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Luke Cederman, aka Raglan Surf Report, joins Pinch My Salt for a hilarious surf podcast episode breaking down the WSL New Zealand Pro, the Raglan contest drama, the lack of waves, pro surfing chaos, surf culture, World Surf League commentary, CT surfers, Gabriel Medina, Filipe Toledo, Jack Robinson, Kelly Slater, twin fins, surf industry rumors, and why this New Zealand event felt like one of the weirdest WSL contests ever. Sterling Spencer and Cousin Ryan call Luke live from Raglan to get the inside scoop on what was really happening behind the scenes at the contest, from boring heats and bad conditions to pro surfer energy, local New Zealand surf culture, WSL event vibes, and whether the whole thing was a huge fail or just classic surfing chaos.In this episode of the Pinch My Salt Podcast, Sterling Spencer and Ryan Spencer roast, react, and break down the biggest surf clips of the week, including the WSL quietly selling its stake in the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch, the future of wave pools, Filipe Toledo riding a twin fin in competition, Kelly Slater’s old-school Gold Coast surfing, Tom Curren’s legendary style, Dane Kealoha footage, shark chase clips, garage surf training, skimboarding madness, pro surfers becoming real estate agents, and the eternal question: is modern competitive surfing actually fun to watch?Luke Cederman brings the perfect Raglan chaos to the show as the guys ask what the WSL New Zealand event was really like from inside the scene. Was the contest boring? Were the waves bad? Were the pros partying? Was Gabriel Medina actually staying in a shed? And is Raglan Surf Report officially the mayor of New Zealand surf comedy?This episode is full surf comedy, WSL roasting, pro surfing stories, New Zealand surf scene madness, surf industry talk, Kelly Slater jokes, Jack Johnson aftermath, Tom Curren worship, twin fin propaganda, and classic Pinch My Salt nonsense.Featuring:Luke Cederman / Raglan Surf ReportSterling SpencerCousin RyanPinch My Salt PodcastDrop a comment, hit the like button, and tell us: was the WSL New Zealand Pro a huge fail, or did Raglan just get robbed by the forecast?#PinchMySalt #LukeCederman #RaglanSurfReport #WSL #WorldSurfLeague #Raglan #NewZealandPro #SurfPodcast #SurfComedy #SterlingSpencer #CousinRyan #SurfCulture #ProSurfing #KellySlater #FilipeToledo #GabrielMedina #JackRobinson #TomCurren #DaneKealoha #TwinFin #SurfRanch #SurfIndustry #SurfClips #SurfingPodcast #RaglanSurf #NewZealandSurfing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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