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Past Present Perfect: Tom Curren & Conner Coffin Part 2: Style and Influence Presented by Rusty

Video: Troy Eckert

“Some of the boards just really didn’t work that well , so they had to do this weird kind of english to get the board going.—Tom Curren

There’s something about pointbreak surfers. And here, in part 2 of our sit down with Santa Barbara style icons Tom Curren and up-and-coming protege Conner Coffin, we approach the topic of influence and style. And going through their lists, it’s easy to see that the the style aspect of surfing is probably overlooked more than ever, but at the top of the list for these two.

Be sure to check back Monday for the third installment of Past Present Perfect presented by Rusty. 

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