Much sad.
The Outerknown Tahiti Pro got started early this morning for the first time of the event window, the women paddling out into building swell under a grey sky that eventually gave way to rainbows. Not many barrels were ridden as most chose to “go to turns” for the score. Action saw Johanne Defay suffer defeat to local wildcard Vahine Fierro, Brisa Hennessy taking down Gabriela Bryan, Tati Weston-Webb barely surviving Isabella Nichols and, shock of all shocks, Tyler Wright falling to Lakey Peterson in the last heat.
The Pipe Master, and current world number seven, needed a win in order to, maybe, propel herself into the final five and had opportunities, late, but came up just shy after throwing a large backhanded hack near the barrel as time clicked down.
The season began with much promise for Wright and the months leading up to the start of the 2023 campaign may be filled with second-guessing. With sadness.
How do you feel?
Depressed not to see the two-time world champion knocked from contention?
Happy for Lakey Peterson, still in the hunt, and her coach Mike “Snips” Parsons?
Much to discuss.
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“The Horror… The Horror”
Venice’s major influx of wealth comes from the sacking of Constantinople in the 4th Crusade (1204) funded by the merchants of the piss-flooded city.
They can go suck a rotted choad as far as I’m concerned.
She’s off the Hurluley team.
Poor show.
The judges are all on though.
Plus the boatmen. All on.
So are the housecleaning staff for the accommodation. Full team members.
The early years of The Women out there as spoken of by the great Layne Beachley standing for the post heat interview in a pool of blood…much to discuss.
Tyler got dicked by the judges. Though on reflection that’s probably not the correct phraseology in this instance.
is this an emergency>
https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx….
drive thru and fuck off Dane!
https://youtu.be/7xEuJ_24NHw
She will be fine. She is engaged and love is in the air.
“… near the barrel …”
ouch.
😂
something mystical happened…
I feel for Lily. Woke people are angry
Wasn’t even close. Tyler should have won by 4 or 5 points.
TW can now go hang with BL in the lifes losers tent at HB.
Tyler is too woke to hang with BL
She should not have broken up with Alex the Astronaut who is now Flying the charts.
https://c.tenor.com/OdF4oSH…
pulled out your early comments with minutes to spare…you missed a 9.73, your bingo meeting, and a reef grub dinner…drinks on me! manana/
I couldn’t care less..or i could care less?thats how i feel
Jiminy Crickets, you can hear a pin drop on this thread.
I meant you can go to every surf spot such as Sunset and it can be shit for weeks
For weeks?during peek season?i dont think so ,and this season in particular the have chosen to run in crap whith good conditions in sight.Like this time aswell
Yea well the WSL aint getting peak season at any spot fuck that , the WSl cause enough disruption to local surfers as it is …just say NO to the WSL.
So what do you propose a 1 month waiting period? You do understand that they only have a certain waiting period? Can’t increase it longer because of other tours, flights, accom being booked and contest permits for only a certain amount of days.
They ran yesterday too ding-dong.
Ovaries obviously not warm enough.
Seems tyler got shafted for not meeting criteria and getting barrelled, yet she looked savage out there. Deserving. Once again its sausages seasoned with sadness at the Wright’s this evening.
Can’t have perfect surf every event.
so much inequality, if only she had proper Chopes…
PROPER
manana/