THE BOND BETWEEN SURFERS
THE BOND BETWEEN SURFERS is 22-chapter audio book series. An authentic surf story. The ultimate goal is to make the book into a feature length film. The audio series chronicles the life of two childhood friends. Her ambition is to become world champion, and he is trying to find the meaning of life through surfing. Follow a crew of surfers and immerse yourself into their world... The Surfing World. I hope you enjoy the story and one day the film.
Episodes
Chapter 1 of 22 - BECOMING A SURFER
Art, a 10-year-old boy is sitting near the shoreline making a sandcastle when The Surfer walks up beside him. The Surfer gives Art a smile and a nod as he enters the water. Art is mesmerized, as he watches him surf the waves with grace and elegance. This is the day that Art realizes he wants to be a surfer.
Chapter 2 of 22 - First Surfboard
-Art walks into Bajan Surfboards where he meets Joe Montgomery, the owner of the surf shop. Joe is one of many proud Black Surfers who originates from the island of Barbados.
Art tries to talk his mother into helping him buy a surfboard. Joe shows him a used board that he falls in love with. This is a special defining once in a lifetime moment. The day Art gets his first s...
Chapter 3 of 22 - Best Friends
- Art is in the beginning phase of learning how to surf as he spends more time under the water than on top of it. Art meets Via who is the same age as him, 10 years old. She just moved here from South America. They are both trading wipeouts and instantly become best friends.
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-Via, Art, and 5 other groms are being challenged by a surfer nicknamed "Tuna" who is 20 years old, tall, and full of muscles. Tuna dares the groms to take him on, as he will smash them like sand crabs and feed them to the sharks!
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-Art is having an Epic Surfing Dream! It's set in the future and a surfer's fantasy dream come true. The waves are Perfection! Art grabs his rocket propelled surfboard and immediately heads to the lineup.
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-Art and Via are now 16 years old and going on their first surf trip! The anticipation is off the charts. They are extremely stoked about their adventure and the epic surf they will catch.
Do you remember your first surf trip?
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- Art and Via are getting ready for the Dawn Patrol Session and the Waves are Cooking! Via reminisces about when they were younger, and they used to scrape the wax off the used surfboards at the shop. Via hands Art a gift that symbolizes their friendship for his 16th birthday and then they hit the surf!
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-Art is bummed that he did not make the Bajan Surf Team when Via did. Joe, in his wise way, explains to Art his bigger purpose as a surfer and to the surf community.
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- Via's lifelong dream and aspiration is to become a professional surfer. This is the contest that will make her dream come true and propel her into becoming a Surfing Icon!
It is also a time where Art and Via's paths in life begin to diverge as they struggle to understand each other.
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-What's a Surf Movie without a Party Scene! The whole crew is in attendance wishing Via well on the Pro Tour. Devo dreams about moving to New Zealand and opening up a bar called Sheep Shucker's Inn, while Art talks about moving to the The Islands. It's an action-packed party! Full of clowning around, tension between Art and Via, a scuffle with an Out-Of-Towner, and ending with a Love Ballad between ...
- Art and Erika are going out on their first date. At the same time, the surf crew is suffering through a nasty flat spell with no end in sight.
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-It's On! Longboarders vs. Shortboarders the rivalry continues. Art and Devo paddle out on old longboards from the 60's. Devo is dressed up as if he has come straight out of a western movie. In his best Clint Eastwood impression, he pulls out his toy guns and tells the shortboarders, "THE PARTY'S OVER"!
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-Art with flowers in hand, pulls up to the dock where Erika is waiting. While having a romantic dinner, Erika has an epiphany about her architectural stylistic vision. Meantime, in another part of the world, Via wins her first pro surf contest!
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-Art is fulfilling his Dream! He's moving to the islands, but dreams don't come without sacrifice. Art has to leave Erika, the person he loves.
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-Art has moved to the islands and looking for a place to live. He meets Aiko who has a room for rent. She is sitting on a picturesque cliff point overlooking the ocean and sanding a fin on her surfboard. Aiko is the Premiere Big Wave shaper on the islands and is from Japan.
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-Aiko decides that Art has what it takes to surf big waves. She finally shapes Art the Rhino Chaser that he has been yearning for.
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Via is offered a multi-million dollar sponsorship, but there are strings attached to the deal. She has to make a decision. To Sell Out... or, To Surf...
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With your support, the ultimate goal is to make THE BOND BETWEEN SURFERS into a Feature Length Film. I'm asking each and every one of the 25 million Surfers and friends of Surfers to ma...
After being apart for 2 years, Erika visits Art in the islands! They both romantically explore all the nature and wonder the island has to offer. Also, the long-distance relationship is tested.
In this chapter, I wanted to write about relationships in your early twenties when love and the realities of life come crashing head on with each other. This is a heightened time of emotions and decision making that will aff...
-Via is on a mission of redemption as she tries to win the coveted Royal Pacific.
In this chapter, I wanted to explore what if there was an Eddie Aikau event for women surfers. That is how I came up the THE ROYAL PACIFIC INVITATIONAL. I can totally envision Fiction becoming Reality and I would LOVE TO SEE The Royal Pacific becoming an actual big wave surf contest for women surfers!!! Contact me if you would like to m...
-CHAPTER 20 – REUNIFICATION --- Aiko covertly arranges a meeting between Art and Via to rekindle their friendship.
One of my major influences in writing this story is from the film BIG WEDNESDAY. I would say the overarching theme in Big Wednesday is FRIENDSHIP. So much so that I wanted THE BOND BETWEEN SURFERS to be a story about FRIENDSHIP. I chronicle the lives of Art and Via from age 10 to age 40 and how their ...
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