Island Bay, 1675322108
Thanks, Steve.
Super sharp Gabe, and silky smooth Yago. They did it for me.
Unbelievable that Carlos Munoz only caught one wave to earn himself a shameful 0.50.
Island Bay, 1675322824
Speaking of the women, Steph looks on fire.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CoJp_5uuwve/
bbbird, 1675323000
Great summary Steve; score yourself 9 for research, insight, photos, perseverance & style.
(my tally; 2xbelly laughs; 5 x chuckles; a mix of suspense & hope)
Saved me watching the heat repeats is a bonus point!
bbbird, 1675324256
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo_2yIl8u14
2min action & 1m adverts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chedY7fH9jw
Tooold2bakook, 1675324420
Thanks Steve. I think I prefer your write ups to the actual... thing
tlearyus, 1675326366
Ditto
sean killen, 1675327726
X3.. pretty ordinary when a handful of the worlds best surfers can’t even manage a 2 .. disappointing so far
Gra Murdoch, 1675328903
Am I losing my mind or is the heat analyzer thingo not there any more?
belly, 1675329195
I assume only the lower ranked surfers were forced to wear the Apple watch and Gabs and JJF still wore their respective Rip Curl and Nixon's.
bbbird, 1675332022
A few past winners of surf gamblers anon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h46LE8P4fqo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIfI2Eh-IcU
Bob Sacamano, 1675333794
Great write up, better than watching and listening to that garbage. Keep ‘em coming. Cheers Steve.
juegasiempre, 1675339080
So good reading your recap and just watching the highlights. Rio Waida looked good, as did pretty much all the Brazilians, at least on the highlights I watched. The snippets of commentary I got were pretty gag worthy.
Looking forward to more of your recaps.
ChazzMichaelMichaels, 1675340049
Seems like we were both at the spruiking today.
And that's an interesting note about the YouTube livestream. Thought I was going mad this morning when I couldn't find it and kept ending up on the 2022 version!
morg, 1675342980
It’s kind of cool that your comp reports are more entertaining (and interesting) than the actual events. Cheers.
Abscessed Llama, 1675350227
Longtime! The firm grip WSL has on the content is eroding pro surfings core. You could point torwards Red Bull and its early contracts with photographers as such tactics starting point starting point and total control of digitized media. None the less Leo's comment deletion is concerning for the athletes and viewers. This type of censorship won't end good for the sport. Steve this will be the last time I refer to you as LG.
Warmest Regards,
Skip
Philip Kelly, 1675356531
Not really the WSLs fault about the 4cast/waves but man the presentation is like and wonderbread and mayo sandwich. Sooooo dulll. When the waves are like this it's worthy of having on the background while you do other stuff and that's about it.
Great recap tho.
san Guine, 1675364459
Brilliant write up of a dire day
FriarTuck, 1675374906
Good recap. Trust the WSL to turn everyone off a product with their over the top promotion.
I have been using the Apple Watch Ultra surfing for 4 months since they came out.
I tried that yellow band they are using, I wouldn't trust it, will be interesting to see if any hit the bottom.
The alpine band is better has a titanium hook and will never come undone.
Doubt we will see every second kid with one at $1300 lol.
Baron von Spatula, 1675378082
… assume you’re seeking a ‘thermometer’
Obvs lost ya pickle.
goofyfoot, 1675385702
Ha!
Thanos S, 1675385968
Good article, nice to see you’ve made a conscious effort to not over egg the omelette with too many metaphors/simile, a heap jammed into the first few paragraphs, then I was glad to see them dry up like the front lawn after a spring shower.
freeride76, 1675386268
If only I had conscious control.
I'm afraid what comes out, is what comes out.
I have thrown a few into the bin though, before hitting send.
stunet, 1675386316
Ha ha
Thanos S, 1675388297
haha, dont go changing/throw too many out...its like jazz I dig it. On my second read through now and will watch pipe simultaneously in background as it hits like a bit of a truth bomb re that apple watch and Leo and other stuff.
NDC, 1675396661
Hey steve... what's the backstory regarding; "Liam O'Brien is not a rookie, I learned today, despite not surfing a single CT heat last year. He got through." How did that come to be?
Solitude, 1675397173
He’s had a fair crack, the WSL let him paddle out for a warm up days prior to the 2022 pipe event before his ankle broke. Total veteran status now
PCS PeterPan, 1675409307
I'm thinking of getting Joe Turpel's voice as my alarm tone . That should stop me snoozing
lostdoggy, 1675414166
Use Shannon reporting for those really important early starts.
Johnyuleanderson, 1675542723
Ha ha I accidentally watched the 2022 version for a while with out realising it - “this is pumping” ignorance was bliss!
Johnyuleanderson, 1675542772
Then I found out I could only watch day one on Kayo (no ads) or 7 plus (heaps of ads)