Buy low, sell high.
Oh. Here’s Ben Gravy. I was just now wondering where they YouTube sensation, most popular surfer in the world was as a tsunami steamed toward the west coast of these United States. Thinking about the hits he would receive from a soft topped tidal wave session but the New Jersey star has his hands more than full as it was just announced that he is an invitee to Oregon’s premier big wave event.
The Nelscott Reef Pro.
Nelscott Reef, which bubbles off Lincoln City in the Beaver State’s north, is a cold water monster. According to the website, “On the biggest days of the season, Nelscott Reef breaks about a mile offshore. The massive open ocean swells are generated during the winter months. Coming primarily from the northwest and westward direction, these storms produce wave heights in the 30′ – 50′ dance once they hit the outer reef with some occasional crazy swells maxing out in the 60′-70′ range.”
This years list of hellmen/women includes the likes of Jamie Sterling, Luca Padua and Justine Dupont.
And Ben Gravy.
Ben Wilkinson, Pat Shaughnessy and Grant “Twiggy” Baker are alternates.
What do you think the betting line is for Gravy to take the win?
Will he ride a soft top?
Buy low, sell high.
Commented on Disqus? Log out, tap the Disqus button, and your old name and comments come back. The box is ours.
Your comments are still here. Every one of them.
Twelve years of BeachGrit comments came across from Disqus. Connect and we will show you how many are yours. We get your username, nothing else.
Connect Disqus to reveal.
The only reason Ben Gravy is invited is for the event to cash in on his pre teen following.
holy crap this wave looks boring. That’s the “highlight real?” dear god no
Think rail grabber
They should invite ” i really want to be famous Kerby Brown ” but im not.
The winner gets their photo taken!
Comic Sans, the absolute savages.
Maybe I blinked at the wrong moments.
Goodness knows what the rest of it was like if that was the highlights…
Straighthanders.
Prolly has its day every now and then.
Who?
No Chas Smith?
Nelscott Reef is the Lower Trestles of the big wave scene.
Adam Amin and Jake Tellkamp?
That’s a real who’s who of nobody.
But fair play. I’m not on the list.
Crikey
Ya better be careful what ya say about Adam.
Apparently he takes after his uncle, Idi..
The King of Scotland (amongst other less complimentary things) too, so you should bow down and lick his boots while praising him and acknowledging his domination over you…
Something about the name ‘Nelscott Reef’ sounds wholesome and a bit square, like the judges would be from Harvard and use rubrics.
i can’t get the term ‘rubrics’ (and the accompanying use of therein) out of my daft noggin since reading that article. “hmm… what would the rubric for that scenario look like” etc. damaged goods.
He surfed it last year.
Did allright too
I’m not a big fan but respect his success.
feel the same way . his vid from lake superior this week was actually kind of cool.
I fast forward all the dribble
How long will it be until the invite list for every surf event in the world will consist solely of guys named Kai, Koa and Kalani?
I’m a bit more concerned with the perpetuation of Laird! Disappointed no Taj on the list.
the Koloas and Kaimanas won’t stand for this shit
There’s sure to be an Aussie somewhere called Koala that could get in on the act.
Maybe a Platypus or Echidna too.
Ecky, anyone ?
Another fact on the way to singularity.
Dead set koalamity.
Instead of Shane, Shaun and Sean. How the worm turns.
It could be a full name Koa kai kalani
But will Taylor Semen get in? 💦
It’ll be decided by tossing head or tail.
I really must get a more reliable carrier pigeon. this is not the first time I have missed the start list for a big surfer event.
I don’t see Jonah Hill, Ben Marcus or Surfline Man on the list of participants therefore it isn’t a meaningful event
Never fear: BM will appear in due course to darken our doorstep, as usual, and we haven’t heard the last from Surfline Man or Vajonah, unfortunately.
You don’t see B__Mucus..you only feel a prescence….kinda feels a bit covidy
Kind of like when I feel a bowel movement coming on after eating my fav Mexican food at Panchos in Manhattan beach?