Date of Birth: July 13, 1993

Best Known For: His power airs

Local Spot: Tar pits or Rincon

My Crew: My brother, Kokoro T, the Letinskys, Mikey Walters, Alex M, Beester, Eddie and a few others

Board of Choice: I've been stuck between the Proton and the Rookie. Might have to go with the trusty old Proton, though.? 

Dream Wave: Rincon is pretty dreamy on its day. Make it tube a bit more and it would be hard to beat.?

My Top Five:

1.) "Behind the Moon" by Matt Costa   2.) Tavarua   3.) Tom Curren   4.) Dane Reynolds   5.) Italian food

Coffin takes the fast lane to Santa Cruz. Video: Ryan Perry

The fall keeps giving on the West Coast. Video: Ryan Perry

So, last week was a pretty interesting week. I flew over to Hawaii with Ryan and we met up with the Redbull guys to do a training camp. It was super fun to hang out with them, but unfortunately the waves were pretty junk. A couple fun sessions for sure but not what you go the North Shore for. Still, it was really nice to get out of CA for a few days. I took the red eye flight home and the morning I flew into LAX the waves were pumping at my house. JOJ Ryan went straight to the beach and scored some pretty cool stuff. Well, I thought it was cool so hopefully you do, too. Check it out!  --Ceester

Training up for game day

At the moment I’m sitting on the North Shore enjoying the nice breeze and the gorgeous weather. I flew over for a bit of a strike mission… It would have been the ultimate strike mission if the waves were pumping, but it's pretty much flat. Redbull is doing a little training camp with a few of the juniors, including Evan and myself. They flew Ryan and me over to hopefully get some stuff done. Unfortunately, the waves have been pretty small, but we’ve still been surfing. Purps and Shane Beschen have been putting us to work doing mini comps at random waves that practically don’t exist to most people on the North Shore. Thanks to PJ we had a sweet dinner at Lei Lei’s last night. I got a huge rack of ribs with some mash potatoes and I ate almost the whole thing. When I got back to my house, I left it on the wall to our gate. When I woke up this morning I went to grab it, but I found that someone had cruised by, opened my to-go box, and ate my ribs but left the box on the ground… What the hell! Some sucker made off with my scrumptious ribs! Well, I thought you guys might enjoy checking out this video since it has to do with bacon, somewhat similar to ribs. I like to eat and so does this little kid. Maybe it was even myself a few years ago… For you to decide. See ya. Ceester.

 Click here for the video.

And why he might move to Spain

So, it’s been quite some time since I’ve posted anything on here… Which is actually odd seeming that I’ve had a lot of time on my hands. Maybe it’s because I didn’t think I had anything interesting to say. Well, to be honest I’m pretty sure I still don’t have anything too entertaining.

 

Making attempts at surfing the waist-high slop, trying to write English papers on hideous topics and reading books have been my highlights. Even though it might sound lame, it's actually been quite nice. A bit of a change from the ordinary. I recently read an excellent book called The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. The words in the book are so smooth and flow so nicely that they lull you into some sort of trance. Then before you know it, you want to go to Spain, watch bullfights and drink vermouth all day.

But that isn’t reality… Since I haven’t had to read books for school I have really taken to reading books that interest me, or that are recommended to me. Right now I’m reading 1984 by George Orwell and it sure is a trip. This man Winston lives in this odd world that is lead by “Big Brother.” Big Brother and his "party" basically control society. They make up the past by controlling everything — including our minds. The book's a bit out there but in an odd way paints a picture of what our world could some day be, or is maybe well on its way to being.

It’s been really nice to have a lot of time to relax and hang around my house. But all the while that I’ve been here, my brother was off in some far off fantasy land where the waves were pumping and there were hot little girls running around. If you saw any of the photos you’d be quite jealous, too! It’s cool to hear that he is charging and getting some sick tubes! Someone has to do it…—Conner 

Finding newfound freedom in his "new car." Filmed, Edited and Directed: Ryan Perry Supporting Cast: Parker Coffin and Curt Harper

Finally, I have had the pleasure of spending some relaxing time at home. I’ve been home since my little outing to Hawaii that was closely followed by the US champs. It was a fun comp with some good waves. Would have liked to win, but Brother was on fire in the final. Congrats to him.

 

Anyways, enough about contests. The weather has been AMAZING at home. Perfectly sunny every single day and I don’t think the temperature has dropped below the 80’s. I think one day my car even read 100! WWOOWWW. Oh, I almost forgot, I did pass my license test. I’ve been running wild up here… Literally surfing non stop. It’s been small but it hasn’t mattered. Basically, every day I get up around 6:30, head down to Ventura for a surf, and then just cruise. Usually surf at least once more but lots of days I’ve been surfing three sessions. Man is it nice! Honestly, I couldn’t ask for anything more.

This last weekend the waves actually ended up getting pretty fun. My brother and I had a few fun go outs. My friend Ryan has been on it when we surf and we’ve been getting some little clips here and there. He made a little video for the site so check that out. It’s something a little bit different to tickle your taste buds. It’ll give you a little insight into what I’ve been up to lately… Hope you enjoy!—Conner