Rate your excitement on a scale of 1 - Cote.
As is per the usual, another World Surf League contest has gone to an extra-long hold. Theoretically restarting tomorrow, the Lexus Tahiti Pro opened its window, last week, to throbbing surf over the famed “Place of Broken Skulls.” Teahupo’o. Proper linguistics has dissolved in this current wild climate, so she’s back to being called Chopes, but no surf fan, anywhere, ain’t champing at the bit, ready for the re-start, theoretically tomorrow.
2x World Champion Filipe Toledo a shocking casualty of those early days alongside Seth Moniz and Barron Mamiya.
Actually, Toledo is a small man baby so his demise all but assured from the opening hooter. Moniz and Mamiya, however, legitimate surprises.
In any case, the draw is set, moving forward. Major matchups on the horizon. Should we examine?
Jordy Smith v Kauli Vaast heat one.
Leonardo Fioravanti v Crosby Colapinto heat two.
Ethan Ewing v Cleland Jr. heat seven.
Griff Colapinto v Joao Chianca heat eight.
You hungry for pro surfing or so entirely over it that you can’t even imagine tuning in?
Like House Toledo.
Tune in tomorrow for BeachGrit’s patented Live Chat.
Or the next day, I guess.
The World Surf League being very cagey, currently.
I have no idea what the forecast is.
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I’m still unhappy Erin Brooks is out and will miss watching her surf – here and Fiji.
This was a pretty good package – if time is short ffwd to 1:12:00 absolutely ridiculous
The matahi drollet wave at 25:00 is fucking phenomenal – the side angle doesn’t do justice this time
This ‘Actually, Toledo is a small man baby so his demise all but assured from the opening hooter. Moniz and Mamiya, however, legitimate surprises.’ was completely unnecessary. Anyone with one cell in their noddle understood the sarcasm from your previous sentence. Do better.
Geez it’d be draining being Cote level excited every day. Once every few months, maybe. Gimme a solid 3 on the daily.
Probably an appropriate time to remind everyone of the post-Olympic plans being made by the French Govt in the south of Tahiti-iti
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Definitely on the cards according to the Paris-based decision makers…
Impossible to watch during office working hours. I’ll have to do recaps.
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Thanks for sharing!
Cole’s wave in the Opening Round wasn’t a 9, he didn’t ride out with control.
Don’t know what’s happening with old mate from surfival league, he’s gone radio silent. Maybe scared of getting done for running a gambling ring without certification? Seriously Chas, give him a prod to lift his game. Or check that he has not done a runner with all our cash.
I put it all on Yago so he has to beat Brae in heat 5. Which should be a good chance unless it’s epic in which case it could go either way.
Best of luck and I hope you get your bumhole fingered!
Xox
Yago owes me a board and a grand!
Awwwwww. Always next time.
Hope you had fun though!
Xox
Tim Bony is a treasure eh! What a swell. That Vaast wave is such a vortex. How much speed to punch through must he had?
I was surprised by Ewing’s elan in the pit. He looked title ready. Wed. looks solid with side/off shore, then Thursday groomed overhead perfection. Hold the whole tour in Tahiti.
…ohh soo they’ll blow their wad and finish it today?
Geez the Colapinto’s have done well. Griff going over the falls the other day was hectic so images he is gonna charge either way. Wonder if his girl can get a free period at school to tune in? Can’t say I’d be unhappy with any of that crew to take the cake. A good bunch.
Saw him on Bonython’s edit getting pitted on some bombs and also smoked on some tow sized attempts. He’s nuts.
Mad charger. Big fan. His attempts at being all spiritual are some GenZ quotes for the ages.
I shall start preparing some short narratives for the occasion
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