Margaret River Pro

I don't know much about the event itself, but it will be interesting to see if John John Florence can keep himself in the competition as well as Slater. Mick Fanning is fun to watch and I like Nat Young, too. I'm hoping he wins it.

As for the women surfers, I like Courtney Conlogue. She really goes for it and is very competitive. Stephanie Gilmoure is a graceful surfer and fun to watch as well. There forecasting big waves so it should be exciting.

 

I hope it's as big as forecast...might weed out some that get by mostly on their air game.

 

word.I only watch the contests when its pumping and someone good is in the water.snapper was a joke,bells was a joke.its not worth watching when the allegedly worlds best are surfing it out in 2ft shorebreak with scores in 5 pt range.they need to extend their waiting period.its more about commercialism than the sport itself.sponsors could care less if its 2 ft or 15ft,aslong as everyone is rocking their gear

 

Last year they ran at the box which was a first. I heard swell is on tap and should start tomorrow. I am guessing it will be way more fun to watch than the first 2 contests.

 

Mick is pi$$ed and looking for a win this year. He has the eye of the tiger. Rawr. Not my favorite surfer but I watch and analyze these dudes for fun and to compete in my fantasy surfer club. He's looking good and surprisingly, JJF is not producing so far. Kelly is a bit iffy this year too. I don;t think he's as interested as he used to be. And F Gabby- canoe made of douche

 

I'll watch the contests if I got nothing else going on or if it's pumping. Looks like it'll be pumping so I'll be watching. Im looking forward to seeing Mick, John John, Dusty, and Nat for this stop. I don't really keep up in between contests but last I heard they were expecting to run on the opening day of the waiting period.

And man! Eff longer waiting periods, what they need to do is use a general area, not a specific beach. Than when the contest comes up you check the forecasts, decide where has the best chance of waves when, and plan the contest accordingly. Obviously that general area can't be that large, but you can atleast hit diffrent spots at diffrent tides/wind directions for the best bet. That's such a huge part of surfing, no? Why not incorporate it into the contests

 

I'd imagine it has to do with setup. There's a ton of scaffolding, building, video cranes, etc at all the pro venues...can't just pick that up and move it around the bend. In flat spells, they do sometimes move (basically just people and hand held cameras) to nearby spots, but video perspective is compromised...and I'm guessing sponsor exposure is, too.

Thing is, waiting periods usually work (bells was sloppy, but a couple of those days were doh). Most world class spots are extremely consistent...especially at the times of the year they scheduled the tour to stop there. For instance, in norcal (santa cruz, ocean beach, etc), the chances of getting decent swell within any given week in fall through spring is about 95%...even summer is usually contestable at least once a week at south facing beaches.

 

Let's go kelly...surf could be very large...may favor mr slater.

 

wow...NOAA Wave Watch 3 model is forecasting 8-10 feet of swell @ 14-16 seconds period for pretty much the first 5 days of the waiting period. That could be DOH+ every day!

 

That's a good point waterbaby, didn't think of all that stuff that gets setup on the beach. I could see that being an issue. Especially because I didn't mean just going around the bend. I meant it like this. For example they did that contest on LI out in longbeach. There staying within a few minutes of that. In the general area I suggested Jersey would be included as well as all of LI. The potential for scoring the best waves would be much higher. And there's deffinitly ways around the distance issue. A week out you look at forecasts and choose a set spot like they do now. If they go on long periods of lay days, relocating an hour or two away would be possible.

I guess now that I think of it a long waiting period would be the easier fix haha. Would be cool to see them change it up though

 

advantage JJF.

 

Mick, Joel,and Kelly will thrive in these conditions. I'm leaving out Toledo since he like's to make his living off of boosting airs on 3 footers. Nat young is up there in my lineup too, he was looking pretty solid last contest.

 

So they'll run it on the 6 day? I really hope they get it good, it's been a boring year thus far. Barely watched two heats from bells. And didn't even bother with snapper

 

maybe the ockers will redeem themselves.

 

Toldeo is insane on airs no doubt but he charges too although he has yet to win or place high in big waves. He was charging at the box last year.....Andre is another off the radar guy who will be charging. Otton and Durbidge will likely do well too. Forget about Jordy. Guy has the most potential but never pulls it together! Inertia just put up a crazy vid of Taj charging in West Oz

 

Explain the waiting period idea. I don't understand why they're not out surfing if the waves are good. Why do they have a waiting period?

 

for when the waves are not good.
which, in that part of the world, is usually more about the wind and its direction/intensity.
lots of ocean there; great place to lose a plane.