Tell me this ain't justice!
So there I was, watching Dawn Patrol to see how the WSL planned on finishing the women’s OuterKnown Fiji Pro in today’s zero-foot surf. It was, after all, the final day in their waiting period.
I tuned in just in time to hear Kaipo speaking with Tati about how she would prepare for the very large surf promised in the final. This was after the WSL drone had just panned over a completely flat Cloudbreak lineup. I re-checked the forecast to make sure the swell wasn’t predicted to magically jump in the afternoon and… nope!
So what the hell was Kaipo talking about?
Then, Facebook to the rescue! Twenty-seven minutes ago, the WSL posted, saying: The #OKFijiPro Women’s Final heat will take place on Sunday morning, the first day of the Men’s waiting period.
Cloudbreak is forecasted to be 8-12ft and absolutely pumping!! 🌊
And can I get a hellllls to the YEAH?!
Courtney and Tati, two of the Women’s CT’s biggest chargers, will take on menacing Cloudbreak for the conclusion of the event. What more, in order to do so they’ll have to pinch thirty-five minutes of the men’s event window. This takes the feminist #WasteHisTime movement of 2016 to new levels. A win for women and apologists everywhere!
Jokes aside, this is a classy move by the WSL. Give the girls a chance to prove their skill and gumption in solid waves, and maybe Chas’s musings will gain steam. Or they’ll flail and not at all. No pressure, T&C!
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Let the barrel dodging commence!
You could try chicks then run for cover or why not ladies
FFS sake stop calling em’ “girls”, they’re women!
Check the pic of CC above, that’s surely worthy of fucking ending the demeaning epithets!
Ya’all don’t call the men “boys”, eh!?
I call them guys, which is pretty much the male equivalent, no?
Nah, I don’t reckon. “girls” is diminutive in this context, and not the female synonym of ‘guys’ – boys would be synonymous
so what would be the fem equivalent of guys? Gals? Isn’t that just a derivative of girls?
I get what you’re saying, and it’s a noble cause, but from a writing standpoint it’s tedious to use the same word over and over if there are other ways to phrase something. Also I sometimes feel ‘women’ comes off as very serious, which is maybe the point you’re trying to make, but that umph doesn’t always fit the overall tone of a message.
And for the record, I count ‘women’ 4x and girls only once in this article.
Gals! has definite BeachGrit ring to it…
It’s just a part of the whole approach to women in our society – girls is definitely pejorative when talking about women of this age – it happens all the time across a range of sports (and, of course, elsewhere) – either that or they’re called ‘ladies’ – just raising it. And yep, it is a noble cause – bad things happen when good people stay silent, and all that….it’s just time.
pottz does. all contest long.
And “ladies”sounds fucked theyre are very fit and competitive athletes you dont hear the blokes referred to as “gentleman “
Good. It’s nice to have some good news today. Tati and Courtney charge and I couldn’t be happier for them.
heh. about six heats too late, but i’ll watch it.
Turns out a 5 day waiting period isn’t enough to finish an event. Who knew?
Did you just say ‘period’?
hur hur
Cue the litany of shoulder-hopping barrel-avoidance comments… The photo above might suggest otherwise…
Well now, if they had their own tour they’d be running it today wouldn’t they? What a waste, you just know it’s going to go flat right before the men’s final!
That would be HILARIOUS! I love watching the frustrated steam of knee-high flailing from the top boyos as they struggle to look ballsy in slop. They lead a charmed life all year, flying to exotic locales, then steal waves from the rest of us with jetskis. They need every opportunity to be humbled by shit conditions when it counts. mmmmmmmm… Just like the rest of us when we’ve slaved our ass off at work and face weekend pish iced with every kook and their SUPing niece (who usually surfs better than I do).
oh. do I sound bitter?