Watch: Filipe Toledo // Africa

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

Just when it looked like FT was gonna three-peat J'Bay he hit a hurdle in the shape of top deck countryman, Italo Ferreira. That result leaves him in second spot on the CT rankings, approx. 600 points behind Kolohe Andino.

Teahupoo is the next event on the calendar, but before the conjecture begins, the forecasts, the questions about ticker, let's take one last look at J'Bay. They're an odd couple, J'Bay and Filipe, the palatial pointbreak and the hyperactive kid who somehow made his schtick fit. Not overly keen on the opening slow-mo but it's hard to fault the surfing.

Postscript: The conjecture has already begun

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Westofthelake Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 at 8:53am

Geez he makes it look so easy...

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P'tai Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 at 8:42am

The flickering made it impossible to watch.......

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Bungan33 Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 at 9:21am

Not sure about the artistic merits of that flicker....maybe we should slow it down and make sure there were no Fight Club like subliminal messages being spliced in there...."Brazil will rule the world!!!"....or maybe just "but more stuff!!!"....

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savanova Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 at 10:16am

Flicker almost gave me an epileptic fit

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frog Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 at 12:58pm

You would think the novelty for Derek Hynd of doing slow weird slides and spins in a poo stance on a finless board would have worn off by now. Keep him regular I guess.

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Smitdoggie Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 at 1:37pm

Completely agree Frog. Respect to the guy in his day but is that really the legacy he wants to leave behind and be known for... King of the Poo Stance?? Show more respect to that gem of a wave.

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The MIDdleman. Thursday, 1 Aug 2019 at 6:17am

Maybe you should write him a letter stepping out how you would like Him to ride Your wave.

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Laurie McGinness Thursday, 1 Aug 2019 at 8:44am

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Laurie McGinness Thursday, 1 Aug 2019 at 8:43am

When you have Derek's track record of high performance, imagination, innovation and dedication in overcoming disability, you can surf any way you want.

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memlasurf Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 at 2:02pm

Yeah Dekker isn't a good look, he is certainly on a journey to the latrine with that stance. Flippy is a great surfer if he can smooth out those wiggles and not throw so many Pizzas (that was borrowed from JP) he would be easier on the eye. Still being very picky.

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factotum Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 at 6:09pm

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Solitude Saturday, 3 Aug 2019 at 11:58am

What does that term ‘throwing pizzas’ refer to, I’m assuming something to do with what he does with his arms, but where / when??