"anyway, I always liked this contest. It's a front row, head-on view of how an average-mushy/crumbly beach break (what most of us ride) should be ridden. Think of it as a clinic. " Basically my view. I mean today is an average day I guess for there???? This is the type of surf we get on the EC (when it's decent). I think it is like a clinic. That first heat with Gaudauksis (sp?) He was ripping. Then you have the mob spectators. It's like the ECSC. Sure the surf is rarely as good but the venue is cool...bikini contest, skate ramp, music.
once every 5 years they get a solid swell.i remember slater grabbing that 10 from outside the pier to a little barrel.I just want to see jaws make an appearance
congrats to winner Hiroto Ohhara. Huge upset by Tanner Hendrickson beating Filipe Toledo in the semis. That dude needed to be taken down a notch, imo...and he wasn't very sportsman-like about it.