Miguel and Pip, two surfers at opposite ends of the scale at Teahupoo. | Photo: WSL

Brazilian journeyman Miguel Pupo delivers astonishing coupe de grace to “unbeatable” wildcard Kauli Vaast at Outerknown Tahiti Pro! “That was a clinic in tuberiding!”

Roman Catholic Pupo thanked God and told of a gruelling training regime, which included workouts in a gymnasium.

The Brazilian journeyman Miguel Pupo, a surfer who has long struggled to keep his place on the world tour, has done what Kelly Slater couldn’t do, defeat the “unbeatable” local wildcard Kauli Vaast to win the Outerknown Tahiti Pro.

In a dying, but still significant swell, Pupo delivered what surfing hall-of-famer Peter Mel described as a “tuberiding clinic”.

“Take note kids,” said the storied big-wave surfer from Santa Cruz.

Roman Catholic Pupo thanked God, said he’d been waiting ten years for his first tour win and told of a gruelling training regime, which included workouts in a gymnasium.

Until meeting Pupo in the final, Vaast, who is twenty, was untroubled throughout the event, beating world title contender Ethan Ewing twice, and humiliating five-time Tahiti Pro winner and greatest surfer of all time, Kelly Slater, in a wildly one-sided semi final. 

As Chas Smith wrote earlier, “There were turns, switch stances, “hula hooping” in what Peter Mel described as “the best surfing” he’s “ever seen done in Tahiti. Zero by Slater. Only by Vaast.

“A performance so extreme, so carnal, that it caused WSL commenters Mel and Kaipo G to openly mock the judges for underscoring the local Vaast on his circus surfing.”

Kauli Vaast put on a clinic in the Semifinal of the Outerknown Tahiti Pro, moves to Finals! #shorts

The final was a remarkably subdued affair and had to be restarted after no waves were paddled for in the first ten minutes.

Despite everything, Pupo was calm, delivered a nine and an eight, and won the final relatively easily, expressing a complex subtle nature like that of a real aristocrat.

Full story soon-ish.

Miguel Pupo vs Kauli Vaast | Outerknown Tahiti Pro - FINAL FULL Heat Replay
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Woody
Woody
4 years ago

Slater did ask them to wait an hour or so before starting his heat because lack of waves, but no dice. Did you notice the surf came on right after Slaters heat. So if they would have waited Slater could have been in the Finals and possibly won🤔

Jack Sahakian
Jack Sahakian
4 years ago

The over commenting, geewizz!

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago

ha! lots of fetishes were inadvertantly, or subliminally exposed…from both contestants and commentors…more will be revealed…stay tuned! think STUTZ…

paulo de tarso
paulo de tarso
4 years ago

And someone it’s waiting his chance with these waves of consequences… in the multiverse, of course!!!

subtitle:
“Zuckerberg posts ‘improved photo’ of the metaverse after jokes”

https://uploads.disquscdn.c…

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago
Reply to  paulo de tarso

that will be ‘the end of the road world as we know it…but I feel fine.”

Dovakin
Dovakin
4 years ago

Not a chance, mate. Miggy is legit.

Stick man
Stick man
4 years ago

Soo he took a Vaast, Pupo…

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago
Reply to  Stick man

full blow out…but i’m no proctogynocologist…

davidcarson
davidcarson
4 years ago

awkward moments top 3
waist hug from Felipe
Elo’s hand on kaulis leg
Kelly gives Miguel a watch
the girls final day

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago
Reply to  davidcarson

like stated above DC, fetishes exposed. you’re eagled eyed! here’s another:

About MacGillivray…he loves it steep and deep, over, under, sideways and down!

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
4 years ago

I’m done for the year, from 200.00 investment to 5300.00 at the end. An extra 1300.00 if Robbo gets up à les trestle’s event. Coulda been more, the bookies have deemed me a winner and my amounts on the punt have been limited.
Cunts.

astro
astro
4 years ago
Reply to  Dogsnuts

Onya Nuts. That’s a fucken good Indo trip right there.

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
4 years ago
Reply to  astro

France though. I’m over Indo. Thanks! I felt I really stuck it to the man.

Pauly Matt War-Shore
Pauly Matt War-Shore
4 years ago
Reply to  Dogsnuts

Well played! Congrats!

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
4 years ago

Thanks! My gambling days are over.

Phat-wan kerr
Phat-wan kerr
4 years ago
Reply to  Dogsnuts

well played. bookies stopped letting me put on multis after sunset. opening rounds in poor conditions are much less interesting when you have nothing on the line. still finished up, not quite as up as you.

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
4 years ago
Reply to  Phat-wan kerr

Cheers mate. The mutts are quite happy to take your money but don’t want to play the game.

notsurfingtoday
notsurfingtoday
4 years ago
Reply to  Dogsnuts

Fuckin hell, you make more money out of surfing than the wsl! Well done

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
4 years ago

This is a profound comment. Well played.

Chazz Michael Michaels
Chazz Michael Michaels
4 years ago
Reply to  Dogsnuts

That is good. What’s the bulk of it from?

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
4 years ago

1600.00 from Moana, so I had some play money for the year but I kept winning. It got to 900.00 at one stage so I put it all on Griff and some other cunt to win their semis after backing the roughies all event to no avail, that was a good win. Then 2000.00 for Labor to win the election with a majority at 1.60. That result took weeks to come in. The account dropped back to 3000.00 after I put all my silly Chopes bets on. Had a few wins during that, they didn’t offer me cash out on Kauli at 41.1 so I went to bet heavily on Miggy only to find they began limiting my amounts. All in all it was a fun year. Don’t think I’ll be punting much in the future. The jig is up.

Chazz Michael Michaels
Chazz Michael Michaels
4 years ago
Reply to  Dogsnuts

Good work, man.

Carloz
Carloz
4 years ago

That picture 🏳️‍🌈! You guys !

John Wayne
John Wayne
4 years ago

How rubbish were the trophies after all they went through. Show some imagination OK. Pathetic. Un-original.

AI (for ever) .
AI (for ever) .
4 years ago
Reply to  John Wayne

Wsl can’t afford anything decent.

Ask the local Parker family.

frank
frank
4 years ago
Reply to  John Wayne

totally agree, they looked like Kmart skateboards from 1975, but even lamer

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago
Reply to  John Wayne

lifetime supply of fiji water…

channelbottom
channelbottom
4 years ago
Reply to  John Wayne

But apparently one ‘can surf them’ according to ELo’s insistence.

Kenneth Noisewater
Kenneth Noisewater
4 years ago

I watched every wave yesterday while “working”. It was great. I had the opportunity to do it again today, but with such a let down in swell — couldn’t bring myself to watch more than a few minutes. It’s time to figure out the rebel tour of 16 surfers — let them surf all (one) day in guaranteed pumping surf. Live stream it with a camcorder, Luke Cederman commentary banter from his couch, and deem a winner of the day. 4 majors — chopes, pipe, jbay, (search event in indo/ Keramas/ bank vaults/ Kandui/ skeleton bay/ Hollister ranch/ Malibu with Andy/ etc). Champ gets a free 1-year Surfline Premium Subscription.

Bing bang boom

channelbottom
channelbottom
4 years ago

I think the scores were a little wiffy, but I’ll not complain. Miggy deserves a win for smooth consistency and Kauli will doubtlessly win multiple events in the future.

paulo de tarso
paulo de tarso
4 years ago

Another brazilian victory??? Wow…
In a place with the so called “waves of consequences”???!!!! Wow…
I know, I know… Gabe…. no Gabe?! Wow…
I know… Italo!… wait… no Italo?! Wow…
ADS?!… no?!… oh yeah I remember now…
No, not Fil… I told the little prick to skip this fucking place and throws a lot of giants hobbo dickus to everyone in this place, midias including…
Jaddy???!!!! Woohooo… no Jaddy?!… fuck man…
Well… Yago?! But he’s injured! No?…
Sammy? Caio???… no…
Migs???!!!!
Uahahahahahaha
Well let’s wait another wave of consequence, huh?
Ah… let me see… there’s another one… Trestles?
Maybe there, Wannabe 12th world title bald guy could put things in their perfect places as always deserved to be, wins the contest and his 12th world title!…
Wait… no?
Wannabe 12th world title bald guy can’t compete at Trestles? Don’t have any chances to win his 12th world title????!!!!
Noooooooooooooooo!!! This is impossible!!! (scream that like Luke! Yeah, the Skywalker)
But maybe he could at 2023… no?
Hey… how many waves of consequences in 2023?

astro
astro
4 years ago
Reply to  paulo de tarso
paulo de tarso
paulo de tarso
4 years ago
Reply to  astro

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
4 years ago
Reply to  paulo de tarso

When will a Carioca win something.
SP boys rule.

paulo de tarso
paulo de tarso
4 years ago

Well the most close to it it’s Chianca…
Cariocas surfer boys from the city?… they are like his cousins the
golden boys responsible for the ancestral and traditional australian rail game, and the golden socal/norcal boys….
lazy and rich boys, without cojones, from his mamas and papas…
They are full of soul… they are all truly and legit soul surfers!!!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
4 years ago
Reply to  paulo de tarso

Entao ta.

AI (for ever) .
AI (for ever) .
4 years ago
Reply to  paulo de tarso

Hey… how many waves of consequences in 2023?

Hopefully more than 2022!

I can only congratulate pupo.

He won it fair and I was backing the local.
Lol bro … I celebrate for him!

Huge event to get your first win !!!!

Eduardo Sampaio
Eduardo Sampaio
4 years ago

Subdued is your ass. The final was epic with both surfers exchanging scores the whole heat. It kept the suspense until the very end. Miguel and Kauli Vast killed during the entire event. Congratulations to both!

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
4 years ago

Subdued?
Lay off the fenty bro

Cannabis-Creativity
Cannabis-Creativity
4 years ago

Good final but were they watching in the heartland?

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago

enough u-boob peeps watching to fill a high school auditorium…

astro
astro
4 years ago

Thank Jeebus that’s over and done with.
I sense a real estate story coming up about some rich cunts seaside mcmansion.

channelbottom
channelbottom
4 years ago
Reply to  astro

I can’t wait to unload another Godzilla image.

Stick man
Stick man
4 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

I ruv Godzirrrra!

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago
Reply to  astro

“back to you, Capt. Stultz?”


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