Honolulu surfer scoops quad-pack of crowns.
You want consistency? Carissa Moore, the twenty-seven-year-old natural-footer from Honolulu who was crowned world champion moments ago, didn’t finish worse than fifth in any event in 2019.
Two wins, J-Bay and France, two seconds and a bank of thirds.
Hence, despite a little heat from Lakey Peterson and Caroline Marks, Carissa scooped up her fourth world title by virtue of a quarter-final win at the Lululemon Maui Pro.
Carissa, who was identified as a world title contender when she was a tweenie, won two events in her rookie year in 2010 and a first world title as an eighteen year old in 2011, still the youngest surfer ever to win a world title.
In that same year, Carissa received a wildcard entry into the two WQS events of the Hawaiian Triple Crown, at Sunset and Haleiwa.
Carissa competing against men wasn’t exactly new.
In 2007, she finished tenth in a men’s WQS event in Mexico.
Seconds ago, Carissa lost her semi-final against Stephanie Gilmore despite hitting the biggest wave of the heat with twenty-seven seconds left. An eight-and-a-piece instead of the required nine-plus.
Not that it matters.
A weight lifted from her heart, ready to fly up to paradise etc.
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Well, when there are only about five chicks on the CT who can actually surf…yawn.
The most amazing thing of the Honolua lululemon thingy was that we actually got to see and who also spoke was Mrs Dirk Ziff!
Yeah
Was disappointed.
Woops..my bad… Morgan Cibilic qualifies only if Deivid Silva (currently WCT #21) re-qualifies via WCT.
And if yago and deivid qualify stu is on too
Someone betterdrug test that kid.
Sounds tweaked.
Anbody noticed jack’s aussie accent has a bit of american in it
Hope he comes in and says he isn’t gonna surf the tour next year
Haha
What a smash and grab, huge heat total, all on the line. Way to go, Aussies qually’ing at solid Sunset makes me proud.
How’s that accent tho. Enigmatic interview
Didn’t see it! Had the sound shut down at work. Part americano?
You got 2 chances with Yago and Deivid …. offer them the keys to the city if they double qualify ?
I have been praying to my new god Wesley Dantas , who took out Deivid with a 8 + buzzer beater with 20 seconds to go and then Nat Young , to keep our boy, ELOUERA’s ( not Cronulla’s ) Connor O in the top 10 .
Mine Enemy’s Enemy is my friend … go Morgan
Where’s Dad Robbo?
Probably banned from travelling with Jack haha
gotta say it.. On the cans?
He bailed me up in the car park at Dicko one year during Surfest, wish I recorded the conversation. Nuts.
He sounds like a legend.
How much better is this than half the CT comps
QS has had some decent waves this year too
The Jack Robbo show.
Does he have a pipe wildcard?
He should get one I think, they seem to just conjur them at will
He should just paddle in now
Yeah he’s actually showing a lot of cards here. He has a whole ‘nother level in him.
He’s putting Medina and everyone on notice for 2020.
Jack for top 5 next year
Somehow Morais is already into the pipe masters ? Thought he has been a wildcard. They should replace him with Robbo. Jack will have to surf the trials event to get in. Unless WSL do the right thing and give it to jack !
Ethan is leading the triple crown and will probably get a spot in the trials . After the year that Julian Wilson finished 2nd in the Crown but was not given a wild card to Pipe .
Forecast looks banging, so shouldn’t be a problem for him. Hope the trials are webcast
Fucking hell
Masterclass!
Robbo… so sick … (from the original exaggerated angle)… looks like Morgan Cibilic (an Aussie; Born: October 18, 1999) has qualified. He’ll be freaking out.
Really?!
I’m sure Morgan has qualified with 18,100 points.
Yeah Zeke has no chance of winning now
Sick little wave, Robbo, including the final little blast turn.
And again!
Yes. You are forgiven if you go surfing.
Jack is a dead set cat
In the good way
That should be an interference on Robbo (but it is not). I remember in 2011 or 2012, Medina came out of a barrel at Pipe and Slater’s board was floating on the shoulder and Medina fell off exiting the tube because of Slater’s board. Dumb rules.
They should score zekes tube as an exit.
Yeah very interesting, what is in the rule book about it?
I don’t know but I imagine nothing. The Medina incident was a lot worse. What was even more strange was Gerry Lopez predicated a surfer would run over Slater’s lost board and it happened; like Lopez was psychic.
I wouldn’t have a problem with a rule that if any competitors board interferes with another surfer, it’s an interference.
The surfer must be responsible for clearing their board for the other competitor in the wave
Cool. Zeik. Two wipeouts.
Whoops. I accidentally deleted my tally post. 7. Ethan & 9. Jack Robbo qualified; plus 8. Connor O’Leary. 10. Morgan Cibilic will qualify if 10. Ezekiel Lau does not win. Ezekiel must come 1st to qualify. Other qualifiers are 6. McGillivray 5. Pupo. 4. Ribeiro. 3. Dora. 2. Jadson. 1. Morais.
Do you know what 4th, 3rd and 2nd place get points wise?
6300, 6700 & 8,000. Jack has qualified with 13,190 points less 1,260 (lowest previous result) plus worst case 6300 = 18,230 points.
Let’s hope Jack Robbo wins the whole thing ! He has been the best performer all comp. time for his first big win ! And WSL give him a wild card into pipe !!!
Strange the cut off was 18000 went up as high as 23000 in a WSL article and ended up being 18100 ish . Don’t care . Our boy from ELOUERA is back on the CT . Well done Connor you F*kin Beauty !
If Jack falls off tour next year I’m going to cry
Carrnnnn Robbo and Ethan !
They have both qualified.
Now 2020 will be interesting to watch. Imagine Jack at Gland. Amazing
Jack Robbo always gets a good wave, then paddled back out and ends up with priority for the next set. He’s had priority this entire quarter final?!