Surf Heater

Let’s talk about Parko’s jack-o-lantern celebration.  I know Potter wants to talk about it.

As Ronnie Blakey quips that the island has been pretty mellow compared to last year, when Taj’s retirement party blew out the island for 8 days, fellow 3 degrees Aussie pulls a sick roundhouse. Onya!

Leo takes out Ian Gouveia with an 8.83 with 3 minutes to go for the heat win. Would have been a 9 without the claim.

How was that end section? Italo took the first wave of the set, which was wonky and an average 5.67. This one, with the water drawn off the reef, raced through offering a long barrel and a huge floater on the end section.

Down go….all the top seeds!

Yesterday, the waves weren’t classically Cloudbreak with its nauseating power and exploding whitewater displays that we’ve come to expect.  And that’s okay.  It’s not ideal, but it’s okay, because this is a sport where athletes deal expertly with wild oceans and storms and swells.  It’s a wonderful hybrid of bull-riding and storm chasing, and that’s part of why we love it.  We get to see premier athletes attempt to tame these beasts that we would never dare enter the ring with.

Although, sometimes, we look at the conditions, or cattle, and think to ourselves, “We could have done that.”  Like I said, it’s not ideal, but it’s okay.

You have to adapt, and that’s what we should also expect.  It’s not ideal, but it’s okay, at least until the wave pools rise up and take over.  Can’t wait for the Oklahoma City Pro Invitational 2022.

Onya.