Big waves and equally as Big Kahuna's to ride them...awesome stuff, would love to be there in person...just to watch!
I fly out Wednesday. Will probably miss the Trials but hopefully catch the main event. Lots of photos I hope.
so what aussies are in this......and will be see more than a 3min vid of some short clips like last year?
6am edst it's on, you can see them supping out at sunset
www.surfline.com/surf-report/sunset-beach/5842041f4e65fad6a770888d
anyone know of a website where you can watch it live, see scores, hear commentary??
Looks big and nasty with some huge clean-up sets rolling through.. and check out that shore break..
DJ
They ran heats until 11:30am and then shut it down due to washout/closeout conditions. It was definitely heavy conditions and impressive to see SUP surfers charging big waves. Slater Trout looked comfortable in the big conditions as did 14 yr old Riggs Napoleon. Haley Fiske also looked good and advanced
Some Big balls required for that stuff.
How did the guy from Florida go who published his videos a while back on this site looking for sponsorship? Forget his name.
I did not see or hear John Browns name at the event, so I guess he did not make.
They still have 6 heats of the trials to run and also the Na Kama Kai youth heat (s) and start the main event. The swell is peaking today and should be perfect for tomorrow to run in big clean surf.
BTW-if any of you guys are here for the event swing by and say howzit! I am in the brown Dodge truck (with a bunch of PSH boards) parked close to the scaffolding.
John didnt make it to sunset. He surfed the honolii contest last year. It was very big and got bigger thru the day. When the contest was called off I think Chuck Patterson said it best I want to be beat surfing and not in survival mode. Something like that.
Aloha
Byron
P.s. My son called it off because his board 7'11 maxes out yesterday in 10 foot Hawaiian and today was wild.
Watched the whole thing live - looked like fun Sunset.
I know nothing about who is or isn't invited but find it strange that no Aussies were in the starting lineup of the main event. I could think of at least 10 guys who would match it with most of the crew in those events.
No disrespect to the guys doing well on the 'tour' but I would hardly call it a 'world tour' without one of the stronger SUP countries involved. That said it would be difficult for many aussies to attend most events due to cost.
Unreal. Thanks for posting DJ. Conditions in those earlier rounds certainly sorted out Tyne men from the boys. I still think that a few of the boys from down this neck of the woods would give them a run for the money. Bring on Bells.
Very TRUE Goaty, So many OZ guys would keep them honest
Although i do reckon sunset would be very hard work on a SUP as i've had trouble on a 7.0 gun in 10ft surf with the trades blowing and those west sets cleaning ya up,let alone on a 9-10ft SUP..