Another Day Off

No contest in Brazil today.

Looking at the early morning (their time) webcast it looks like a good decision with howling side/offshore winds messing it up. With half the comp. done in the first two days there is still plenty of time to wait for decent waves.

Contest on hold

As expected, with two rounds down the contest organisers have called a lay day today.

Yesterday's predictions was for a new swell on Wednesday.

HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:

Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Tim Boal (FRA)
Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 6: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Dustin Barca (HAW)
Heat 7: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) vs. Dean Morrison (AUS)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Nathaniel Curran (USA)
Heat 10: Dayyan Neve (AUS) vs. Tim Reyes (USA)
Heat 11: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 12: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Chris Davidson (AUS)
Heat 13: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Michael Picon (FRA)
Heat 14: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 15: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 16: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Chris Ward (USA)

Whats in the Newsletter Bonus Videos

As usual there is a bonus YouTube playlist to complement the stories in the newsletter.

This months focuses on surfboards and board related stuff !

WCT Stop 4

Stop 4 on the ASP World Championship Tour is Brazil.

Round one used the old 'CT format with the non-elimination three man first round.

Waves are a couple of feet and the water as brown as Bunbury.

Doesn't look like Brazilian beach weather there either as everyone is rugged up and in steamers.

The webcast can be found via the ASP web-site.

Newsletter Coming

After months of work the next newsletter should lob into your inbox this week.