Of course Pipeline would be the best choice and most exciting though the League has demonstrated a real antipathy toward the wave.
The sun is poking through the morning clouds in Venice casting a cold yellow glow on the somnolent canals. Tourists, having just woken and headed out for their first cappuccinos, are ready to see sights, snap photos, post to Instagram.
Many sighs.
Last evening, I attended a concert wherein the music of Venetian Antonio Vivaldi was performed with gusto by nine violinists, cellists etc. and was moved greatly especially since I had just heard a wonderful rumor from a well-placed source that the World Surf League is currently favoring Barra de la Cruz as the champion-crowning final stop of 2022.
Of course Pipeline would be the best choice and most exciting though the League has demonstrated a real antipathy toward the wave.
Barra, though, is gorgeous and nothing to shake a stick at.
The reeling right point was introduced to the world during a Search event some many years ago and cut to pieces by Andy Irons. It returned to the tour as a stop last year and, if I recall, was enjoyable. If the rumor holds and it is, indeed, the decider will it favor regular footed surfers?
Owen Wright not a world title favorite?
Much to ponder.
You and Biko are the Switzerlands of Beach Grit.
Of course they’ll have a final on a right… lol
Just hold it at Waimea Bay in December.
Not the full story Chas baby! It’s their plan D, after Currumbin Alley fell through after Cabarita fell through after The Pass fell through.
I think ive finally worked out how chas pays for all these fancy holidays, drugs! Italy? Drugs. Sailing? Drugs. Snowboarding? Drugs. Yemen? Drugs
Yeah, but ya do know that it’s his wife who owns the legal weed company that sells them don’t ya ?
She just gives him an allowance for being a ‘stay at home dad’ when she’s out working…
Really? Ive been looking at shares in a few cannabis companies but i feel like there will be a change of legislation that will ruin the industry. I bought qantas shares at $4 instead
Yes, Barra was revealed, (Exposed‐Exploited) to the world by RIP CURL– what used to be a once sleepy Mexican beach town frequented by ex-pats– is now a full-on ‘surf ghetto’–with 50 people in the water at the hint of a swell.
Umm, does the ASP, the Wsl, surf contests, and pros have anything to do with the over running and degradation of limited resources.
Me thinks so.
Chas I have an article submission:
Barra as the Title decider? That may, or may not, work.
Cheers, thanks.
Great coffee, wood fired pizza,over priced wines and a great place to take a leak on highway 1. 4.5 stars in my book.
Great coffee, wood fired pizza,over priced wines and a great place to take a leak on highway 1. 4.5 stars in my book.
You can not do finals on a righthand only. Need to be an equal oppportunity wave with right and left. Too many rights on tour already.
Why?
spot the goofy footer!
He’s not wrong though.
Someone should call the WSL and let them know that Barra is flat in December.
Finals are in September.
Exactly. It’s fucking great. We had the entire beach to ourselves and the palapa was still open for beers and huachinango.
This probably has more to do with the ability levels of the top rung at Pipe. Pretty much a turd if its pumping and half the crew in the final won’t even take off on a set wave. Hard to imagine watching Pip, Gmed, Italo, Coffin, and Ciblic surf a final at Pipe would be overly entertaining. Not to say that none of them can surf Pipe but in a relative sense, that’s not the cream of the Pipe crop. Watching those same 5 surf good Trestles or Barra has the potential to be far more exciting. And as DD said, they don’t give a shit where you send them, they will paddle out no matter what.
More importantly, has anyone been unfortunate enough to watch the WSL’s new show – de(tour)? It’s fronted by a professional surfer I never heard of (Hunter Jones?) and a longboard gal who has that heartwarming Californian inflection way of talking that makes you want to jump of the nearest cliff. They are driving around California in a yellow Jeep trying to find the essence of iconic surf towns and the best burrito joints. I watched the Santa Cruz one, which began with a very interesting and informative history lesson on the native tribes that once lived in the area, a quick rinse off in Steamer Lane, then the awarding of the WSL’s “saltiest local” trophy – the recipient being a woman who has been surfing the lane since the late 80’s. Cut to a local shaper – a woman – discussing shaping, Noah Waggley ripping it up, a visit to the O’Neill museum/shop, clips of the cold water classic (with lefthanders being ridden?)and a burrito eating scene. Hydroflasks also feature strongly throughout. This WSL content leaves one with a warm fuzzy feeling inside like a Christmas Bing Crosby song. It shows surfing as it truly is – a place of friendly locals, an inclusive sport ripe for middle America. Their next stop is the iconic surf town of San Francisco!
Vomit.
The new episode is my area, I guess I’ll have to watch it. Hopefully somebody stole everything out of their car.
If you don’t win the saltiest local award there is no justice in the world
Oh there are some pretty “salty” locals here. Like taking a shit on somebody’s roof and then taking their keys out from under their bumper and tossing them in the water.
They have no idea what a salty local really is.
Edit: Too bad they stopped at the Golden Gate Bridge, they could have gone an hour further north and given gorilla the trophy.
Jam a couple of prawn heads in their radiator grill. Hard to locate as the stench seems to come from all sides
There was a guy where I live who was a gun junior surfer and then found fame as an artist for some of the surf brands. He did a shit on the bonnet (hood) of his own car, and left it there like his own little rolls royce thing. Used to make photocopies of his dick on the school copier and hand it out to the girls and for a laugh would jerk off on the door handles of his mates cars. Fuck he was a rad surfer but mad as a cut snake.
Wow that’s pretty crazy. Seems like some of the surfers I can think of that were on another level talent wise in the water ended up with mental illness later on.
Did they surf at Fort Point or Deadmans? I’m guessing that OB was the extent of their SF surfing experience.
The longboard chick surfed Fort Point with nobody else out because it was barely breaking. They showed one or two waves.
The rest of it was them standing at VFW talking to Bianca Vilenti.
Watched the episode. Looks like they spent about a half hour doing the entire thing. They gave the “saltiest local” trophy to some longboarder lady that I’m told moved here three years ago.
They should have given it to a guy named Pierre who is a skater and surfer that has been here since the eighties. He cleans up the beach and lived off crabs he caught with a fishing pole for a while.
https://youtu.be/OVROtNMS3pA
those crazy fuckers stole my chicks breast milk pump. Didnt see that coming
They must have thought it was something to smoke weed out of.
Saw them whore through Big Sur. I yearn for a time before drones and selfie sticks exposed this sanctuary for profit and self image. Thankfully the road keeps crumbling and will keep the yellow Jeeps out for a short respite.
Ok granpa 👌
Let me know if you need directions to Fullers.
Got mine at Jeep.com.
That’s ok barreled told me where it is.
Saw it. 🤮 barf
So cringe.
At least they gave the glorious waves of Pismo a shout out. Pismo is the only beach in California where you can pretend your in Galveston and do donuts in the sand while drunk driving your 4×4.
Not for long. Plovers are fomenting revolt as we type.
They’ll spend money on that but not webcast the HIC contest at pipe, makes sense
Jimmy watched it, so you don’t have to
F the point breaks… if it’s a one day window with just 5 dudes hold that shit at Puerto. Duh.
*Downvote below (Dane & C4) 🙂
Why? I would have picked somewhere in Indonesia myself though not Puerto.
lol. Idk…didn’t you downvote me on my jive comment? we’re not suppose to do that according to DHMF. It’s all good brother… now DANE on the other hand…
That was a mistake I sometimes accidentally do it when scrolling. I thought I fixed it. Fixed it now sorry.
Indo would be wonderful. Puerto if it’s IN Mex.
Is there any place easier for an American billionaire kook and his pet Elo to be such imperialists than Mexico? If there is a god, and this is true, it’ll be waist-high and Kanoa locks up his world title at the event…
It’s a smart move by Elo. Hawaii is always going to be impossible too walk over / dictate too.
A small third world wave and country will have no voice against Ziff and his billions.
The surfers? They will surf as they told or be replaced without a blink of the eye.
Unless your Kelly, then you can just say your gout has flares in your toe again
goat won’t go out
cos the goat got gout