I was down at the ASR in San Diego last week and had the pleasure of meeting Shaun Tomson and getting a signed copy of his book Surfers Code for my two boys. They will appreciate it when they get older is what I told them when they looked confused at my choice of gifts to bring back for them.
If you don’t know much about this man I would highly suggest checking out the link at the bottom of the post, or even better, picking up a copy of his book. He is an exceptionally warm hearted and articulate ambassador for the artform and expression better known as ‘The Sport of Kings and Queens’. I wanted to share his Code of Ethics with everyone that is plugged into Bluebird Surf. They go as follows.
 I will never turn my back on the ocean I will always paddle back out I will take the drop with commitment I will know that there will always be another wave I will realize that all surfers are joined by one ocean I will paddle around the impact zone I will never fight a riptide I will watch out for other surfers after a big set I will pass on my stoke to a non-surfer I will ride and not paddle in to shore I will a catch a wave every day, even in my mind I will honor the sport of kings |
-Shaun Tomson
At the show, all proceeds from the sales of his book went to the SurfRider Foundation. He also was involved with raising funds for SurfAidInternational.org which auctioned off a beautiful board signed by all the legends at the show, from Greg Noll to Al Merrick. So check it out on that next flat day.
You can buy it here…. Shaun Tompson – Surfer’s Code
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