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CHAMPIONS

John John Florence and Caity Simmers are your 2024 World Surf League World Title winners. The Champions. The pair went into Finals Day – Friday, Sept. 6th, each sitting atop their respective division; two heat wins away from glory. Caity had to wait until noon for her first wave out at Lower Trestles. John paddled […]

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MASS HYSTERIA

BeachGrit’s infamous, the one and only true Surf Journalist Chas Smith has long said that the WSL hates its fans. While I’ve previously thought this was a pretty stark stance to take, the statement is hard to disagree with on behalf of the Woz’s recent decision. Their choice to not replace the injured Ethan Ewing […]

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COMMON GROUND

If you ever listen to surf podcasts then you probably know who Scott Bass is. I don’t even like to admit this, but over the past year or so I have become a big hater. This isn’t to say I personally dislike the guy; I’ve never met him, never had any interactions with him. All […]

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SCENARIOS

So J-Bay just started. It is one of 2 remaining contests before the infamous Finals Day will decide this years World Champion at Lower Trestles. I’ve been working on this for a few days now. I was really hoping yesterday would be a lay day so I could post this before the contest started. Nonetheless, […]