Dan Reiter
Article Category: Boardrider
Boardrider of the Month: John Hughes Interview by Dan Reiter Chances are, John Hughes is more of a local than you are. If numbers count for anything, he’s been here since 1954. And he’s surfed Cocoa Beach for the better part of 50 years. He is that certain type of man who looks strikingly familiar, though you might be seeing him for the first time. Silver-haired, statuesque, his face perpetually beatific, he carries himself with the grace of a humble wizard, or perhaps a trainer of unicorns.... [Read more...]
Tobin Bennison
Article Category: Boardrider
Boardrider Of The Month: Sharon Wolfe-Cranston By Tobin Bennison I’ve known Sharon Wolfe-Cranston for about four years now, but chiefly as a librarian for the Cocoa Beach Library’s Youth Department. And though I’d always figured that she may have surfed (most people around here do, after all) I’d never have pegged her as a bona fide legend. I discovered her illustrious past last July, after noticing her name attached to the Cocoa Beach Surf Museum’s “Women of... [Read more...]
Barry Dix
Article Category: Boardrider
Boardrider of the Month: Freddie Grosskreutz Interview by Barry Dix In August 2010, local surfing legend and East Coast surfing Hall of Fame inductee Freddie Grosskreutz started feeling weak and losing weight. While visiting his daughter Tamsin, a second-year medical student studying in Kansas City, Freddie shocked her with the change in his appearance. Tamsin ordered a series of tests for him, resulting in a diagnosis of advanced carcinoid liver cancer. Since then, Freddie has had two surgeries... [Read more...]
Scooter Newell
Article Category: Boardrider
Boardrider of the Month: Mike Duffield Interview by Scooter Newell Mike Duffield is a nice guy. I’ve skated and surfed many sessions with him and he’s always in good spirits. I’ve never seen him get upset or mad, ever. I even broke the seat in his truck before an 8-hour road trip to see if he would get mad, but he didn’t. Always smiling and a blast to be around, Mike D is sure to raise the fun factor at any session. On top of all this niceness, he’s been a great supporter... [Read more...]
Alex Joy
Article Category: Boardrider
BOARDRIDER OF THE MONTH: John Holeman Interview by Alex Joy I remember watching John Holeman surf back in the late ’80s early ’90s and thinking to myself, “Unreal.” He was making moves that seemed impossible into reality. Truly an innovator of technical surfing, there is no doubt that John was surfing on another level. John was born in Washington, D.C. and moved to Florida in 1967. At the age of five, he followed his brother and sister to the beach, and surfing just came... [Read more...]
Scooter Newell
Article Category: Boardrider
Boardrider of the Month: David Morefield Interview by Scooter Newell As I’m a film student, I was checking out some of David’s skateboard videos online and immediately noticed some well-composed shots with extra time spent on lighting — impressive, even by skate video standards. I was so impressed that I thought I should get out the camera and steal some of his ideas. That was back in 2008. David has been such an integral part of the skate and skate/video scene in Brevard and beyond... [Read more...]
Boardrider of the Month: Sean Duncan Slater Sean Slater was once my neighbor. He was a good neighbor. He always had beer and would sometimes let me shoot arrows at his surfboard. We eventually became good friends and drinking buddies. But one day, the waves came up and we decided to go for a surf. During that surf I remembered that Sean was indeed a Slater. The oldest of the three. I had forgotten that this beer-bellied man wh is usually seen with a cell phone stuck to his face and a beer can stuck... [Read more...]
Alex Joy
Article Category: Boardrider
Boardrider of the Month: Kelly Branagh • Interview by Alex Joy • Kelly Branagh has been surfing the local waters since he got his first taste at Surf Road in Melbourne Beach back in the ’80s. From Gemini to Mel High, Kelly fully embraced the surfing lifestyle. His first sponsor, Spectrum Surf Shop, helped him get to contests up and down the East Coast in the Spectrum Team Van. With Trip Freeman heading things up as the Team leader and trainer, good times and and many a crazy moment were... [Read more...]
Tobin Bennison
Article Category: Boardrider
Boardrider of the Month: Jim Voeste • Tobin Bennison • It’s not unusual for our monthly Boardriders to be well versed in more than one type of boardriding. We’ve featured skaters who excel at skating, but also love to jump into the surf when the conditions arise and we’ve profiled passionate surfers who hit the skate parks when the Atlantic turns off. Some tear up boat wakes in lakes and others strap a damn kite to their backs to fly up and down the beach. But I can’t... [Read more...]
Alex Joy
Article Category: Boardrider
Boardrider of the Month: Connie Arias • Interview by Alex Joy; Photos by Don Eggert • Born in New York, Connie Arias moved to Florida as a child. She learned to surf at the age of 7 and was immediately hooked. Going on to participate in some of her first surf contests shortly thereafter, Connie won the East Coast Championships at 12. Connie currently surfs and does promotional events for Billabong, something that’s taken her all over the world — to countries like Australia, Tahiti,... [Read more...]
