Joel started out in skateboarding and, while in his early teens, gained both recognition and sponsorship for this. On the water, his apparently effortless skill saw him win his first professional ASP competition at age 14. Unlike the vast majority of his contemporaries who were riding only modern short surfboards, he also rode the out-of-fashion longboard, and it was the longboard that catapulted him to worldwide fame in his mid-teens. Tudor was a major factor in the longboard revival of the 1990s. Despite everything Tudor represents and does It took seven attempts before he finally won this event in the Canary Islands in 1998.
Tudor cant be boxed out only as a longboarder. He possesses an extensive quiver of stubs, fishes and single-fin pintails, and chooses his vehicle according to the conditions. A masterful tuberider, he has gained recognition as an all-around world-class surfer, opening eyes to various designs. His act at pipeline, where he routinely stands apart from the maddening crowd with Lopez flow on '70s designs, has become legendary.
To watch Joel surf is to experience true style -- no wasted motion as an entire session is a seamless ride, void of any visible effort. "Style's not dead," he contends. "It's still out there. Just put some time into it and you'll find it. It's the soul of surfing." By taking us back into history, Tinkerbell has dictated an important part of our future. -- Jason Borte, February 2001
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