Trunk Talk: Noa Deane’s Guide To Non-Restrictive Surfing

Surfing in trunks is one of life’s greatest joys. Want comfort, simplicity and freedom? Apply trunks and feel the vibes rise. Boardshorts are far more to a surfer than material. They are a symbol of good times, of summer, of living high; for many, they represent vacation, for others they are simply associated with freedom from the shackles of employment.

Arguably, those who enjoy the most intimate relationship with trunks are those who are best at this sport (professional surfers) – if for no other reason than they spend the most time in them. And because it’s no secret we adore that boardshort lifestyle, we wished to syphon a whole lot of trunk talk from some of our favourite surfers. What do they most love about trunks? What are the rules of boardshorts? What length? Zip or velcro? Pockets or no? Do’s and Don’ts? And, much more. Let’s raise the temp a little and ride the summer breeze, shall we?

Today’s special guest is freesurfing, Cooly cat Noa Deane. We managed to interrupt his daily business happenings of writing music, melting hearts and surfing exceptionally well, to bring a little colour to our trunk-focused series. A few things we learned in this segment from the man behind ilovetables.com; chatting up ladies on the beach is creepy, but if you’ve got the appetite (and the stickers to prove it) dropping the ‘pro’ label can be used if necessary, avoid bright coloured surf garments to keep it low-key in the lineup, long shorts will kill your air game and Joel Parkinson is a boardshort pin-up. Take what you want from your time here with Noz, agree or disagree with his sentiments, you’ll still enjoy watching him surfing.

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