While California might represent Hollywood’s clichéd portrayal of American surfing, a quick look at the geography books will show that Florida boasts America’s longest coastline, and a glance at the record books will prove beyond doubt that the Sunshine State is the mainland’s finest breeding ground of champions. From Kelly Slater to Lisa Andersen, Frieda Zamba to CJ Hobgood, Justin Quintal and now Caroline Marks, the list of world beaters is stacked, and that’s before you factor in chargers like CJ’s brother Damien, and Eric and Evan Geiselman just to name a few.
Caroline plays host to Stab’s Ashton Goggans, a Floridian himself, in this very special instalment of No Contest. As well as surfing fun warm water waves on both of Florida’s coasts, cameos from Cory and Shea Lopez, and even Caroline’s own brother Luke, Caroline and the crew meet some of the pioneers of the state’s surfing scene. This includes guys like legendary photographer and co-founder of Eastern Surf Magazine Tom Dugan, Jacob Shields at Compound Boardshop, and Juan Rodriguez from One World Surf Designs. To ramp up the good vibes even further, this was Caroline’s first time back home showing off her new gold medal in Florida.
From Ponce Inlet to the Panhandle via Kelly Slater’s statue at Cocoa Beach, and stopping at New Smyrna Beach, Sebastian Inlet, Indian Rocks and Nokomis Beach along the way, with no shortage of surf shops, theme parks and space history thrown in for good measure, this episode of No Contest dives deep into the DNA of the east coast’s most celebrated yet underground surfing culture.
With Caroline and Ashton pouring every ounce of their state pride into showcasing the best that Florida has to offer, we hope you appreciate this episode as much as everyone involved loved producing it. Enjoy!
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22 Comments
Die Kameradschaft unter den Teilnehmern schafft ein Zugehörigkeitsgefühl, wie eine Familie, die durch gemeinsame Interessen vereint ist.😘
Erwachsen zu sein bedeutet, sich für neue Küchengeräte zu begeistern statt für neue Schuhe💋
Florida native and lifelong surfer here. This vid struck a few chords. I'm stoked that we in Florida are more and more getting the props we deserve for our part in surf culture. Our proximity to water in general helps cultivate an interest and a respect for nature and water in particular.
Thanks Red Bull 😊 but seriously that's the biggest our waves ever get it's not that good Don't move here
Cool video. Born and raised surfing in Jax Beach. I was a lifeguard so I learned to be in the water no matter what– surfing, swimming, prone paddling, kayak, surf ski, or just good ol' body womping. That way you were always in shape for when the waves actually showed up. And yeah, if you can paddle out on a heavy day in Fla, you can paddle out anywhere in the world.
Trying hard to sound like Wingnut ain't you!? Lol!
North Jetty was a much better wave before the dredging….
If you want Premier Gulfcoast, you have to surf the outside shoals. Ive been surfing New Pass for many years by myself…..
My first boards was a One World shaped by Juan. A 6'1" glassed in fins shortboard in 1993
Ive later bought many boards from Jake at the Compound and back when Ashton worked there. I'd stop in after my morning session and he'd be asking me about what the waves were like as he was itching to get out there.
Jake was always good to me and cut me breaks on buying boards. I sure appreciate a business owner who shows appreciate for being a loyal customer.
I want your truck 🙏🏻
Love the video, but Ashton is sleeping on Pensacola and Gulf Shores when he says his spot is the best on the Gulf Coast!
I'm not into surfing. I just watch it and it's great to see this community. Makes me think of finding my own. I am so lost in this world but this video made me think.
my grandparents started that b&b in nsb! so nice to see it featured 🥹
Worst state in America
if anyone wants to watch of whats its like surfing in Florida check out my channel! I do surf POV's!
so not the capital
I'm from Florida, I get it. This is a great film, great surfing, great surfers!
What is this Florida propaganda? More California propaganda please.
Ahh, I grew up surfing Sebastian Inlet and Spanish House every weekend. Camping on the beach and surfing contests with my friends. Brings back so many good memories. It's sad how they ruined 1st Peak. It's gone now and also gone is generations of champions that would have been created there. And beach reclamation has destroyed the surf in Cocoa Beach. Completely ruined it, so that unless it gets big, you can't actually surf the streets anymore. That's why there's so much nostalgia when watching this great little film.
She actually forgot the Lopez Brothers, Justin Quintel, the LB
I get the passion and all that and it's a nice message, but as a space coast surfer trust me it's brutal here, this winter especially had probably 7 or 8 "good" days and 4 or 5 of them were just in March. The water temp also got down to 56, so while most of the year it's definitely warmer than California it does get cold for longer than you would think. I've also thought about that "if you can surf good here you can surf good anywhere" bit that everyone likes to repeat and apparently that's true for the world champions but man so few people can surf decently here compared to other surfing hotspots so I don't think that's true for most of us. I know no where is perfect but I would kill for it to be even a little more consistent, enough where surfing could actually be your hobby and not some after thought other than when the stars align and there's a good 2 hr window of waves with the right period, good winds, correct tide, minimum jellyfish, etc.
* Disney World!!! Disneyland is in California.
It's east coast work ethic, passion and attitude.
Nice try, but Florida surf is a joke.