{"id":42168,"date":"2019-11-20T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/164.68.121.224\/wrsc\/?p=42168"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:33:29","slug":"get-out-surf-podcast-3-transitioning-from-a-longboard-to-a-shortboard-with-paco-vega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/164.68.121.224\/wrsc\/get-out-surf-podcast-3-transitioning-from-a-longboard-to-a-shortboard-with-paco-vega\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Out &#038; Surf Podcast #3: Transitioning From a Longboard to a Shortboard (with Paco Vega)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42168\" class=\"elementor elementor-42168\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8db0702 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8db0702\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b72633\" data-id=\"4b72633\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7083eb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7083eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A quick disclaimer before listening.<\/strong> Transitioning to a shortboard should not be everyone&#8217;s goal. 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