judge? What quals are needed? Are they rotated? What is the training? Who are they? Id like to see an insight film into that side of surfing. For me it would be more motivating to watch the competitions. Nice work DLS

Watched him surf back in the 70’s at Bondi Australia . Great surfer ,shame he couldn’t cope with the big waves .

@williamhanley7031

26 күн бұрын

He rode waiama huge on a shortboard. Did you miss that. He can hold his own but he is not known for a big wave rider of that's what you mean. And kaina point I think.

Geez it doesnt put MR in a good light

!!!

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Yo, @haapitimoorea! 🌊 Just wanted to say a big thank you for subscribing! Your support means the world to us.🤙🏄‍♂️🤙

Laughable, the odds were against him in his generation of surfing, he was good a top tier competitor but he didn’t change or pioneer anything

@SurfSplendor

5 күн бұрын

come on @ta4760 • how about the "Horan Fan?" (wrong Horan). Star Fin? Have you heard of the "Floater?" #cheynegang (hit that subscribe por favor) *** It's like catching a magic carpet ride on the waves! #floater

Of course experimental and a big chance to take in a top competition but your statement to start the podcast doesn’t account for the growth the sport was still going thru at that time and the room for improvement available. You could say the same thing for Simon A and twins and anyone the first contest the showed up for, but this fin and design did not stand the test of time, thus rendering you comment less valid, not invalid but not nearly as revolutionary as you’re making it seem. The fin was basically never seen again. But hey, click bait. 😉

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

Hey @hoopsla5235, appreciate your enlightening feedback and podcast support! Your thoughts on surfboard design got me thinking. Are you secretly the surf whisperer? Your insights are pure gold! 🏄‍♂️✨

@hoopslaa5235

Ай бұрын

Your retort is filled with contention and sarcasm but so does mine, which would make me a hypocrite to not accept or invite an equal amount of conversational criticism. So first acknowledgement of your questions, no, never claimed to be, so I ask back, can’t people just be well researched and have opinions even if not self educated? There is a thing called the internet these days. Clearly my few comments lately have you provoked enough to engage yah? 😉 However you did not respond with any historical contradictions to my points, thus offering a counter conclusion or proving me wrong. Why not address my specific exact point that the same could be said for all the new designsx, thrusters from Simon, twins and other experiments along those same small timeline of years. That was a time period of advancement and experimentation. So any narrative like your comment could’ve been said about each invention at thier time of introduction to the sport. Who hurt me, am I an incel or some kook, - your surf whisperer comment is very unoriginal and not intelligently contributing to the conversation at all. Couldn’t the same be questioned of your statement about it of the wing fin? Bring me on a podcast or create a throw away email and link in your bio and we can have a know it all debate and talk it out 😉

@SurfSplendor

Ай бұрын

For sure - give us a call on the listener line! Email is in the description too...My feedback with the fin would be it did stand the test of time and transitioned into the modern day foil! We definitely appreciate all our listeners opinions, feedback, and stories! 🤝 #surfdebate

@hoopslaa5235

Ай бұрын

@@SurfSplendor reaching bro, also trying to one up and lil bro people ain’t a sexy look when someone already called out helping kids. You just had to one up didn’t ya David. Weak sauce. You go on wit your bad self. Done…🤦‍♂

Yes… Cheyenne is right… psychedelics only bring out what is already there… and build on that… my experience…with myself and seeing other personalities deal with things… as a hey come into your experience 🪷