"GO F*CK YOURSELVES!!!"
Now, I don’t know what reaction the World Surf League was expecting with the announcement of its 2023 Championship Tour but if I had to guess, it would be a general vibe of uproarious praise and gratitude. CEO Erik Logan has not been shy about “growing the platform” in order to “bring financial comforts and profound senses of well-being” to all professional surfers while “providing surf fans with a best-in-class entertainment experience” etc.
And so it must have been quite a shock when Logan, Senior Vice-President Jessi Miley-Dyer, owner Dirk Ziff logged on to their very own Instagram account and were met with fire and fury from all sides.
Tatina Weston-Webb, 2022’s runner-up, demanded more lefts, maybe unaware that Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch goes both ways.
Shane Beschen, a usually calm voice, screeched, “From the beginning, the excitement, fun, culture of surfing has grown from the inside out, meaning the infectious spirit of surfing is slowly reaching the masses through the enthusiasm of the core market. Your core market has been speaking loud and clear about the mid year cut, ending at lowers and now this new schedule. As i am now simply observing as a fan, it seems like a good idea to listen to the people who have literally grown the sport to where it is now. The surfers and the fans. I am from San Clemente and love lowers but this years Finals strategy is now even giving one of the most high performance waves in the world a bad name. When the people are used to the consequences of Pipeline to claim the title, most surf spots fall short on delivering that same excitement. Wishing you guys the best as i will always be a fan of surfing and todays surfers are setting new standards that are incredible.”
Cleeds1973, and 1442 others wrote slightly different versions of, “This is what happens when you get kook marketers to run the world tour.”
Owen Wright, victim of the mid-season cut, seemed to be enjoying the assault, penning, “Just here for the comments.
As a surf journalist, I dug through hundreds upon hundreds of opinions and not one, not even one, remotely kind or thankful.
Logan currently in his room, headphones on, Deepak Chopra and Oprah shoring up positive manifestations.
Miley-Dyer currently unaccounted for.
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Didn’t know they used geo trackers but makes sense I had my fun with coke in the 80s, it was a fun drug but easy to walk away from for me as I hated the hangover. But mostly I hated watching it ruin friend’s lives. Tequila and occasional shroom work just fine these days
de ja vu…
go big or go home…core.
and/or plaster-faced at the Rio Hotel (original story by KVF)
As fast as this trend appeared, i hope it’ll end too. But the pro tour, Olympics, vlogs, hell probably even our beloved Beach Grit, only help to promote and popularize surfing to the detriment of the average guy trying to get a few uncrowded waves.
True as the customer may be waiting to grab it or our friendy DEA man may be waiting to grab anyone who pays special attention to the product
Never Forget!
on a positive note the challenger surfers might have one less contest to fly to
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let’s keep all eyes on that…The Core
lacks one more brazzo stop…
Umm, been in North County quite a bit too, and I’ve only seen a few on E-bikes, even during a few of the good south swells.
Mostly all older dudes.
I’ve been taking mental notes as this seems to be a very strange phenomenon.
And as far as the weather, well, modern day wetsuits are making it too easy for anyone.
I think the time and commitment it takes to get rely proficient at surfing, may be the tipping point for a lot of them though.
Well at least with the bathtub in Lemoore Kaipo hasn’t far to travel for shard.
core…? could you use that in a sentence?
We dont talk much anymore if at all.
I’m pretty sure when Lipped had Erik Logan on their podcast he said they had a 3 year contract with the finals at trestles.
It kinda got brushed over and no one asked questions. WSL sold us the final 5 by saying it would be somewhere new each year.
Corporate bookings must have slowed down at the pool so time to generate some $$$ by having an event.
keep diggin…25 cents for CCR 45s…Proud Mary.
Once youve been duped it makes sense to lean into it
Totally agree, having watched No Country for Old Men, I ain’t going NEAR any bales of anything.
I actually enjoy the tub event. (Sorry)
The same same yet different individual approaches to same same yet different wave(s) intrigues.
Free tip to the WSL – exploit the controlled environment advantage with simultaneous drone footage from various angles [ above / front / side(s) ] this would enhance the viewer experience and, the technical aspects could be riffed/analysised by the commentary team, in the downtime between waves and awaiting scores.
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No.
Id watch Trestles or KS wave pool any day over that shit at Bells n Margaret River and before you all start f off with box its like a 2 second wave thats not a Proffesional surfing platform.
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Tati asking for more lefts – unaware that she sucks frontside too.