Let Makua Rothman take a swing!
Makua Rothman won last year’s inaugural World Surf League Big Wave World Tour and what a story it was because he was not part of the World Surf League Big Wave World Tour. He won as a wildcard. It is akin to Dane Reynolds winning the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast as a wild card and then winning all of his other wild card events, like the the Fiji Pro and Quiksilver Pro France and thus winning the title.
Except you can’t really see the story anywhere, or how the story plays out this year, because the WSL isn’t broadcasting big wave events. Hmmmmmmm. Strange, no? If the WSL is trying to grow its fan base, especially non-endemically, wouldn’t you think big waves would be an extremely helpful component? They are instantly understandable to those who don’t find the beauty in three foot Rio or six foot France.
In any case, another big wave event not part of the Big Wave World Tour, Titans of Maverick, will also hopefully run this year. The format seems amazing, the history unimpeachable, except Makua and will not be surfing in it either. And, damn all, whatever you feel about Makua or his last name, shouldn’t the champ be in every big wave event no matter where it is until he ain’t the champ anymore?
I think maybe yes.
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this is stage 1 of chas’ 30 year plan to gain entry back to the North Shore
You didn’t hear? They made him Mayor. Sorry Kala.
Hate to slap you down Chas but it would behoove you to seek some data regarding viewership of big wave events that have been previously broadcast live on the web! They’re a bomb, a stiff, a turkey, a complete ratings disaster, etc., etc.! Do your homework bra! Oh, and btw, fyi, if you can’t remember, no one gives a wank down-under where the hoaxes regarding surfing’s popularity has it’s origin. You’re (your corrected to you’re by Pickles. Thank you Pickles for “your” help) 1/60th the size of tennis and try if you can to remember that….!
It would behoove you to learn the difference between “your” and “you’re”, Curtis. Dammit Curtis. You had me enveloped right up until the end there.
I guess I’ve been put in a “pickle” over the abbreviation of “you are”. So sorry. I guess that means all the facts don’t have any relevance any more. It looks like “your” sport has been saved from the truth once again, this time by a grammatical error. Well at least one thing is for certain. Pickles has proven once again that professional surfing has more than nine lives. You don’t have to be an ex world champ or even a billionaire hedge fund owner to muster up the resources to save the “sport”. This time it’s been saved by an English teacher!!!
On a more serious note: does water really circle down the drain in the opposite direction in Oz?
Come and check it out Curtis! The whole of Australia eagerly awaits your visit.
Behoove?
You behoove.
they should just loop a video of him crying after falling on a 6 foot day at backdoor as seen on cable television years ago… is anyone else see the irony of the biggest bullys in surfing now claiming to have the biggest hearts? sorry for the rant but sunny with depression? kala and and whatever charity he is now freeloading off the list goes on and on.. i am all for helping the less fortunate with surf but why are we giving them such a pity party and not calling them on the obvious do whatever to get paid to stay in the water mentality? hell i dunno maybe to much coffee for me but my declaration ends with Makuas music sucks but good on him for doing something that takes advantage of barns from all over and not people with real problems..
wow corny, biggest bullys in surfing , opening up their hearts , and helping others thru charities , and then call it a pity party ???? I’d give up the coffee Corny , maybe there is an evolution going on , and some of these so called bullys are really helping people that have real problems , shit you might be a prime candidate , need to get you to Hawaii and get Makua to sing you a lullaby.
i was bound to offend some Mr Cole and if you are who you claim to be i am humbled that you would take time out of your day to smite me and even read the comments on beachgrit… (im sure they are too) but in the words of my one true god LD “having said that” your wrong… i never said they weren’t helping, i said if they could get paid for anything else they would. were they not agro bullies? is sunny not complaining of depression after his several acts of intimidation? surely the big kid on the playground was just the smallest inside excuse cant be true can it?? i am all for there new path but like our conqusts with less desirable members of the farer sex , it will live on in infamy…you call it pessimism i call it realism, maybe i’ll throw on just one more pot for old times sake and write about surfboard design next time so i can really get in over my head..
hey corny , and yeah it is me,I got kicked off SN , and actually enjoy reading the directness and no BS that goes on here at BG . I think you judge very harshly some of the so called bullies you talk about. I think surfing is a bully sport, I mean who decides who gets the best waves, anywhere on the planet when there is a crowd?? Pessimism ..me really? I have watched and been part of the Hawaiin scene for 40 yrs , things have never been better or safer ( except for the tiger sharks) , I think social media has just made us all a hellava more sensitive , and that’s for the worse…..shit is that pessimism….definition of a pessimist….a very experienced optimist? haha
How can I contact you to order one of those reverse Vs? Honoured
and because of you i will reconsider my view point.. i suppose i would localize to if anyone was scared of me or there was anybody around to yell at… i suppose i am being a bit harsh and your 40 years plus experience have humbled me.. good day sir
he corny , when I look back on my life I was a pretty heavy bully ,as we didn’t know any better , and did not realize the consequences , as our kids grew up , we learnt its better to be respected than feared!