Craig Anderson on Surfing w/ Bodyboarders + No Crowds
FORMER has gone live and the first video to go with it is Craig Anderson. Normally we see Craig prance through the air in a nice little white button-up shirt, but this time around he’s charging hellman slabs in South Oz. What happened?
SURFER MAG chatted up ‘Barrel Jesus’ and got to the bottom of it. Turns out it has something to do with his passion for surfing with spongers.
Here’s a sample…..
I know you’ve been putting in time at some sketchy slabs around Australia, where you’re like a 15-hour drive from medical attention if the shit hits the fan. What made you so keen to chase those waves?
I’ve been spending a lot of time with bodyboarders and filmers who are into some those types of waves, and I’ve got some friends from the South Coast who invited me along on some trips to different spots. So yeah, I’ve definitely been pushing myself in that regard thanks to them. I like the camaraderie among the guys that surf those kinds of waves. They’re down to just get in a car and drive for 10 hours straight to find waves. There aren’t many people around in those areas, and that’s another thing that I really enjoy. There’s only a small, tight crew of people that are chasing those waves.
Have you always had an appetite for those kinds of waves? It seems like recent thing for you.
Yeah, just recently. I think I just got fed up with crowds, and those waves are never really that crowded. You keep running into the same people, and they’re all so down to earth and cool. They’re fun guys to drink beers with and travel with. They aren’t getting paid to surf crazy waves, they just love the chase. I don’t really want to take it too much further. Towing into psycho West Oz slabs, inflation vests, etc., those things don’t interest me.
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