Plus the addition of Steamer Land and Sunset!
In another Machiavellian flourish, World Surf League CEO Erik Logan just revealed that the first finals of the re-vamped tour will be hosted at once-banished Trestles plus declared that both Steamer Lane and Sunset will be added as stops and that the whole business is getting started on schedule, merely weeks away.
Whoa!
Let us go straight to the press release, still sizzling, and then discuss.
The world-renowned surf break of Lower Trestles is back on the WSL Championship Tour (CT) calendar in 2021, this time as the stage of the first-ever WSL Finals. The men’s and women’s World Titles will be decided in a single-day competition, where the top five men and top five women ranked during the CT season will battle for their respective titles in a new surf-off format at one of the world’s best waves. The WSL Finals waiting period will run from September 8 – 17, 2021.
“Putting on an international tour amid a global pandemic is not an easy task, but the dedication and work of the entire organization, gives us confidence that we can safely execute these competitions on behalf of our athletes, staff and the local communities,” said Erik Logan, WSL CEO.
The WSL will add two new tour stops to the CT for the 2021 season. Firstly, the CT will return to the iconic Sunset Beach in Oahu, Hawaii from January 19 – 28, 2021 for the Sunset Open. This will mark the first time there has been a combined men’s and women’s CT competition at Sunset since 1991 and the first Women’s CT stop on the North Shore of Oahu since 2010. 33 years after the first CT competition at Steamer Lane, the world’s best surfers are planning to return to Santa Cruz for the Santa Cruz Pro, from February 2 – 12, 2021.
So?
Trestles final, addition of The Lane and Sunset?
How are you feeling?
Cautiously hopeful?
Abundantly cautiously hopeful?
I don’t know that Trestles will capture the intense magic of Pipeline as the crowning event but, as beggars, choosing is a bad look.
Also, if Filipe Toledo doesn’t win this year then he can be officially classified as a poor professional surfer.
More as the story develops (i.e. Longtom wakes up).
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The only pipe you surf is the dick in your mouth
“High performance” wave trestles now will be held with higher regard then pipeline? Aerials to decide the fate of ones championship? Sounds like it.
Steamer Land is what I call my downstairs toilet after that morning cup of coffee kicks in.
O U C H
Maybe an opportunity for Santa Cruz to try and show its not just a town full of meth head arseholes and average burgery waves (yeah I know you may think the waves are good but they arent , compared with anywhere other than California ). Foreskin dog can be the pubic relations rep ha ha what could go wrong?
The only issue with that sentence is “in the US” and “dodge covid”…. numbers still rising and it’s not even full winter yet…
Well stay off it and it will repair itself, chefs kiss, what a lame
You couldn’t surf Steamers on the smallest of days you kook 🖕Oh fuck. That circle jerk contest scene is coming back is it?
Could care less. I might go down just too sneeze and cough over everyone
Very unique.
A wave that doesnt barrel to decide a surfing champion.
Be like after 24 rounds of smashing cunts, the NRL make the grand final touch footy instead of tackle.
Just when ya think after adding G-Land, they are starting to get what surf fans want, all of a sudden they put on the Oakley blades and rewatch the 1987 title showdown at Manly and give it a like.
Cant wait to watch Robbo and JJF dropping into 5ft crumbling Trestles goin blow for blow for a title…said NO CUNT EVER.
Steamer Fucking Lane!
Wheel out Young Nat Young like in
Weekend at Bernie’s!
imagine how aroused Pete Mel is by this development. teak.
touché
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Might be time and place to set my booties at center court..
Cold Water classic at Steamer used to be sorta fun. Gotta really hope the swell is prime to get excited about a CT event there.
It is not a 5 person final. There will be 5 surfers who have a chance to win the title going into that event. The 5th place surfer will need to beat each of the other 4 surfers to win the title. At least the way they outlined this before.
Is that Beyonce?
Give him your info ya fucking keyboard tough guy. That way he can make sure you’re at Val’s where you belong.
I’m probably the only person on here who actually surfs.
You are all a bunch of wannabe wankers
You are a Cunty Kuntard legend in your own mind. And I’d guess you can’t surf worth a shit as most of those that can don’t say it.
Kook
Dreaam on wsl , the US is fucking mess, international pampered pro surfers in and out of covid hotspots, maybe go survivor style , last surfer without covid is world champ!