Round one of the men and rounds one and two for the women were completed last night in the Rip Curl Search. Both round ones were non-elimination and no real surprises.
From a WA view point, Taj lost a close heat and will have to front in round two. Clare Bevo continued her recent good form winning her three surfer heat and going through to round three.
Slater had the best round one score in winning his heat. Jordy is also into round three.
The other possible world champ Steph Gilmore is on her way to a hat trick with yet another round win.
The call for today should be soon (they are 12 hours behind) but the long range forecast isn't great.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sad
Yesterday I desperately looked at the surf for something rideable. Today I convinced myself that the calf height dribble at Juniors was surfable on my log. Turns out is wasn't !
Nice in the water but not exactly a surf.
Nice in the water but not exactly a surf.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Searching
The Rip Curl search event has started in Puerto Rico has started in nice waves. The men have been thrown out on the first day of the waiting period.
Heat three starring Taj is in the water at the moment and is leading the heat early. The waves are getting cleaner as the morning sickness starts to wobble away.
Everyone is looking at Slater to win his tenth title sometime during this event. Jordy must make the finals to have any chance to take it to Pipeline but would still need KS to lose early. An interesting stat - over his long career Slater has won an event every four events !
Usual places to watch the event - webcast and FuelTV (or the ASPtogo iPad/iPhone app)
Heat three starring Taj is in the water at the moment and is leading the heat early. The waves are getting cleaner as the morning sickness starts to wobble away.
Everyone is looking at Slater to win his tenth title sometime during this event. Jordy must make the finals to have any chance to take it to Pipeline but would still need KS to lose early. An interesting stat - over his long career Slater has won an event every four events !
Usual places to watch the event - webcast and FuelTV (or the ASPtogo iPad/iPhone app)
Desperate
Been lacking in the blog area the last few weeks. I've been busy, the surf locally hasn't been great and I have a new iPad so haven't touched the computer for a while !
Today is nice but there isn't much swell. The wind is fairly strong and offshore and the water is nice and clear. For a change you can see the start of a bank or two at BP but they are still close to the shore and straight.
There are about half a dozen body boarders at the northern end of the Bay taking on little wedges of dubious quality.
Having said how bad it is I was looking for anything that even remotely looks surf-able. After a long awaited taste last week, including my first summer sea breeze session on Sunday, I'm hanging to get wet again but can't go far from home. Sad
Today is nice but there isn't much swell. The wind is fairly strong and offshore and the water is nice and clear. For a change you can see the start of a bank or two at BP but they are still close to the shore and straight.
There are about half a dozen body boarders at the northern end of the Bay taking on little wedges of dubious quality.
Having said how bad it is I was looking for anything that even remotely looks surf-able. After a long awaited taste last week, including my first summer sea breeze session on Sunday, I'm hanging to get wet again but can't go far from home. Sad
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Home and away
Quick note as I'm at work. Too a trip with some work mate south today to match up with the predicted three metre swell.
Yalls was clean but not that big. There were a couple out at the Bubble including a mal. Scoot around to Smiths and it doesn't look that nice although it is offshore with a bit of swell.
Decide to check Inji. There is a wave but the tide is a bit high. Three guys out but with others waxing up in the carpark. The Point was just too far away !
Sausage roll and a doughnut from Tass Bakery in Dunsborough, a check of the free boards at Yahoo and it was home for lunch and work. Well that was the plan until we stopped at Capel Cut just in case.
With a couple of guys packing up in the carpark and the odd little runner coming through the two of us who didn't go out at Smith hit it on a fishy shapes. It was a little inconsistent and hard work but both of us go a few little fun one on the inside reef.
Then it was work time but I'm not super enthused !
Yalls was clean but not that big. There were a couple out at the Bubble including a mal. Scoot around to Smiths and it doesn't look that nice although it is offshore with a bit of swell.
Decide to check Inji. There is a wave but the tide is a bit high. Three guys out but with others waxing up in the carpark. The Point was just too far away !
Back to Smiths and the reef was an almost exclusively lay down area. A group of body boarders were sharing some super clean suck pits. They were all very polite and shared it amongst everyone (including one of us). A couple of shortboarders went out here and there but couldn't take off deep enough to really get full benefit from the waves.
It was too sucky for me so I chose a little hand plane session on the beachie.
Sausage roll and a doughnut from Tass Bakery in Dunsborough, a check of the free boards at Yahoo and it was home for lunch and work. Well that was the plan until we stopped at Capel Cut just in case.
With a couple of guys packing up in the carpark and the odd little runner coming through the two of us who didn't go out at Smith hit it on a fishy shapes. It was a little inconsistent and hard work but both of us go a few little fun one on the inside reef.
Then it was work time but I'm not super enthused !
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaater
Freeze it and go ice skating. The ocean would be so smooth you could go curling.
The wind is starting to head into the south/south west already.
The wind is starting to head into the south/south west already.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Flaaaaaaaaaaat
and getting flatter.
The harbour buoy is now under 0.2 or about 17 centimetres !!!!!!
There is a forecast of a little sw pulse next week but it dependent on a couple of other unlikely things. There is a forecast for some rain Wednesday and Thursday. Can you guess which day I have time off to go down south ?????
The harbour buoy is now under 0.2 or about 17 centimetres !!!!!!
There is a forecast of a little sw pulse next week but it dependent on a couple of other unlikely things. There is a forecast for some rain Wednesday and Thursday. Can you guess which day I have time off to go down south ?????
Friday, October 15, 2010
Slater wins
Number ten must be around the corner after KS won the Rip Curl Pro in Portugal, beating the only one with a realistic chance of beating him Jordy Smith.
Jordy nailed a huge Superman air but it wasn't enough to overcome Slater's vertical but fairly conservative approach. However his huge floater was pretty amazing and showed Jordy, who had done one earlier, that he was able to match anything he could muster and make it just a little more critical.
Next event is the Rip Curl Search in Puerto Rico, starting on the 30th. This is a new venue so could throw up some challenges.
Jordy nailed a huge Superman air but it wasn't enough to overcome Slater's vertical but fairly conservative approach. However his huge floater was pretty amazing and showed Jordy, who had done one earlier, that he was able to match anything he could muster and make it just a little more critical.
Next event is the Rip Curl Search in Puerto Rico, starting on the 30th. This is a new venue so could throw up some challenges.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Finals Day at Supertubos
Finals day for the Rip Curl Pro back at the primary location. The world title race is basically down to two now that Fanning bombed in round three. Kelly is in the water against Damo Hopgood in the quarters at the moment and the other title contender Jordy Smith has Pat Guduskas in quarter four. Next heat could be a killer if Owen Wright and Jeremy Flores bring their new school game.
Yesterday's round four non-elimination round was held in pretty standard beach breaks. Today is back at Supertubos but its not the classic conditions of the early rounds. Doesn't look like many tubes and if the few heats of round five I watched are the mark, the judges have lost the plot. They scored Damo Hopgood for high for two boring stock standard reos but Matty Wilkinson low for a couple of whacks and a big air because he "didn't ride out of it", despite it being on the last section of the wave, him clearly landing it and standing up in the soup.
The winner will be awarded later tonight. Coverage on the webcast and FuelTV
Yesterday's round four non-elimination round was held in pretty standard beach breaks. Today is back at Supertubos but its not the classic conditions of the early rounds. Doesn't look like many tubes and if the few heats of round five I watched are the mark, the judges have lost the plot. They scored Damo Hopgood for high for two boring stock standard reos but Matty Wilkinson low for a couple of whacks and a big air because he "didn't ride out of it", despite it being on the last section of the wave, him clearly landing it and standing up in the soup.
The winner will be awarded later tonight. Coverage on the webcast and FuelTV
Little runners
Just got out of the water after a late afternoon bash at BP Reef. The tide is very low still but the strong offshores have buttoned off and there were some little left way inside.
The take off rocks were basically dry sucking but if you could get one close enough to break but not on the rock there was a little hip height face for a couple of turns.
Can you tell that I haven't really been able to get any decent waves in the last month or so !!!!!!!!!!
The take off rocks were basically dry sucking but if you could get one close enough to break but not on the rock there was a little hip height face for a couple of turns.
Can you tell that I haven't really been able to get any decent waves in the last month or so !!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Taj robbed again
Round three has hit the water at the back up beachie. Taj scored the guinea pig first heat in okay onshore waves.
It seems again that Taj's opponent was over scored on his best two waves. Variety is meant to be part of the criteria but Matt Wilkinson's three decent backhand reos were all the same but he got an eight. His single move air reverse was a six ! Taj surfered big and smooth with big hacks and held the lead for most of the heat with fives but struggled to find a wave in the back end of the heat. He did get a square up with a wave with three massive smacks getting a nine but he needed a 9.1. That wave was probably overscored to make up but it wasn't enough. It looks like another year without a title for TB. Interestingly he wasn't riding a Firewire but a normal (and dented) board.
With the "swell of the century" not arriving the forecast isn't great and the current word from the contest is for the rest of round three today (six more hours) and then small beachies for the rest of the contest.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Round One has finished
The Rip Curl Pro Portugal ran the non-elimination round one in some pretty marginal waves at Supertubos. Taj continued his habit of winning round one heat this year (the opposite of last year) and Slater continued his habit of losing.
Round two is on at the moment in nice waves. Its probably around four foot and offshore, although the size has dropped with the tide. There are some nice long barrels and enough waves to make it fair for everyone.
So far in round two Slater won easily and Jordy is through to the next round. Dane Reynolds and Adriano DeSouza have pretty much fallen out of the race by losing their round two heats. Adriano was beaten by Dean Morrison who was the injury replacement for Bede Durbridge, who just had a baby last week.
The sun is meant to stay up until after 8 their time which will be after midnight here provided the conditions stay nice.
FuelTV are showing the event live and there is a webcast (if you can stand Jodie Cooper's commentary)
Round two is on at the moment in nice waves. Its probably around four foot and offshore, although the size has dropped with the tide. There are some nice long barrels and enough waves to make it fair for everyone.
So far in round two Slater won easily and Jordy is through to the next round. Dane Reynolds and Adriano DeSouza have pretty much fallen out of the race by losing their round two heats. Adriano was beaten by Dean Morrison who was the injury replacement for Bede Durbridge, who just had a baby last week.
The sun is meant to stay up until after 8 their time which will be after midnight here provided the conditions stay nice.
FuelTV are showing the event live and there is a webcast (if you can stand Jodie Cooper's commentary)
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Perfect weather
Couldn't ask for better weather than today. Not because I'm surfed out from a week of swell and offshores (I'm not, the best I got was six inch Juniors late Friday) but because it is Bathurst.
I started watching Bathurst before I started surfing so it is always a bonus when the race and poor waves coincide. I don't need to make a choice between the two.
Go Skaife and Lowndes. If they can't win, any Holden will do.
I started watching Bathurst before I started surfing so it is always a bonus when the race and poor waves coincide. I don't need to make a choice between the two.
Go Skaife and Lowndes. If they can't win, any Holden will do.
New guard wins in Portugal
Carissa Moore has won the Rip Curl Pro by beating Steph Gilmore. Between them they have won all bar one event this year. Gilmore is set for another World Title but Moore may be the competition she needs in the next few years.
The final were held at a backup venue in waves that were decent and with good size. Although she is small, WA's Clare Bevilaqua, who had a great event finishing third, was taking waves in he quarter final that was easily double overhead. Although the size was there they were a bit fat and sectioning and not giving much room for big vertical whacks. It was a bit like a brown version of the left at Marge's.
The big storm predicted has apparently hit and the swell has jacked. One of those European news programs on SBS had footage of big waves bashing the coast but who knows what they were saying ! The men are set to run today at Supertubos if the wind backs off.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Portugal for men and women
The Rip Curl Pro is on in Portugal with the women in the water. WA's Claire Bevilacqua is currently in heat four of round one.
The waves look ok, decent size and offshore but they don't seem to allow huge moves.
The swell forecasts show a massive blob in the swell window and they are starting to talk it up as storm of the century !
Rip Curl have a decent webcast and the men will be shown on FuelTV.
The waves look ok, decent size and offshore but they don't seem to allow huge moves.
The swell forecasts show a massive blob in the swell window and they are starting to talk it up as storm of the century !
Rip Curl have a decent webcast and the men will be shown on FuelTV.
Even bigger
Massive 5 metres swell hit down south yesterday morning. Coastalwatch is reporting 12' + at Yallingup and bigger at Marges.
There was an bit of motion locally and I suspect that Capel and Binningup might have had some clean waves with offshore winds.
The swell is dropping but is near three at Naturaliste and 0.5 locally. Wind should have a touch of north but still be offshore most of the morning. Would be a nice day for a sickie if it wasn't school holidays.
There was an bit of motion locally and I suspect that Capel and Binningup might have had some clean waves with offshore winds.
The swell is dropping but is near three at Naturaliste and 0.5 locally. Wind should have a touch of north but still be offshore most of the morning. Would be a nice day for a sickie if it wasn't school holidays.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Big Swell
Huge jump in swell yesterday. Naturaliste hit just over 4 metres around six last night and is still at 3.6. Albany was even bigger.
Coastalwatch had photos of people hitting Cow Bombie.
Bunbury didn't really see much. There is a little blip up to about 0.7 and it is a 0.6 now. But the wind will be onshore all day.
Bunbury didn't really see much. There is a little blip up to about 0.7 and it is a 0.6 now. But the wind will be onshore all day.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Mick wins
Mick Fanning has just beaten Kelly Slater by a combo score in the final of the Quiksilver Pro in France. The swell had jacked with the tide and it was a solid double overhead breaking onto a shallow bank. Looking at the waves you can see how the French invented the guilotine !!!
Slater pulled off wave of the event in the semis. After taking off under the lip and his board sliding tail first down the face the olny people that thought he had made it were Kelly and the cameraman. Ten points and no claim.
Mick lucked into two surfable waves but took a massive wave on the head and broke his legrope. He deserved the scores he got, especially his last wave but I have two complaints, Mick claims like a Brazillian and has the worst poo stance on the CT.
Mick will go to third, Kelly will stay at number one but with a larger buffer over Jordy. However when you consider that the worst two events are dropped (and there are three left) Kelly pulls away. On my adjusted scores he is 42500 (with his worst two results a 9th and 17th leaving nothing lower than 3rd), Jordy 33750 (drops a 17th and a 5th leaving three 5th, a second and a win), Mick 32000 (dropping 9ths but keeping two 9th in his score), Taj 30000 (having to hold a 17th in his score line) and Dane 28500 (dropping 17th and a 9th but having nothing higher than third). Kelly and Jordy can both afford to have another bad day, especially Jordy whose second lowest score is a 9th but Taj must make finals and hope the others bomb.
Next event is the Rip Curl in Portugal on Thursday. Current rumour is that there will be swell from week one. Supertubes is much like France - closeouts with the odd epic tube, expect plenty of claims. This is the replacement event for Mundacca which has failed to deliver for the last few years.
Slater pulled off wave of the event in the semis. After taking off under the lip and his board sliding tail first down the face the olny people that thought he had made it were Kelly and the cameraman. Ten points and no claim.
Mick lucked into two surfable waves but took a massive wave on the head and broke his legrope. He deserved the scores he got, especially his last wave but I have two complaints, Mick claims like a Brazillian and has the worst poo stance on the CT.
Mick will go to third, Kelly will stay at number one but with a larger buffer over Jordy. However when you consider that the worst two events are dropped (and there are three left) Kelly pulls away. On my adjusted scores he is 42500 (with his worst two results a 9th and 17th leaving nothing lower than 3rd), Jordy 33750 (drops a 17th and a 5th leaving three 5th, a second and a win), Mick 32000 (dropping 9ths but keeping two 9th in his score), Taj 30000 (having to hold a 17th in his score line) and Dane 28500 (dropping 17th and a 9th but having nothing higher than third). Kelly and Jordy can both afford to have another bad day, especially Jordy whose second lowest score is a 9th but Taj must make finals and hope the others bomb.
Next event is the Rip Curl in Portugal on Thursday. Current rumour is that there will be swell from week one. Supertubes is much like France - closeouts with the odd epic tube, expect plenty of claims. This is the replacement event for Mundacca which has failed to deliver for the last few years.
Slater does it again
Five scored above five to end with an eight and a nine and Michel Bourez comboed.
Clean long tubes and a couple of doggy door exits that would have killed lesser people. If you watch his nine you can see the red singlet look like its about to get thrown over the falls but he comes out.
Its very un-Australian but I hope he gets his tenth world title this year.
Ace vs Perrow in an all Aussie quarter final. Ace is the last goofy left in the event.
Clean long tubes and a couple of doggy door exits that would have killed lesser people. If you watch his nine you can see the red singlet look like its about to get thrown over the falls but he comes out.
Its very un-Australian but I hope he gets his tenth world title this year.
Ace vs Perrow in an all Aussie quarter final. Ace is the last goofy left in the event.
Too much choice
There is too much live sport right now. I'm flicking between the test match in India, the AFL Grand Final and the finals day at the Quikie.
Swell is big and clean but still thumping. Paddling out is hard but the jet ski is struggling even more. It looks like a crazy beach break version of Pipe and Backdoor
Slater v Bourez just hitting the water at the moment.
Swell is big and clean but still thumping. Paddling out is hard but the jet ski is struggling even more. It looks like a crazy beach break version of Pipe and Backdoor
Slater v Bourez just hitting the water at the moment.
Changes
Woke up to winter again.
A grey morning with strengthening south/south west winds. Strangely the onshore slop has more shape than the clean conditions of the last week or so. With a bit of angle to the waves there are a few corners at BP and Juniors if you need a weekend fix before the footy.
A grey morning with strengthening south/south west winds. Strangely the onshore slop has more shape than the clean conditions of the last week or so. With a bit of angle to the waves there are a few corners at BP and Juniors if you need a weekend fix before the footy.
Finals Day
Just the finals to run in France. Slater has Michel Bourez, who should have beaten him in round four. If he wins he will get another heat on one of his rivals as Fanning and Jordy battle each other in quarter four.
QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Daniel Ross (AUS) 16.40 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.33
Heat 2: Taylor Knox (USA) 8.77 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 7.23
Heat 3: Brett Simpson (USA) 11.34 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 10.30
Heat 4: Owen Wright (AUS) 16.27 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 6.23
Heat 5: Michel Bourez (PYF) 17.00 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 8.83
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.53 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.60
Heat 7: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.84 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 2.60
Heat 8: Jadson Andre (BRA) 15.83 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.60
Heat 9: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.67 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 9.77
Heat 10: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 8.90 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 7.10
Heat 11: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.50 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 8.66
Heat 12: Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.27 def. Luke Munro (AUS) 5.50
Heat 1: Daniel Ross (AUS) 16.40 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.33
Heat 2: Taylor Knox (USA) 8.77 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 7.23
Heat 3: Brett Simpson (USA) 11.34 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 10.30
Heat 4: Owen Wright (AUS) 16.27 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 6.23
Heat 5: Michel Bourez (PYF) 17.00 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 8.83
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.53 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.60
Heat 7: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.84 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 2.60
Heat 8: Jadson Andre (BRA) 15.83 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.60
Heat 9: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.67 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 9.77
Heat 10: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 8.90 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 7.10
Heat 11: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.50 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 8.66
Heat 12: Mick Fanning (AUS) 11.27 def. Luke Munro (AUS) 5.50
QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Brett Simpson (USA) 10.67, Daniel Ross (AUS) 10.53, Taylor Knox (USA) 6.40
Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.20, Michel Bourez (PYF) 15.63, Owen Wright (AUS) 9.26
Heat 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.40, Jadson Andre (BRA) 8.37, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 6.73
Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.93, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 7.10, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 2.83
Heat 1: Brett Simpson (USA) 10.67, Daniel Ross (AUS) 10.53, Taylor Knox (USA) 6.40
Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.20, Michel Bourez (PYF) 15.63, Owen Wright (AUS) 9.26
Heat 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.40, Jadson Andre (BRA) 8.37, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 6.73
Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.93, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 7.10, Kieren Perrow (AUS) 2.83
QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 5 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Dan Ross (AUS) 15.07 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 10.50
Heat 2: Michel Bourez (PYF) 8.30 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 6.50
Heat 3: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 15.23 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 10.86
Heat 4: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.50 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 2.97
Heat 1: Dan Ross (AUS) 15.07 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 10.50
Heat 2: Michel Bourez (PYF) 8.30 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 6.50
Heat 3: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 15.23 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 10.86
Heat 4: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.50 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 2.97
QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS:
QF 1: Brett Simpson (USA) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)
QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
QF 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
QF 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
QF 1: Brett Simpson (USA) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)
QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
QF 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
QF 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Friday, October 1, 2010
Kelly Houdini !!!
Slater has pulled another classic escape act in round four. Michel Bourez was on fire early with some big turns and a bazza or two. Slater was comboed and with a total just over one with the heat half done. Owen Wright was never in it as he wasn't getting any decent waves.
Then Slater picks up a full stand up tube followed by a massive floater where he spent more time free falling than in the lip. The 8.5 put him back into the game.
Michel took an impossible dumper which was so powerful it snapped his Firewire, a task most trucks can't do. While he was trying to get in against a rip that looked like a river, Slater locked in another barrel, came through the curtain and the threw an air reverse for a high seven and the heat. He might have been just a little overscored but he has done enough to deserve it.
Slater to the quarters, Owen and Michel to round five.
Jordy Smith has just free fell into a deep pit but was whacked when he tried to sneak through another section.
The waves are still good but the rips are massive and moving through the lineup. With the "small" 9 metre tide running out the good waves are moving around between banks and the paddle out is getting difficult.
Then Slater picks up a full stand up tube followed by a massive floater where he spent more time free falling than in the lip. The 8.5 put him back into the game.
Michel took an impossible dumper which was so powerful it snapped his Firewire, a task most trucks can't do. While he was trying to get in against a rip that looked like a river, Slater locked in another barrel, came through the curtain and the threw an air reverse for a high seven and the heat. He might have been just a little overscored but he has done enough to deserve it.
Slater to the quarters, Owen and Michel to round five.
Jordy Smith has just free fell into a deep pit but was whacked when he tried to sneak through another section.
The waves are still good but the rips are massive and moving through the lineup. With the "small" 9 metre tide running out the good waves are moving around between banks and the paddle out is getting difficult.
Claims
Everyone is claiming at the Quiksilver Pro in France. Round three is into the last heat. The waves are nice when they aren't closing out. It is still one of those day where only one in twenty are surfable but at least its sort of offshore.
Taj lost in the first heat as did the higher seed in the first three heats. You compare Taj and Dan's second wave and see if you think Dan deserved a nine. I don't and think that once again Taj was ripped off. Just like Cheyne Horan before him the judges seem to want to score his competitors higher for smaller moves.
Slater beat Julian Wilson slipping one in under his priority. Jordy is through as is Owen Wright.
Taj's loss just about kills his world title hopes, especially with Slater and Jordy still there. This is part of the unfairness of the current format. Slater loses in round one but is still in the event. He can lose again in round four and win. Taj wins big in his round one heat but is out.
The event is going to blaze on for as much of today as they can. The swell is meant to be up tomorrow but the wind is going to be bad.
Taj lost in the first heat as did the higher seed in the first three heats. You compare Taj and Dan's second wave and see if you think Dan deserved a nine. I don't and think that once again Taj was ripped off. Just like Cheyne Horan before him the judges seem to want to score his competitors higher for smaller moves.
Slater beat Julian Wilson slipping one in under his priority. Jordy is through as is Owen Wright.
Taj's loss just about kills his world title hopes, especially with Slater and Jordy still there. This is part of the unfairness of the current format. Slater loses in round one but is still in the event. He can lose again in round four and win. Taj wins big in his round one heat but is out.
The event is going to blaze on for as much of today as they can. The swell is meant to be up tomorrow but the wind is going to be bad.
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