11/05/2025
we knew this was coming but it didn’t make it any easier. Our last phone conversation two weeks ago was both cathartic and comedic, sad and sarcastic, fu**ed up and funny, just as all of our conversations were. You were a man among men, an athletic and intelligent beast who could out swim a pack of Orcas and shut people down instantly with only a few words. You had the knack to be in the spot on almost every wave, and god damn if the subject was going to puss out, you let them know in-depth that they fu**ed up. You were the ultimate bu****it detector, always spot on with your comments and your rants were legendary. You had an eye for framing shots that not many could fathom. A true artist. We had some wild adventures together over the years; Arctic Challenge, Quik Cup madness, Portugal, Basque Country missions, Copenhagen/Malmo, Munich, Lanzarote, Marseille, and many more that I can’t recall yet can’t forget simultaneously. The time we got waved through a CRS checkpoint on the way to Marseille with the Basque equivalent of the Cannabis Cup happening in the back of the van 🤣. That one time we evaded the cops in Puerto Del Carmen and drove across the island on dirt roads lights off and only the full moon lighting our way 😲. We had our own lingo and inside jokes only a few understood ("Make a Wan" "I ain’t your Blacky, Pinky!" "That’s F**ktarded" "Goddamn Barn Door!" "Portugal Radicaaaal!") and used a s**t ton of Basque adjectives "Joderrrr!" "Ostiaa!" "Diosh!" Long drives with you were always a treat, never a chore. Great conversations. Our classic debate (or argument if we were six beers deep) was the fact you loved Slater and I thought he was an egoistic pizza chucking star who hung around too long. I could keep typing forever. I’m gonna miss you intensely, we all are. I’m just glad we spoke one last time at length - and I got to tell you that I love you and to never forget that. Sending love to Heidi and Kai. See you on the other side my friend. ❤️