In something of a logic reach (nice, if it got him a paid trip to Hawaii) The New York Times writer Matt Higgins delves into the fading economy, Quiksilver’s stock price, and professional surfing and discovers that for the most part surfers don’t really care.
Randy Rarick, the executive director of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, taking place on the North Shore of Oahu this week, said: “I have a little saying, ‘The stock market is down; surf is up.’ No matter what, you don’t have a paycheck coming in, you’re not doing anything, you can still go out and catch a wave.”
And then there is Quik team manager Strider Wasilewski:
“A lot of these guys live in their own reality, which they have created — which is a good one,” he said. “Most of these guys don’t even know there’s a recession.”
Apparently, it’s the fashion industry that is having problems, not surfing. And that is a good thing to remember.
[Link: The New York Times]
