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 involved in the majority of the major surfing events in the Philippines. He has been instrumental in training and mentoring both seasoned and emerging talents. His dedication and commitment have made him a respected figure in the philipipne surfing community   Together with both men we discuss what its like to be a commentator and an event manager in surfing, we discuss the highlights of the competition, the conditions, some technical details and the future of the surfing as a sport in the Philippines. We’ll also talk about wavepools and it’s entry in competitive surfing. Enjoy ! Follow Justin and John: ⁠⁠⁠  https://www.instagram.com/jmcarboss https://www.instagram.com/justin.majeks/ Support the pod Like and Subscribe A big thank you to ⁠Siargao Love Stories Podcast⁠ Thank you to our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠Siargao Wakepark⁠⁠⁠ (advertise here) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Siargao_Foiler⁠⁠ 00:00 Introduction 01:55 Justin’s job in the livestream 03:08 John’s job on the beach, and live 04:29 Keep out the free surfers  06:37 Justin’s road to fame 08:25 Live stream commentating 11:17 PC – Politically Correct 12:50 Gerry Degan 13:20 QS5000, dual sanctioned, the specs 15:47 Qualifiers, Challengers, Championship tour explained 19:50 Groms and Juniors in top level competition 23:04 Who’s gonna be on the CT ? 24:31 Siargao as a CT comp? 27:31 Marama, John Mark Tokong 29:39 Judging Marama or the locals  31:50 The claim, Hair Flick, Interference, Pressure 33:16 No Airs This Year 34:33 Best Moments of the event 36:45 Comparing to Nias 37:31 James and Marja, Dopamine 37:56 Wavepools in Competition 44:34 Jay-R, Ikit, Aping and Longboarding 46:00 World Juniors in La Union, opportunities 47:36 Taj Burrow, Josh Kerr 48:53 Favorite Activity  49:46 Best Surf Spot 50:00 Favorite Restaurant 50:38 Favorite Filipino Word 51:50 What’s Next