EP 138: Shane Dorian - The Billabong Pro Pipeline, Predictions for the 2023 Championship Tour, His evolving career in surfing, Bow hunting and YETI, Social media’s impact on surfing, His move into coaching, and The surfers to watch at Pipe

Big Wave surfer, YETI athlete, and Momentum Generation icon Shane
Dorian joins the podcast to talk about the upcoming Billabong Pro
Pipeline. He makes his predictions for the Pipe event and talks
about the major storylines going into the Championship Tour season:
a shakeup on the women’s side with young surfers like Molly Picklum
and Caity Simmers, Gabriel Medina’s huge return, John John Florence
surfing at 100%, and the young stars ready to make their move. He
looks back at how his career in surfing has progressed over the
decades, from starting out in Kona, Hawaii, doing Taylor Steele
movies, surfing on the CT, switching his focus to big wave surfing,
and now moving on to coaching his son Jackson and other talented
young surfers. Shane also describes his work with YETI and how the
brand fits his new passion for bow hunting and archery, looks at
the Pipeline forecast, discusses the impact of social media on
surfing, and explores Kelly Slater’s dominance. Learn more about
Shane and follow him here. Watch the Championship Tour opener at
the Billabong Pro Pipeline live Jan 29-Feb 10. Join the
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