Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach--Men's and Women's World Tour Event

Bodhi's up next

 

Oh, but he does....

Point Break 2 went straight to vhs. You might find it in the "where are they now" section at your local video store.

 

Conditions aren't as clean as yesterday but waves are bigger (8-10') and they're already 1/2 way through Men's rounds 2. Round 3 to follow.

 

carissa moore ftw!

2 in a row for her now, i believe...& both over tyler wright. i know a lot of people don't give 2 craps about the women's tour, but w/ tyler's win at snapper, this could be shaping up to be an interesting/close battle for the title. steph gilmore seems to be kinda not interested this year.

 

...and adriano wins. does anyone else feel that nat young was underscored a bit on his second (?) wave...the 8.33? would rather have seen young take the win, but i will freely admit that i am highly biased against the brazzo contingent on the tour. not a fan of their surfing in any way, shape, or form.

 

He definitely got underscored. I think Adriano got way too much praise for average surfing. Every guy in the event was surfing just as good. He didn't do anything spectacular in my opinion. Nat's blow tail was niiiiice

 

Nat would've won but he messed up that finishing turn.. 1 too many check turns. I would've rather seen him win tho

 

lol adriano broke the bell

 

What a great event. The camera angles are great for watching the swell at Bells! Felt like the commentators made light of the final a bit. I was rooting for Nat Young all the way as a fellow American and goofy-footer. The final could have gone either way. You can't deny the passion and the work ethic of Adriano. That goes for the Brazilian contingent on the whole in fact, and their surfing collectively has become more fluid. Polarizing group for sure.

 

i remember watching the women like 5 years ago.... and then you look at them now. and it seems like there are a good handful and growing, which are surfing like the guys. they seem to have lost that real stiff style. its awesome to see and exciting to watch. should be an exciting tour for both the guys and girls.

 

I just can't wait to see medina, john john, and kerrzy hit keramas this summer!

 

I think the best surfer of the event was Jordy by far, his turns were so smooth and effortless. Adriano was ripping for sure but he surfs so aggressively, like he is always pushing as hard as he can, pumping and bouncing around like crazy. Jordy just cruises, you almost never saw him pump. I guess I just prefer the more stylish aspects of his surfing, just going with what the wave offers, not forcing anything. I was pulling for him but oh well.

 

i am most excited for Keramas as well. that wave is a dream