Come celebrate one last hurrah!
Yesterday, a hot full day of professional surf action, was fun. There were controversies, upsets, fear, bravery and the omnipresent Wall of Cotton Candy Sweet Positive Sound coming from the World Surf League’s wood pallet wall’d booth. And what do you imagine happens during World Surf League commentator training, or rather what did happen those five years ago when Joey Turpel and gang received their first new order training?
Did onetime World Surf League CEO Herr Paul Speaker say, “I don’t care what you think you see, what you say must be POSITIVE” or some equal directive?
I do not understand it and it feels insulting. It feels profoundly insulting when Yago Dora sits for 35 minutes in non-stop waves, catches one and Joey Turpel says, “Dora gets one and is hustling back out to get back into the heat.”
But Dora was scared. He was not hustling to get back into the heat. He wanted it over. Everyone could see it yet no one in the booth could say it.
Infuriating and it makes me rage inside, shaking an impotent fist at the screen, cursing both 1988 and 1989.
Well, Longtom wrapped yesterday’s hot professional surf action almost too beautifully, and please forgive my rude fist shaking, for yesterday’s hot action also brought the return of the Li’l Plumber and the unveiling of Caio Ibelli. Do either have a shot to win the 2019 overall crown? Hope springs eternal.
And today is the last Teahupoo we’ll see all year before we head inland to cow country. A gorgeous day before hell truly cometh.
Let’s watch together and chat!
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He’s not
People here are mostly clueless
Just watched the entire finals day on condensed heat replay. The whole thing wrapped up in an hour or so. Will never watch live surfing again. Yesterday was kinda fun though. Brazilians were the stand out, I don’t think they can be called out as a country anymore. Ricardo and The avoca jesus were just as bad as Filipe and Yago.
Local guys were surfing it (and adjacent reefs) in the early 1980s. Not big days though.
Wasn’t commonly known even by most good Tahitian surfers until later that decade. In 1990 people (including Mike, Ben Severson etc) started heading down from HI to surf it. Was pretty well known to a few handfuls of people outside Tahiti by 1992. Pics in US surf mags early 1994. A handful of nicknames including “Kumbaya” and “End Of The Road”. Locally sponsored pro-am events from 1995. Gotcha Pro in 1998 really blew the lid off it though.
The Storm are proving to be humble stylish surfers. Seems like the foot is off the throat a bit now they have proven themselves.
Since when did being “humble” matter. You use the word “humble” so arrogantly.
ok – they’re no longer cunts
I admire GMed even more after his humble second
So wrong, so wright!
RIGHT! YOU FUCKING FUCKS WSL. I TRY TUNE IN AT WORK FOR A CHEEKY GLIMPSE OF THE FINAL AND YOU START PLAYING A FUCKING 10 MIINUTE FUCKING ADVERT. YOU FUCKIUNG FUCKING FUCKING FUCKS. NOW THE BOSS HAS JUST COME IN AND I HAVE TO BAIL ON IT.
FUCK YOU FOREVER.
Congratulations you just won the Bobby Martinez Fuck You Forever Award.
THANKS I FUCKING DESERVE IT FUCK
I THINK MY KEYBOARD IS NOW STUCK ON ‘FUCK-YOU’ MODE.
I’ll chip in $5 AU.
Set up a Go-Fund-My-Ass.
Fuck yeah homes.
Oh Darling it is a Jump Suit , very 70s , making a big comeback in Europe .. spotted many at German Niece’s recent Wedding … I remain undecided as I am on the return of white Reeboks …
the reef earned it
First CT win by someone wearing a helmet? Or did Tommy Carroll do it?
Jeremy
Flores 4 years ago
Ah yes of course
best snap with a helmet
better than Tom Carrolls , haha!
thats the one I was thinking of
Pipe Masters, 1990, 1991, TC.
Also, 1987, TC Pipe. Also, Barton 1988 Pipe. Possibly Elko 1989 at Pipe. Yes. Elko
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
never won it with the samurai helmet though…
Jeremy has won Teahupoo as well against Gabe.
Why paint when you can create , with cultured pearls .
Colapinto or Caio
missed his heats, going to watch on the heat anal
ELO
Bourez for that one wave…..
Yeah Bourez for me! his wave was pretty much a tow wave!
owen going vert on that plastic bottle!
Owen on the plastic !
Good speech O
You likey? Should we get you one to wear around the house? Looks comfy.
What happened to the Andy Irons award?
no one deserved it
I deserve it for taking the beating of not surfing for whatever months.
no, thats the “ironing” award.
The Italo Adriano heat deserved it
Bourez deserved it.
No Billabong, no AI award?
Pretty sad that Billabong decides what can and can not be done with his name
pretty wrong