Are you superstitious?
Jeffreys Bay, South Africa is no slouch when it comes to being the stage for historically significant moments in professional surfing. Home to that picturesque right-hander that seems as it has peeled right out of our fevered dreams and into reality, the greats have left indelible marks reverberating through time and space.
Who could ever forget Filipe Toledo’s “perfect heat on one wave” in 2017?
Tom Curren dropping his own 10 on Mark Occhilupo in 2015?
Jordy Smith in 2014.
To say nothing of Mick Fanning versus The Shark.
But this upcoming offering, the Corona Open J-Bay presented by Corona 2022 has a shot at being the greatest of all time, or at least World Surf League CEO Erik Logan is hopeful that it does. Surfline, the official WSL forecast sponsor, has issued a rare “pumping” for conditions that should build through the back half of the week. Surf fans, exhausted after Brazil, El Salvador, G-Land, etc. are sanguine but also extremely superstitious and not wanting to jinx.
Much silence and knocking on wood.
ELo, though, ever bold responded to a young fan on Instagram declaring, “I’m calling it here and now. This event is going to go down as one of the greatest events in jbay history. The swell forecast is absolutely incredible. I cannot wait to watch it go down,” with a hopeful praying hands emoji.
Punching the very idea of luck right in the mouth.
Do you agree? Are we in for the treat of all treats?
More as the story develops.
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The cut AND the “final five”. Both were terrible ideas.
Fuck theres been some lame 10’s . A 10 at J Bay should be two barrels an air reverse and a shark beating.
So true! I hear adults love gummies these days as well
Its going to be the best day eva of surfing get this live comments board up Dezza!!!!
Toledos 10 was fucking gross.
Im om the beers, so my hot takes will only get spicier.
Pre-loading here for the greatest ever event in surf history
Waves look pretty good sunrise on the Jbay cam ! Swell looks perfect
They can’t talk historic J Bay and not mention ’84. It was pupmping. Was there watching backside Occy mania.
Now ur in san fran.
Backside city.
I like to think out of the box.
I like it
its the am…”what time is it mickey?”
:mimi>
https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx….
Stevie Wonder, 1972 – Yamaha Clavinet, funkiest keyboard riff EVER.
I’m certain it will be the finest CT event in J-Bay in 2022.
Judges need to steal the jbay win from the Brazzos and give it to Jordy
Where are the power rankings? Karl?
You know, JP kinda dodged yesterday’s action too…..
No Medina. There’s your power rankings.
Apparently long work days (and actually having to work) and clinical depression aren’t conducive to me producing anything… I apologize for not managing to try my hand at LT level pretentiousness by relating Jordan’s current place on Tour to some Aristotelian notion of hamartia and not making fun of Nat’s freckles again. I dropped the ball.
Ill say a little prayer for you.
Ha! I know you’re just giving me shit, but thank you anyway, bex.
👍
Elo is Surfline guy. He’s the guy you never call to get the surf report from cause he’s always over hyping it.
Elo is also the guy you never allow to plan your surf trip
You have to give Surflie credit.
They were wrong about the JBay opening day as they were that our tide push would deliver fun waves 10,000 miles away.
It’s takes talent to be wrong on two hemispheres.
Wife has an online yoga conference to teach and I retreated to bed. Plan was simple, wake up at 11 and watch the greatest swell forecast in history unveil.
Wife came to bed an mentioned the cooler filled with ice and beer under my office desk, what’s going on?
“Nothing”.
My first day of six weeks as supervisor at my stupid job today. I was planning on staying up all night watching J-Bay, and then being really hopeless at it. As it has panned out, I got plenty of sleep, and am shit at it anyway.
I hope you are a graphic designer because that is your calling.
Not even close. hahaha. I might actually enjoy that.
Hahahha, I’m running the ol’ family picture framer’s for six weeks! I’m about to lose all motivation!
Good shit legend. It’ll keep.
Funny thing about Flippy’s wave is that in my headcanon / ‘membering, he did three airs, not just two.
It blew your mind so hard…… mine too.
That Jordy wave would be a 6 now.
Is that from Bethany’s insta page?
I flicked on the ‘live’ broadcast yesterday on Kayo to be greeted with El Sal. #Classicwoz
When does the shark attack?
scripted for sat 8.45 SA local time
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