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LOOKING DANGEROUS

I’ve decided I love Sunset Beach as a venue on the CT. I think it should stay forever. The difficulty of the wave is always evident, which makes it that much sweeter when a surfer does complete an excellent ride. Throw out the wave pool and keep this stop, please.  Speaking of excellent rides, we […]

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FOURTEEN

Fourteen. Thats how many heats remain in the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach after the Women’s Round of 16 ran yesterday – much to the dismay of the internet. At least the portion of the internet that is the Woz’s IG comment section. This isn’t a Beachgrit article, so I won’t be directly quoting from that […]

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THE EDGE

Maybe it’s just me, but I was pleasantly surprised at the waves yesterday. Again, could be me, but I thought it was supposed to be blown to shit throughout the majority of this waiting period, similar to what we saw for Day Two. Clearly mistaken. Note to self – learn to read charts and forecasts […]

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ELIMINATIONS

We’re now 4 days into the waiting period and 6 surfers have been sent home; Courtney Conlogue, Teresa Bonvalot, Maxime Huscenot, Connor O’Leary, Kai Lenny, and Zeke Lau.  Yeah. Zeke, who I previously called “Mr. Sunset”, has gone two for two with interference situations in the first two events. This one cost him the heat, […]

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BOOTIES REVIEW

“There is a thin line between love and hate.” -SIMONE ELKELES I wear booties every winter. It’s been quite some time too, at least 10 years, which means I’ve gone through my fair share of booties. Taking a quick poll of my small surfing circle, it’s pretty divided. You either love them or hate them, […]

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DARTS

Well I guess the first thing to do is to look at the forecast right? That’s the M.O; see the wave prediction before we make the surfing prediction. Talk about how this surfer is better than that one in the waves we might see in the first few rounds. Advise picking a fantasy team who […]

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CLUNKER

Have you ever taken a road trip in a vehicle that was not fit for the job? Some clunker that had you anxious the entire ride with thoughts of breakdown, brakes going out, and tire falling off, the whole adventure taking hours longer than it should. Remember the feeling of relief once you finally reached […]

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LEFTOVERS

Today is like the day after Thanksgiving; what do we have for leftovers? Yesterday’s plate sure was full, and WOW, did John bag the Turkey!!! What a fucking show. Two full rounds of overlapping heats brought on 8 hours of surfing for you core lords. Pipeline finally looked a bit like Pipeline, and it was […]

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TWO DAYS

We now have 2 days of women’s surfing in the books for the 2023 CT season. And what a couple of days it’s been. Four ladies had to surf 3 heats on the first day, and 3 of them had never surfed Pipe in a heat before. Unfortunately, all 4 of said women lost out […]

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TAKEN BY STORM

While the World Surf League’s 2023 Championship Tour season has gotten underway to somewhat mild conditions at the Pipeline Pro, wave-wise, there has been no shortage of drama unfolding over the first few days. Amidst the technology issues, the early upsets and interferences in the contest, what has really taken the surf sphere by storm […]