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GRIFFIN COLAPINTO WINS 3RD EVENT IN PORTUGAL – MOLLY PICKUM GRABS THE GOLD JERSEY

Supertubos lived up to its name for Finals Day. It was nearly as good as it gets in Portugal for the Finals. The event was slow going until then. Between Day One and the Finals, there were 3 days of short competition with only a couple of heats running, and at least 3 lay days. […]

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PORTUGAL: LIVE

It is currently 5:50 in the morning. I just opened up my computer to Men’s Quarter Finals Heat 3 in the water – Yago Dora vs Ethan Ewing. Last year’s World Champion is in the Yellow jersey yet again. Could he go back-to-back? The interesting part about this, if he can do it, would be […]

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PICK OF THE LITTER

Have we already talked about how fucking gnarly the Challenger Series is? For example, Jordan Lawler didn’t surf at Snapper, but he won the first event he surfed in – the Sydney Pro. He then got 33rd in Ballito, and now has back-to-back 73rd (dead last) place results. He currently sits in 14th place on […]

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WOLVES

Portugal is a tough event to watch live if you reside in the United States. Starting around midnight, the day is usually wrapping up around the time I’m getting ready for a surf here on the West Coast. That is bad news for my fantasy team. I like to look at the man-on-man matchups and […]