A new day has dawned.
Riding high on the impending success of Apple+ Television’s much ballyhooed Make or Break, the World Surf League has adopted a new aggressive tone. On its back foot for the better part of five years, the League has broadcast an either apologetic or pathetic timbre in communiques though all that changed with the suspension of longboard champion Joel Tudor via an excoriating missive from Senior Vice President of Tours, Head of Competition Jessi Miley-Dyer.
“Hello everyone,” it began before turning sharply caustic. “I wanted to address a post that our 2021 Men’s Longboard champion made on his IG account yesterday that was both inaccurate and misleading related to the WSL’s approach to equality. Joel created confusion and called into question whether female athletes competing on the Longboard Tour receive equal prize money. It is important that you know, and that you hear directly from me, that we take great pride in the fact that our male and female longboard athletes all receive equal prize money.”
Ouch.
World Surf League CEO Erik Logan continued the bold resonance in Bells where he cut mutinous petition-signing surfers down to size with slashing barbs such as “It is inconceivable that we could, should, or would eliminate the mid-season cut, which is the foundation of our redesigned Championship Tour.” And “I feel obligated to say that the petition was painfully untrue in many respects – and wrongly attempted to portray an adversarial relationship. I have a lot to say about this.”
Burn.
Now, professional surf fans are feeling the heat.
In an email sent out this morning signaling the potential running of today’s men’s round 1, the WSL communication department hissed, “In case you’ve been under a rock for the past month, the Margaret River Pro will decide the Mid-season Cut. Every surfer in the draw will be looking to put up big scores to stay inside the cut line. Lucky for them (and us), WSL rules and judging expert Rich Porta is here to break down how they can do just that. Watch the crucial event live April 24 to May 4 on worldsurfleague.com.
Those who choose the active under-rock living lifestyle viciously and publicly shamed.
Porta, in any case, tells the surfers to “surf big” and to go for “big combinations.”
We’d all better watch. Or else…
Carl Palmer. Underrated or no?
Found wsl 10 years ago lost it 4/30/2022
Maybe baseball and football should use the same format wack off 40% of there fan base mid season.
Sounds like a winning strategy!!!
Riding high on impending success? Maybe Zelenskyy should bring in the Make or Break crew and watch every thing turn around!
(picking up chin off floor) Legend!
Neil Peart actually stated that Buddy Rich was his influence.
Exactly, don’t like the gruel served up? Dine elsewhere or make your own.
Lemme guess, the recipe for success at Mainbreak is repetitive laybacks every wave
Chas, now that was fun. Good job! Notice you all ready went over 100 clicks. Thanks for taking my advice. I really enjoyed the “Those who choose the active under-rock living lifestyle viciously and publicly shamed.” So funny, you are actually very talented.
Appreciate all your advice and you’ve made me realise that yes in fact this place should be heavily moderated. The relentless moaning is just so dull and boring.
Move on to another site more catered to your tastes as we’re certainly not changing.
Thanks and goodbye.
that was the best part!
Just a question? When the same head judge told the surfers at sunset too stop being pussys and take off out the back on the peak and they collectively wiped there arse with his instructions and surfed the Shorey instead , why is it going be any different this time?
You think Koa Rothman will ever ask for it back?
I’m definitely a Neil Peart best drummer that ever lived kinda guy. But if you ever watch the videos where Lewis is given a song he’s never heard, listens once, and then plays it he’s 2nd best ever.
Did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor, again?
So how does Medina get a free pass on the tour while all others are subject to the cut?
He has more Instagram followers than everyone below the line combined.
If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.
Cause they’re shit
Because the rules allow. Cry is free.
Surfers compete from their bedrooms. I like it!
That would also include people like me, who logged in to see of it was on, saw the women’s was on, checked out the onshore shit and closed tab. Didn’t see a wave ridden. I’d be one of those 10,000. Probs 9,500 similars
Be very careful a rival group my take over and have the surfer’s interest more at heart if you continue to stir the pot the top will blow off
The beatings will continue until morale improves
The new aggressive tone reeks of desperation. “How dare you not watch Pro Surfing!” and such.
Whatever you do don’t mention the multi million wave pool white elephant. They hate that.
Hey does anyone know if they are using northpoint as a backup ?
locals would prefer they use the other side of the world as a back up and main event.