Fridays

I think I have said it before but there are few things I like more than getting into the ocean on a Friday afternoon. Especially that moment when you duck dive and see the setting sun glow through the falling lip. Very zen.

Today two groms were sharing little runners of what is normally a winter bank off the end of the southern rocks at Juniors. Not great but they were enjoying themselves.

I took hand plane version 2.0 for its first spin but stupidly left my fins at home. That made it very difficult to get into waves early enough to set a line before they closed out. The jury is out on this new board. It rode a little soft and didn't seem t want to bite into the face. I'm leaning towards the quality of the waves and the lack of drive from fins as being the probable cause. We'll see.

It looks like a little front may brush past over the weekend. Winds should have some north in them. Apparently the secret spot that shows up in all of Taj's Cyclone Bianca footage was breaking again on with Sunday's little northerly pulse and TB, CJ and the Snake were all over it, probably recovering from the Margaret River celebrations the night before.

Still live

Another high seed bites the dust with Bobby not getting anything decent.

Tommy Whitaker has just opened his heat quickly with a long clean tube and a big layback rebound off the foam. 8.83. Tiago Pires hasn't stood up yet.

Nearly time for bed as there are no real blockbuster heats left this round and I don't know how many more times I can bare looking at beach commentator Jake Patterson's crap sunglasses !!!!!

Quikie Pro on

The pointless non-elimination round one is on and live on the webcast and FuelTV. Jake Patto is commentating in his employer's event.

The waves are contestable but not super. The tide is very low and a bit messy. Wave selection seems to be the most imporant factor.

The first question of each new ASP season has been answered. Slater did turn up and won his heat.

Short Day in France

Just a few heats of round two run today before it was called off. No great surprises so far.

The judging has been a bit strange at times with lots of waves seeming to be under scored. It looks like big floaters are being preferred to big, fins out, vertical snaps. Jake Patterson called one wave the "best wave of the day" but the score was so low it didn't make it into the surfers final two.

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