Caught Inside - WSL Quarantine with Joe Turpel World Surf League

WSL commentator Joe Turpel talks with Championship Tour star Griffin Colapinto on the last day of their 14-day Australian quarantine. Griffin talks about what quarantine has taught him, his goal for the 2021 CT season and setting his sights on the Rip Curl WSL Finals. He breaks down his path to qualifying for the Championship Tour and previews this upcoming Australian leg. Griffin talks about the influence of his parents, Mitch and Camille, surfing with his brother, Crosby, and gaining the respect of his surfing heroes. He talks about working with the combined coaching team of Tom Whitaker & Jake Paterson, and how he feels like that has set him up to dominate. We even get an exclusive “commercial challenge” for the final Caught Inside.

Watch Griffin at the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona April 1-11 on worldsurfleague.com.
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WSL commentator Joe Turpel talks with Championship Tour star Lakey Peterson in the midst of their 14-day Australian quarantine. Lakey looks back at her quick ascension through the ranks, growing up in Santa Barbara, building a relationship with Channel Islands surfboards and the Merrick family, and going from learning to surf to qualifying for the tour in just five or six years. She details how surfing Bells Beach refined her approach, how the World Title races shaped her outlook, and how she finds inspiration in her sparring partner Caroline Marks. She also touches on the upcoming Rip Curl WSL Finals and takes the Quarantine Quiz.

Watch Lakey at the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona April 1-11 on worldsurfleague.com.
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WSL commentator Joe Turpel talks with Championship Tour star Filipe Toledo in the midst of their 14-day Australian quarantine. Filipe talks about feeling strong for the four upcoming Australian events after fighting through injury in the lead up to Pipeline. He breaks down the ways he can improve in heavy waves like Teahupo’o and describes what it would mean to win an event at Tahiti or Pipe. He relives coming onto the tour as one of the leaders of the game-changing Brazilian Storm and winning an event in front of the largest crowd ever in Rio. He talks about his journey of learning to open up and discuss mental health and how important it is to normalize those discussions. 

Watch Filipe at the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona April 1-11 on worldsurfleague.com.
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WSL commentator Joe Turpel talks with Championship Tour current number three Tatiana Weston-Webb in the midst of their 14-day Australian quarantine. Tatiana talks about everything from growing up on the island of Kauai, her wedding to fellow surfer Jesse Mendes, and the mentorship of her brother Troy, to the drawbacks of social media. With all eyes on the return of the Championship Tour, Tatiana shares her journey to compete again after injury. Now feeling 100%, Tatiana has been filling her days training, preparing for not only the upcoming WSL events but for her Olympic debut where she has provisionally qualified to represent Brazil. Looking back at the Maui Pro presented by ROXY, she talks us through her mindset when she was one of four women to surf the infamous wave at Pipeline. 

Watch Tatiana at the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona April 1-11 on worldsurfleague.com.
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WSL commentator Joe Turpel talks with Championship Tour veteran Michel Bourez during their 14-day quarantine before the upcoming Australian events. Michel describes growing up in French Polynesia, raising his kids in Tahiti, and gives his prediction for the island’s next Championship Tour challenger. He shares stories from across his great career, from surfing at Narrabeen in the World Junior Championships, to beating Andy Irons in his very first CT heat, to competing against close friend Jeremy Flores in Code Red surf at Teahupo’o. Michel also breaks down his quarantine training regimen and explains how he watches past heats to motivate himself during workouts before taking on Turpel’s trivia.

Watch Michel at the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona April 1-11 on worldsurfleague.com.
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WSL commentator Joe Turpel talks with four-time World Champion Carissa Moore during their 14-day quarantine before the Australian leg of the Championship Tour. Carissa talks about the female surfers who have inspired her across her career, from past icons like Lisa Andersen and Megan Abubo to the next generation of young women who charge like Sierra Kerr and Kirra Pinkerton. She describes how she’s preparing for the new-look Australian events and details how she’s taking care of herself in quarantine. She discusses competing in pressure-filled events at waves of consequence like Teahupo’o and Pipeline before revealing which competitor she would want to face in the deciding surf-off at the Rip Curl WSL Finals.

Watch Carissa at the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona April 1-11 on worldsurfleague.com.
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