The Association of Surfing Professional’s CEO Brodie Carr sits down with Surfing Life’s Chris Binns in Hossegor, France to discuss the rumors of the Kelly Slater Tour and about meeting with former boxing promoter Matt Tinley and Kelly Slater’s agent Terry Hardy. Brodies bottom line:
There are two schools of thought in surfing. One is that it needs to go more mainstream, the other is that what we have is pretty special, and going more mainstream is going to cannibalise that. You have to find the sweet spot in the middle so we don’t wreck what we have, so we’re not quick to jump away from what we already have unless it’s going to be great. We’ve taken 30 years to build the sport to what it is today, and yeah, the surf brands have been great and have made this what it is, as much as the surfers, so it would be irresponsible of us to make a decision quickly. We don’t want to rush anything, we want to take our time and assess everything and make sure we’re making the right decision for the sport, ’cos otherwise we might not be able to turn it back again.
While we tend to agree with “the other,” Carr’s level headed, logical responses to the questions show why he’s in the position he is. Read the rest for all the details.
[Link: Australian Surfing Life]
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