Over the last decade, no other surfer has pumped as much life into the heart of the surfing world as Brad Gerlach has. His runner-up finish for the ASP world title in 1991 added some much-needed spice to a stagnant ASP world tour between the Curren and Slater eras. His soul tripping exploits across Europe had surfers questioning whether they even needed to bring a surfboard along on a surfari.