Hans Hedemann etc!
I had no idea this existed. No idea at all and also have no idea how it slipped through the cracks. For right now, right this minute, your favorite childhood surfers are in Portugal surfing competitively against each other (unless you were born in the 1990s).
Like, right now, right this minute I am literally watching Cheyne Horan vs. Hans Hedemann. Not figuratively watching. Not imagining I am watching. Literally watching. I think Paul Evans and Chris Binns are on the mics too which makes it the greatest event on earth.
Literally.
Who else is coming up?
Simon Anderson, Rob Bain, Michael Ho, Buzzy Kerbox and maybe others.
Why aren’t Paul Evans and Chris Binns given the keys to the World Championship Tour suite?
The best combo in the game.
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Where’s Sunny these days?
Sorry Chas, You might get the rest of your demographic to sign up for facebook to watch this but not me! Is this what Zuckerberg said to do so you can get reportsfromhell back? Is Chas somehow becoming eaten alive by the wsl business plan? Does Slater really read beachgrit? Is swamis really that good of a wave? Am I really on the squatty potty?!?
Paul Evans needs school in surfing history. He don’t know anything.
You were not to be noticing that. They are on a tight budget and could only afford Evans.
I’ll pass
I’d rather stick a needle in my eye
Hans Hedemann!? Hell yeah!
Is the surf supposed to get any better? That was a tough watch.
They all Sold their Soul to SATAN….so sad. Anything for a $$$
Leave the Dark Lord out of this, buddy.
Even he wouldn’t turn up
“Julian gets one wave during shitty conditions, hold my beer”
Kong
He’sus Smith now that you died and are reborn and apparently 61 why are we not seeing you in WSL masters?? Fuck you miss so much when away for a day!
Those ageing porn stars
Arching their backs without lust
No one cares to watch
Sore backs but no lack of lust .
I just really like watching surfers who are older and surf way more like me – same reason I enjoy women’s more than the men’s sometime. I just suck too much to always enjoy watching the highest caliber of surfing.
I love this event because it makes me feel slim (and half the field are golden age surfers from NSW ).
Imagine how I feel! They offered me a ticket to go and I had to knock it back…because I’d already committed travel time to the fucking Surf Ranch Pro.
Marketing genius!
Can it be forever called “The Fucking Surf Ranch Pro?”
Bloody hell Nick . What has happened to the sport of surfing when even the hardcore put work and being responsible before the chance of competitive glory ( not to mention Free Beer and enough stories to last a lifetime ) .
You left out the box of free clothing from quik and bong for going along. Being a groupie has it’s benfits. NOT!
As the one who invited Nick, I can ease off his pain by informing the beer’s not for free. Actually, I’ve ordered the fucken’ local artisanal lager and was charged 8,5 euros for my hipsterism. I had that coming…
You mean that Michelloby Sudo Organic was not being poured? That’s going to get you fired at the next meeting.
Drink up while it lasts.
Its ok dear you would have been sitting on the bench at either event anway one is for upcoming champs and the other for ex champs and you are or were either.
Neither boom
Kong vs Curren!
Waves are on par with what they slogged through pre “Dream Tour”. Should have held this in Hawaii where they all killed it.
holy fuck is this interview with Simon boring as shit.. the surfing is like watching an old man with half a backswing play golf, hitting it down the middle at 125 yards.
In another age where shapers were drug fiends or Christians or both ,the success of the thruster can also be linked to the fact that Simon was a straight talking A Grade Drinker and was therefore trusted by his Sydney Brethren who ruled Pro Surfing in the early 80s and like missionaries spread the word to the world .
by the way, by no means am I dogging the surfing of the “Masters”, just talking about the spectatorability (i made that up).. similar to the pool.
It really does make me wonder just how terrible I must surf.
if you ever get the chance to see yourself surf, politely decline. i can really fuck you up.
More like soldier golf. Right left right left right left..
fukken a give these guys all a badminton rackets.
Throw Ben Marcus in the middle and let them have at him with baskets pinecones.
I’d pay to see that…. I’m sure they all would too.
is backwards Beth a lovechild of buzzy kerbox and cheyne Horan?
Would that make her Jonny Jonny’s sister ?
chas the link is shit fella. And how does Childish Gambino fit into surfing?
Try now!
August 18, 2043 (Shanghai, China) – There is a new Greatest Surfer Ever Sheriff in town!
This morning seven time Regular World Champ, Gabriel Medina, claimed his fifth straight Masters World Title, setting the record for most World Championship wins (twelve) in surfing history, surpassing infamous legend Darth Slater, who skipped out on the event to attend a launch of his new state-of-the-art wavepool in Kyrgyzstan…
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If you’re counting Masters World Titles then why are you not adding Darth Slater’s 24 consecutive Masters Titles from 2019 to 2042? Not to mention the 7 Big Wave World Titles he also won. Everybody knows his 42 titles will never be beat…..