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RED LIGHT / GREEN LIGHT

Vans Jacks Pro QS4000 presented by 805 was OFF on Friday, but back on for Saturday. Meanwhile, the Margaret River Pro ran the Quarterfinals for both Men and Women. A brief update on both WSL events.

No Jacks Pro(QS4000). Yes Margaret River(CT Event #2).  Like Red Light / Green Light. Ironic. ‘Surf City’ Huntington Beach, one of the busiest beaches on the West Coast, my home town which is surfed all year round, all day long, closes down the water due to a (supposed) shark sighting. The reported sighting was Thursday […]

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HOT WATER

Drama in the Competitive Surf World yet again. Controversy surrounding the WSL, the judges and their scores at the last Challenger Series event of the season in Newcastle.

Ironic. I guess that is just the way life works sometimes. I’ve sat here posting for years whinging about the WSL, and now here I go about defending them. Satiric. In my defense it is not so much the WSL I’m backing, but the judges. Those are my people. And from the outside, it’s understandably […]