Pull up to our bumper etc.
I’m not exactly sure why my impulses didn’t remind me to kick open the Comment Live post on yesterday’s opener at J-Bay? I was watching, though drifted off during the slower heats into dreams of a better life, perhaps a job as a character at Disney World.
Chas woke to the midnight push notification from the WSL on his phone but the journey downstairs and into blackness was unappealing.
Today we’re back and we got an elimination round featuring Ryan Callinan, Jack Freestone, Beyrick De Vries, Seth Moniz, Adrian Buchan, Jorgann Couzinet, Jeremy Flores, Jesse Mendes, Frederico Morais, Willian Cardoso, Peterson Crisanto and luckless Jadson Andre who may as well snap open a beer and enjoy the sun.
Climb inside.
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please elaborate on a 18 slot bracket…
fuck how did I miss this last night?
aubergine its lucky I re-qualified on the QS.
Do you think the athletes should be not able to re-qualify via the QS whilst on the CT? I think it would be better if they could not……they should fall off the tour completely and then have to re-launch on the QS the following year – but with a high seeding. Then we would see some new talent coming through and see if they can actually make it on the big stage. I am over all this re-qualification.
By doing this then you could probably cut the field down as well. So events can be run in a shorter time frame / swell window. The elite should not have to surf in these crap waves. Let the surfers be the stars not the waves. This is the CT not the QS.
Totally agree on the requalification bit. It would raise the stakes considerably.
Also might keep those CTers who are simultaneously competing on the QS to ensure requalification a bit more focused.
Not saying they shouldn’t be able to compete in QS events, but how many CTers would compete in a QS3 or 6 knowing that it would do fuckall for their CT standings the following year?
The waves are always going to be one of the stars though, it’s unavoidable. Look at the reactions to the removal of Cloudbreak and Trestles from the CT. If I’m going to watch, I want to see good surfing in good waves. I think most of us do.
Felipe is the best in the booth too…. just hand him the keys and walk away Pottz
Seems like any of the ct surfers have more insight and say more interesting stuff than potts sal and Turpel.
combined.
Love Felipe mentioning Fanning. He can stay in the booth all day long.
Gotta give Felipe credit for learning english so well too.
They should.
I am off to pick raspberries , hooray ……
Good for you LGR ! I am also happy that Ryan scraped through a heat he would have lost in 2016 and that Surfer Poll no6 made a few airs ( in a heat that was not an air show ) . Sweet Dreams .
A tall scruffy but accomplished husband to the queen of the murf world
Sal just said Kelly . SKULL !
Lets hope he wins a few more.
Pottz – “Jesse has been in good form” Really????
Fuck this
Ima go nudge the boss
Good luck. It’s a night for winning!
Good luck. The Minister of War / Finance will decide if you can do that.
I’ll drop the report with longtoms
Just do not utter the banned words.. or off to room 101
You don’t work for the Deutsche Bank ! Only people who still have jobs still have bosses . CHOP !
Cheers. Been doing my head in. Google maps is really no help, and heaven forbid we get a break, break down from the wozz.
He’s a good tradesman,Ace
But not a businessman
I would like to see that. Seems a super nice fella with no real tickets on himself. I really enjoyed watching that WSL clip on him at Snapper. So composed.
maybe not……
Surely he is due to retire anyway. Smart man who is well liked…..maybe he will end up at the Wozzel
Can see that
Having a SA background , he will not be alone amongst the Brus on Santa Monica Boulevard ?
Theres worse jobs
At least you’re creating something
Then there’s
Plumbing.
Plumbers get well paid. Its a shit job though apparently.
That’s dark.
To those who know Jbay.. where are they surfing along the point? I always thought boneyards was at the top of the joint, it seems that’s where they are.. would I be right, or dead wrong?
I think you’re somewhere in the middle
And a day later
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Seth impresses me massively. Big future that fella.