The Relentless Enthusiasm of Parker Coffin

It hasn’t always been smooth sailing for Parker Coffin. Over the course of a pro surfing career that’s spanned more than two decades, he’s torn ligaments, been knocked unconscious at Kandui, and nearly lost an eye to Barbados’s nastiest reef. At 21, he was dropped by all his sponsors, putting him in a mental tailspin. When surfing for a living was the sole career road map, Parker suddenly felt like he was driving blind. 

“I had no idea what the fuck I wanted to do,” he said. “I was just at a loss.