Ep 22: Peter 'Condor' Mel aka THE MAV'S GOAT!

Its Not The Length

Peter 'the Condor' Mel aka The Mav's Goat sure started off 2021 with a bang... Condor joins the pod to recount his ridiculous backdooring of the Mav's bowl on 8th Jan 2021, and impart wisdoms gleaned from a lifetime going full tilt in Half Moon Bay. At 51 years young and still pushing the boundaries of big wave surfing, Pete gives us some background on the La Niña winter in NorCal, which like him, is showing little sign of letting up. There's much more to Jah's rich shred tapestry than icy cold death teepees of course; we chat to lithe log lord Harry Roach in tropical Queensland, Australia about his style influences, notably the very fine noseriding of Mr Dane Peterson. Meanwhile, find out how and why co-host Mondy, famed for his frugality, spent £750 on a 3 second Cornish tuberide. That's three quarters of a bag of sand on a Kernow tunnel visj... but was it worth it? He says yes. Elsewhere, enjoy the usual thrust and parry of surfing's hot topics being dissected and debated by two middle aged men who were in their primes before the Internet or podcasts were even invented, struggling desperately to maintain relevance in what is essentially, a youth sport. - Going the wrong way at surf spots. - Mondy's long JoB submission. - Moana Wong / Tati West beef & women at the Pipeline. - Accidental lineup shots: Yes please. - Vintage tube stances in the magic 3-4ft range (come back Tudor, all is forgiven): Mike Ho's cheater 5 steez, Jim Banks' peace sign, Occy's hands behind the back, Bugs' iconic pointing etc. - Mondy takes on the FB anti-vaxxer conspiracy theory mafia faction of the Aussie surf media - Leo vs Mikey's not-so-sudden death surf off As the show comes to its thrilling climax, ITNL's exclusive quiz segment 'What C__t Said That?' returns as Mondy poses 10 quotes from surf luminaries and Paul attempts to guess from whose lips they emitted. Paul's choice of song to play out the show if he wins: Tom Zé - Jimmy Renda Se Ben's choice: Grace Jones - William's Blood Subscribe to Wavelength Magazine www.wavelengthmag.com Shop the finest surfgear & accessories: www.shop.wavelengthmag.com Running time: 1h 11min Is 2021 merely 2020 in a trench coat (with its pubes on fire)? No! It's fine it's fine it's all gonna be just fine. X.