"Kolohe Andino looking as worn as a well-thumbed volume filled with illustrated examples of human sex organ deformities."
Yesterday, surf fans rounded on the World Surf League following a poor swell and wind forecast from forecast partner Surfline and two days of “on-hold” announcements.
“Let’s drop the wall of positive @wsl just actually tell us when it’s going to be on,” wrote craigysurf86 in response to the latest on-hold post, summing up what was a pretty universal sentiment before the comments were hidden. “This ‘On hold’ thing is actually way more frustrating especially since your entire fan base knows the swell happened before and will happen after the waiting period.”
Now, following a series of Instagram stories and various TikToks showing the world’s best surfers grunting and groaning and cavorting to retro dance tracks, in the case below, PNAU’s Embrace and 50 Cents’ In Da Club, surf fans, displaying a wild puritanical streak, have vented on the WSL’s socials.
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“Not sure why they are barely updating us and then just showing partying on the story like damn take about giving back to the surf community.”
“Everyone too hungover to surf later this afternoon when the wind swings offshore ?Forecast is looking worse each day. Looks like you’ll be running heats in 2ft G Land.”
“Is there any booze left in camp?”
I found the vision of good times heartening, Stephanie Gilmore and Gabriel Medina moving with precise and vigorous grace, Filipe Toledo weightless with joy at the spectre of a finals day in small waves and Kolohe Andino looking as worn as a well-thumbed volume filled with illustrated examples of human sex organ deformities.
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Good times, although not quite on the level as the night in the 1990’s when Rob Bain, Barton Lynch and Gary Elkerton disappeared into the jungle, reappearing in the morning naked and carrying bamboo spears.
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Medina’s jaw was dancing too
Kelly on his Yacht Calling the cops so he can get some sleep from his Noisy Neighbors
Shit I didn’t know you can get pissed drinking Corona!
Wonder if Jacko and Laura hooked up. Steph looks like a good time.
the fact that people get upset by this is sad AF. Who gives a crap some people having fun drinking some beers and dancing when there is nothing else going on. Enjoy life people it aint that long
agreed. everyone getting tilted by this is ridiculous. Have some damn fun who cares
Make or break season two its going to be epic
Surfers partying. Who’da thunk?
What about the party the Hot Tuna crew had there in the mid 90s? Dog Marsh, Ritchie Lovett and I forget who else raged so hard they destroyed the camp and woke up hanging from the tree tops. Wild.
While everyone is pounding coronas and bintangs, Italo pounding barbells.
Corona should be all over this and send a planeload.
funny how watching popular people makes everyone giddy
Waves are underwhelming so throw a party to stir up some clicks n’ comments. It’s not surf but it’s smart.
WSL could come out kings if they just let the surf fan angst rise a bit more before announcing an extension to the waiting period.
I enjoyed watching Jacko jump up and down with a ball in his hands in the background.
Yawn
Were the bamboo spears about 4 inches when unsheathed?
He wasn’t there. He thew his own party for old people on his boat.
The surf gods obviously don’t like the mid season cut, providing waves that are on a par with what we saw at Snapper.
It’s turned into the glans pro
Telling people he’ll hold their drink while they dance…