Taj Burrow has won the Reef Pro in very un-Hawaiian waves. This obviously gives him the lead in the Triple Crown.
The waiting period for the next event at Sunset starts tomorrow. Taj has done well here in the past as he has at Pipe so he must have a good shot at the crown.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Days off
Got a couple of mid week days off as I'm working the weekend. Emailed a few people with view to heading south. There were a few that were keen but it ended up being just me and Tweeds.
Conditions were nice. The swell was pretty small (around 1.4 on the buoy) and the offshore was howling but after checking three spots we decided on a beach break just north of Supertubes.
The waves were only about 1 - 2 foot but super clean and wally. Even at that size there was plenty of push.
The warning of a washed up whale carcass bringing sharks kept us watching and the super clear water had every piece of weed looking like a creature.
It took me a while to get some rhythm, missing a lot of waves and getting stuck behind the section but Tweeds was surfing better than I had seen before. We swapped boards and he pulled off a couple of big slashes on my short and looser dhu-fish.
The only negatives were having to leave with waves still pumping in, ending up with a swollen elbow from a rail collision and sunburn.
Did I mention that we were the only ones out ?
Elsewhere there were plenty of winter banks hanging around. The stretch from Rabbits past Shallows had a number of peaks and quite a few surfers. Mitchell Rocks may not have been throwing up the Cyclone Biancca wedge but there were one or two peaks. They did look a bit frustrating as the surfers tried to decide to wait out the back or inside for the suckier and more consistent one.
Hot and offshore over the next few days. It doesn't look like there will be much swell but you can always be surprised.
Conditions were nice. The swell was pretty small (around 1.4 on the buoy) and the offshore was howling but after checking three spots we decided on a beach break just north of Supertubes.
The waves were only about 1 - 2 foot but super clean and wally. Even at that size there was plenty of push.
The warning of a washed up whale carcass bringing sharks kept us watching and the super clear water had every piece of weed looking like a creature.
It took me a while to get some rhythm, missing a lot of waves and getting stuck behind the section but Tweeds was surfing better than I had seen before. We swapped boards and he pulled off a couple of big slashes on my short and looser dhu-fish.
The only negatives were having to leave with waves still pumping in, ending up with a swollen elbow from a rail collision and sunburn.
Did I mention that we were the only ones out ?
Elsewhere there were plenty of winter banks hanging around. The stretch from Rabbits past Shallows had a number of peaks and quite a few surfers. Mitchell Rocks may not have been throwing up the Cyclone Biancca wedge but there were one or two peaks. They did look a bit frustrating as the surfers tried to decide to wait out the back or inside for the suckier and more consistent one.
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| Mitchell Rocks/Wyadup |
Hot and offshore over the next few days. It doesn't look like there will be much swell but you can always be surprised.
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| Shallows |
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Contest news
The Hawaiian season is just about to kick off. The Vans Triple Crown is back thanks to the ASP giving some events extra points despite not meeting the prize money thresholds.
The first event a Haleiwa has been on hold for the last few days. It will be webcast in the middle of the night at http://vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com/reefhawaiianpro2011 and is expected to start tonight.
Over in Italy the final event in the World Longboard Tour has finally started in one foot wind swell 180 ks away from the primary venue. Apparently a solid overhead swell smashed the venue the day before the event started and it has been billiard table flat since then. The WLT has smaller fields so they hope that the little pulse will allow them to finish the event today and crown a world champ. Heats are in the water right now but due to the change in venue there is no webcast.
The first event a Haleiwa has been on hold for the last few days. It will be webcast in the middle of the night at http://vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com/reefhawaiianpro2011 and is expected to start tonight.
Over in Italy the final event in the World Longboard Tour has finally started in one foot wind swell 180 ks away from the primary venue. Apparently a solid overhead swell smashed the venue the day before the event started and it has been billiard table flat since then. The WLT has smaller fields so they hope that the little pulse will allow them to finish the event today and crown a world champ. Heats are in the water right now but due to the change in venue there is no webcast.
More Taj and Jay Davies down south boosting in onshore crap.
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Something different and scary
This doesn't look quite as scary as I thought it would but I bet in real life your heart would be pounding out of your chest.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Oops !!!
Slater isn't the eleven times world champ yet. The ASP have messed up and miscalculated.
To win he needs to get through one more heat or Owen Wright to lose. To lose he would need to not win another heat and Wright would need to win the the Search and Pipe.
Look for some make up scores for Slater.
This is a huge stuff up for the ASP. Kelly's win was getting mainstream publicity but now all the focus is on their inability to understand their own rule book.
With judging controversies, the mid year cut off causing angst, Bobbies rant and now this the ASP is not doing a good job of convincing surfers it is the best way to go.
Perhaps now that they awarded the title on the anniversary of Andy Irons death they will leave the contest on hold so they can make it 11 on 11/11/11 !
There have been a few lay days in a row because of bad weather. The rumour is Monday is the next go day.
To win he needs to get through one more heat or Owen Wright to lose. To lose he would need to not win another heat and Wright would need to win the the Search and Pipe.
Look for some make up scores for Slater.
This is a huge stuff up for the ASP. Kelly's win was getting mainstream publicity but now all the focus is on their inability to understand their own rule book.
With judging controversies, the mid year cut off causing angst, Bobbies rant and now this the ASP is not doing a good job of convincing surfers it is the best way to go.
Perhaps now that they awarded the title on the anniversary of Andy Irons death they will leave the contest on hold so they can make it 11 on 11/11/11 !
There have been a few lay days in a row because of bad weather. The rumour is Monday is the next go day.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Ke11y
Kelly Slater has just won world title number eleven.
The Search round three continues. Taj is out, losing by less than a point.
The Search round three continues. Taj is out, losing by less than a point.
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