The True North strong and free!
Canada, that great northern expanse, has not experienced this much tension, this much pure stress since 2001 when sitting prime minister Justin Trudeau attended an Arabian Nights themed party in… a questionable outfit. Anxiety to the max, eh. For, as of Friday, beloved first daughter, Erin Brooks, was sitting outside the World Surf League Championship Tour qualifications and staring down the barrel of a long Challenger Series year.
The maple leaf’d phenom has had the surf world on notice since first popping onto the scene some four years ago. The spotlight has only brightened, especially after her win at the Fiji Pro over the summer.
But there she was, anyhow, needing a result at the Saquarema Pro, down Brazil way, in order to move into her destiny.
Alas, all things broke Canada’s way on Sunday when Brooks won her round of 32 heat over Macy Callaghan, Minami Nonaka and Zoe Benedetto to make it all official.
Taking to the World Surf League’s social media organ, the 17-year-old penned, “Qualifying in Brazil in front of the best surf fans in the world is something I will never forget. Thank you so much to the WSL for this opportunity and also thank you to my family, friends, sponsors, coaches, trainers, and everyone who has been a part of my journey to this moment. It takes a team and I am so thankful for all of you. I still can’t believe I get to travel and compete with the world’s best surfers. Dreams do come true!!”
Do they ever. Tears flowing like poutine from Toronto to Vancouver. Now, would you please join me in song?
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Thank you.
Imagine caring…
imagine caring about whether people care about women’s surfing. lol.
How do you sell square tyres ?!
Put Erin ’em?
I don’t partake in Soy much, although I did have some Edamame last night, so my boobies are a bit bigger today.
The whole plant-estrogen thing was proven not to have any effect on men. We just can’t process it.
so you saying I’m just old and fat?
fortunately, I don’t believe in equal rights so I will enjoy an awesome Womens tour
What’s her favorite spot in Canada?
Gorgeous.
Xox
He’s on foire 🔥
Good for Erin.
looks like the womens tour is gonna be cracker.
I do like Caity, but when Erin has something to work with she is electric. Going to be very, very hard to beat in decent waves
gonna be fun to watch those Caity, Erin and Vahine battle it out over the season.
Vahine still needs to make another heat or two. Would be a crime if she doesn’t make it.
With respect to the tears flowing like poutine situation, pretty sure there’s a cream for that. Or an antiviral. Timely reminder for all to not just bury ones face in the poutine, so to speak.
…..and slapping her fellow Canadian country folk in the face with:
“Qualifying in Brazil in front of the best surf fansin the world“
Canadian motto: If it ain’t Hockey, it ain’t a sport. Eh?
How many points is one of these challenger events worth ?
10,000 for a win and almost assured qualification with a couple of average results to back it up.
Thanks for that ……………………….cunt.
Shes my second favorite surfer!!
Sasha sitting firmly on the top of your list then?
Im sure hes sitting firmly on something.
If she’s claiming Canada, then I’m claiming Da Hui.
She forgot to thank Jesus! Maybe (I mean hopefully) she turned over a new maple leaf.
Q: What is white and flies across the heavens?
A: The cuming of the Lord.
What’s white and crawls up your leg?
Uncle Ben’s Perverted Rice
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Oh Townes 🙂
Xox
Makes me think of the album He Poos Clouds
The actual album wasn’t great but man, that title…
Chas just missed that bit out. Her thanks to the Lord were the most profuse yet, and as we all should know, Father-Son-Holy Ghost are all one so Heyzeus was thanked also by implication. Kaipo also applauded her for it, so you can expect her to keep on praisin’ and preachin’
BTW I ain’t judging her for having a faith or talking about it, I am more entertained by how uncomfortable it makes most surfers and especially BG types for her to be putting it out there. I bet even the Christian surfers are like Erin bruh we don talk about Him at the comp OK?
I don’t think it makes us uncomfortable. We just think it’s comical that with everything going on in the world they think that if there was a god he would be spending his time helping a little privileged white girl win a surf contest. Also how about Eli H. winning the US Open after thanking the big man every heat then the next day his whole town burned down. What’s the logic on that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOR38552MJA&t=31s&pp=ygUXYmxhbWUgY2FuYWRhIHNvdXRoIHBhcms%3D