On this episode we have two guests, Justin Majeks and John Carby. Justin is one of the leading commentators for the WSL competition on the live webcast and post heat interviews.  Back home in Western Australia, he is an Event Manager for Surfing WA. John is one of our local legends of Cloud 9. Over the years he has taken many roles in the Philippine surfing scene. First being Kudo surf Team manager, to eventually being the National coach of the Philippines surfing team. He has been...

John Mark "Marama" Tokong is the local legendary surfer of Cloud 9, Siargao. Born on September 29, 1996, he began his surfing career at a young age and has since become the most dominant surfer in the region (Stab Magazine) Marama is dedicated to promoting surfing in the Philippines. He operates the Marama Surf School in Siargao, offering lessons for all skill levels and sharing his expertise with aspiring surfers.  We talk about the WSL QS5000, competitive surfing, family time and...

Gerry Degan was one of the first foreign surfers on Siargao back in 1995. Now he is the Contest director for the Cloud 9 international surfing competition, sanctioned by the WSL. He is also the former owner of Sagana Resort, and back in Australia he organizes music festivals. We talk about Siargao in the old days, how it all started for Gerry as a surfing lifestyle, and how he founded and built the resort. We talk about how the island has changed over time, what surfing has meant for the...

David Vervenne, Belgian, is the CEO of Unit Parktech, a company that creates features for wakeboard cableparks. Next to wakeboarding he is also a surfer and came to visit Siargao on a holiday to surf and visit Siargao Wakepark. He's also involved in Unit's Surfpool, a standing wave machine. In this episode we talk about his visit to Siargao, what you can expect as a tourist, how he enjoyed the waves, the vibe and especially coaching the team in the Wakepark. We talk more about...