Tahiti Pro: Day Two
"Watching Kauli Vaast toy with wobbly 5-6 foot Chopes was a marvel. It made me think: have we got the right people in this comp?"
"Watching Kauli Vaast toy with wobbly 5-6 foot Chopes was a marvel. It made me think: have we got the right people in this comp?"
"Women's pro surfing is in a strange place," writes Steve Shearer, and today was a strange day of competition.
After a two year hiatus, Surftag was back with Long Reef winning the junior event.
“We were unable to secure the appropriate support to make the event financially sustainable," said Erik Logan.
With the comp ending in pumping point surf, Ethan and Tati take the silverware.
Big surf, almost too big at times, provided a stunning backdrop to the day's competition.
Back to pumping point surf after a Latin American leg that never fired.
I'm honestly perplexed by the chatter that seeks to diminish Toledo's surfing as somehow nervous, lacking flow, even lightweight or not powerful.
Can an air be safety-surfed? Prior to last night I would have said “no way.”
Follows on from John John a few weeks back.
South American Wildcards went to the air and bundled out top seeds who looked to be showing signs of fatigue as we round the turn and head for the home straight in 2022.
Saquarema kicks off in a rip bank every East Coast Aussie would recognise immeditaely.