Australia über alles.
The sun rose on Sunset and revealed almost perfect surf. Biggish and clean groomed by offshore winds. There were sixteen surfers left in the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach, eight men, eight women and they got right after it, women first as is polite.
Molly Picklum started things and chewed through Lakey Peterson and Brissa Hennessy on her way to the final.
Kanoa Igarashi, as it happens, kicked it off for the men and ate Seth Moniz and Jordan Michael Smith on his way to the final.
Molly Picklum met local girl done good BettyLou Sakura Johnson and took her down, without stress, in order to become a back-to-back Sunset winner alongside Layne Beachley and others. The highlight of the day, maybe the event, though happened the heat earlier when the New South Welshwoman smacked the lip so critically that the famed Hawaiian Water Patrol was forced to treat multiple aneurysms in the World Surf League booth.
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Igarashi was not so lucky, coming up against a “cat-like” Jack Robinson, who had been surfing “loosey-goosey” all day.
Jesse Mendes said it best: “When you prove your ground here in Hawaii it is where people start most respect you.”
Jack Robinson had Igarashi in a soft combination at the halfway mark though the Japanese star broke it by surfing on point.
No overcooking.
A magic recipe.
It didn’t even begin to matter. Jack Robinson’s very next wave was a double barrel with monster hacks thrown in.
Joe Turpel said, “The ocean is part of Jack Robinson’s body. He feeds on mana,” while the Hawaiian Water Patrol cleaned its aneurysm equipment and rushed back to the booth.
As the World Surf League had run out of Yeti coolers, Jack Robinson was rewarded a 9.87 and not a 10.00. The two judges who awarded him a perfect score likely receiving harsh tongue lashing from the accounting dept.
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Igarashi entered a hard combination.
And stayed there.
Australia over Japan-adjacent in the Pacific Theater.
Complete, and proper, recap tomorrow.
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what yiy got, bro? be sly/
where do they gather all those rocks from?
I for one am looking forward to a break….from Joe Turpel.
And he uses that mana term like such a haole.
I did not watch live but upon review noticed a couple of things.
#1. Joe Turpel said that Jack looked happy (or had a smile on his face) when he woke up this morning. was there a little
Ted’sJoe’s Haupia Pie à la Mode happening las’ night at Villa Robbo?#2. I forgot #2 but it’s really good so…be patient.
okay I remember #2. although JMen is a bit boring in the booth, it’s kind of fun listening to him really F up (English language) cliche and sayings.
now I didn’t say there was going to be a #3 but I just thought of a bonus.
#3. Y TF did jack name his son, Zen?
it’s like the kid is going to go to school and get totally harassed by Namaste, Yoda, Aurelius, Socrates, Charles Manson Jr., and Griffin Colapinto’s kids; Cult and Sect.
and that overweight vegan 6th grader; Yoga the Tofu Festival queen….is gonna be all over him. Dude will never know what good meat tastes like.
High school? Teenage chicks like ZER, ELGee, BEETEE , Q, and Plus, who don’t shave their pits…and don’t even know what gender…..or species they are, are gonna love this cat as are the high school triad drug dealers, Yin and Yang….who actually sell Zen sticks.
that’s pretty much a wrap in the girls at Sunset.
you deserve a raise, at least double per word.
Did anyone pick up on the animosity between the Jap n jack? After the hooter they come together and “the jap” slaps the water towards jack.
There could be a story there lads
Looks like jack mouths off and “THE JAP”gets pissed off bigtime
You mean Jap Pumpkin yeh?
Slightly rounder taste when roasted
The comma after proper is in the wrong place
Cheaper than one trip to Kelly’s ranch?
No Asisto ao Vivo en YoubieTubie Doobie Doo….
Sally should join Jessie in the booth so that we have no idea what commentary team is saying.
Yeh, na, frofffn aye
Somehow, he’d still get a 17th
army corps…join here~
Jesse Medes out there with the Scat Jazz stylings on the mic.
bee bee bop bee dom bop. bop bom bee dom bop.
Thatd work 4 me
Impossible to find on wsl abortion of a website.
Guess they need coders from Alabama.
research Kev…
What a great day
Had 5 gees on jack and whatshername, pickles,
bewdy Newk!!
caught that ride in the finals on S-Line and cryhons and portegues announcer said Jack’s wave. Technicians quickly reconnected Kaipo, er, Kanoa…”he was doing Dane-like hurls…”
Por que nao
very surfer can point to a break they love that doesn’t receive as much sand flow as it used to.
Damming rivers, cementing creek beds, paving cities, and beachfront
structures all have disrupted the historic flow of sediment, which often
negatively impacts beaches and surf spots.
In the town of East Hampton, New York,
pow wow break…ca;ibrating the drums. piano and small violins…
no expectoraties…
If you’ve just tuned in
Jack’s a goose, water and cat
All at the same time!
No, no, no….that’s ridiculous, it’s half man, half bear, half pig!
Xox
Some surf journalists take surf journalism more seriously than other surf journalists.
The more you hate it the more effort you put in to hate it.
Youre the best at it and you suck!!
Hey Kev…when i was young, i wrapped them up and rode a bike route to toss prose on their porches. later vacuumed their newsroom and pulled reject photos outta d white trash. when we exchanged our surnames from Staton Island for walsh and O’Brien, forefathers from surfing in Maui & Ireland…fwd to JP, LT, BM, SG, MW…roundtable…
Allan C. Weisbecker (1948-2023), the “gonzo” writer, award-winning
photojournalist, screenwriter, and stalwart of the American surf memoir,
has passed away.